Owner's Thread: Dell Inspiron 7000 series

Majoho
I see you have 16 gigas RAM
is your SSD the original one that came with laptop ?

I think is better to write in online document if our SSD is OEM from DELL

This is OEM Samsung SSD from DELL (SM841)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/Dell/Inspiron_15-7537/29_hdd2.jpg

 

they would never do that once you already placed the order. That moment when you click the button, it's like "got cha" moment for you. You should just either cancel it and reorder a new one or get both then pray the discounted one is good so you can return the other one.
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PC Model: Dell Inspiron 7537
SSD: Corsair GTX 480Gb
OS: Windows 8.1 cloned from the original HDD onto the SSD (I think I upgraded to 8.1 after moving to SSD)
BIOS: A05
CPU: i7 4500U
RAM: 8GB

No issues so far with the SSD, booting or anything else major.

Aldo: You can search back on my posts from this thread about what I tried before getting the cloning to work. But from what I remember in short the biggest issue I had was the fact that very few pieces of software allow cloning to a smaller drive i.e. I moved from 1Tb to 480Gb. I only minimised the partition sizes with Partition Assistant to minimise wasted space on the SSD. Partition Assistant wouldn't clone/image to a smaller drive, I think it also had issues with GPT disks. Same problem with the Corsair software and I think I looked at some other software too. Acronis was recommended to me and it worked nicely, shame its not free.

 

I have ordered the same Samsung 840 EVO 500GB. I will receive it tomorrow, and will try a clean install. Let's hope everything goes well... Because the current HDD is really a dog.
I will get back to you all with my experience.
Best,
Álex

 

Thank you for your feedback, I have added your details to the common spreadsheet.

Yeah, that'd be great to at least try to isolate the issue. Thanks.

 

So definitely looks like a problem with Samsung
I dont know if we can download last SSD firmware directly from Samsung

Exact OEM model is SAMSUNG SSD SM841 MZ- 7PD256D

you guys what version of SSD firmware do you have?

 

There is nothing to update, as you can see from the download page: Samsung SSD (Solid State Drive) 840 series | Samsung SSD Website
The only update is dated May 2013.

 

This is a good time to buy it with $40 less than I paid a week earlier. i was so mad about it. But I didn't wanna reinstall everything so I let it go this time.

 

Yeah, it's at about 140 € on Amazon. I am really tempted to return the Pro and get the EVO. Are the performance similar?

 

Pro should be a bit better, but nothing noticiable, htough, as far as I have read in some reviews.
500 GB for 140€... I suppose you are refering to the 256 GB, right? 500 Gb around 285 Euros.

 

Yeah, but the 250GB is on discount: Samsung MZ-7TE250BW 840 EVO SSD, 2.5 Pollici, 250 GB, Nero/Antracite: Amazon.it: Informatica

 

guys one question

how many of you has original OEM SSD who came with laptop and has issues ?
because it seems that everyone who has written in the online document has a retail Samsung SSD

Thanks ¡¡

 

Hi Guys,

im new here and had since yesterday the same issue.

PC Model: Dell Inspiron 7537
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, latest Firmware (cloned and built-in yesterday)
OS: Windows 8.0 Core x64 OEM cloned from the original HDD onto the SSD with Samsung Migration
BIOS: A05
CPU: i7 4500U
RAM: 8GB

Today i have the issue: No bootdevice found...
This sucks! What's going on? This is the Samsung Top-model and i thouht it is already built-in in the 16 GB SSD Inspirion?
Is there a fix in progress, or must i buy another SSD-Type???

Sorry - my english is not so good!

 

No mine is a normal 840 PRO retail version, I have upgraded to 16 GB since I had the RAM from my MacBook Pro already.

 

yes, there is a inspiron 7537 model with 16 GB ram and a OEM Samsung SSD built in.
I ordered this configuration but i haven´t my laptop yet.

It seems that everyone who has SSD issues has a non OEM DELL SSD Samsung.
Maybe that is the pattern.

 

Interesting. No one has OEM SSD that comes with the laptop

 

Most likely that's because of the lack of options to upgrade - you used to be able to mix and match much more when buying from Dell now they have pretty much only fixed configurations.

Another reason is that there is no guarantee that you'll get the OEM Samsung, machines may come with another brand - I know because I specifically asked before buying and they said they couldn't not promise what SSD would be in it.

 

Yes, you are completely right.

I hope mine come with samsung ssd.

It seem like retail Samsung 840 series and Dell are not definitely a good marriage

 

So I returned my Nvidia + SSD model for an integrated only model and I'm a little concerned to be reading all these reports of issues after an SSD swap. I have an Samsung 840 Evo 250GB that I bought to replace the hard drive... hoping I don't run into any problems...

Edit: And I did see that it's mainly the 840 Pro that's running into issues, but still concerning.

 

Please get back to us with some data regarding the SSD swap, we may need it. Thanks.

 

Will do. My laptop doesn't ship until the middle of the month.

One question... I believe that the Dell Recovery software gave me the option to create a recovery flash drive. Has anyone tried using that when moving to a new drive rather than using the clone software? I'm wondering if that will work since you're moving to a smaller drive...

 

No, I haven't tried that, but I probably will do it, as I still have the original HDD and haven't luckily formatted it yet.

 

I'm wondering if it's worth contacting dell about the £100 discount they're offering this week for 7537. My laptop just shipped the other day, and paid full price.

 

Could the problem be related to the Samasung PRO model, the EVO looks fine (there's only one example - , very low stat!)
We definitely need to understand what is going on....
Paulthuong, do you confirm all is fine with your SSD?

 

I hope so, but it's kind of hard, as the 840 Pro is probably the best selling SSD nowadays, so this kind of issue should have been found on different machines as well...

 

I wonder if it's related to the fact that the stock SSD option is the OEM version of the same drive.

 

I've received mine today, and tomorrow will receive my 840 pro 256GB xD, that make me nervous...
I see on the document https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...RGaW0waUg2clFjS3NNbER5TWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0 that all laptop haviing this have been updated to A5 bios, mine still A4, gonna try with this one.

But, have someone try to reinstall a system (linux, windows) above the ssd (without format) and see if it happens again ?

 

I installed both Ubuntu and Windows and Windows alone, and that has happened lots of times.

 

Now i try to return these PRO Version and take the EVO-Model. Hope this works. I'll keep you up to date.

 

so guys, do you think that this will be fixed.
cause I wonder to return the 840 pro before it's too late, but this is just the best ssd out there x)

 

Anyone inclined to try a non-Samsung SSD? Seems the samsung is so ubiquitous its hard to tell if its a Samsung issue or not.

Something like this?
Kingston Technology SV300S3B7A/240G 240GB USB 2.5 SSDNow V300 SATA 3 Upgrade Bundle Kit with Adapter: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

MrZod has a Corsair GTX 480 gb with no issues

 

SanDisk SSD Extreme II is also a good choice! Scheißdreck samsung!

 

I ordered mine with the OEM 256 GB SSD. I haven't received it yet.
Hopefully, the SSD problem is restricted to the Samsung 840 Pro.

Either way, I'll update you when I receive the laptop: expected delivery is next Wednesday, but it's still "in production", so no guaranties I'll have it by then.

Has anyone else here received the laptop with the 256GB SSD model? Any issues?

 

a question,

you guys received inspiron before estimated time ?

thanks ¡¡

 

I ordered mine with OEM 256 SSD too. 2 weeks to go

 

Wait, so the OEM Samsung 840 is NOT the Pro edition?

 

There is no way to know which SSD will came because order says 2.5" 256 GB SSD with no brand

In this review inspiron came with OEM version of Samsung 840 Pro SSD (SM841)

http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/Dell/Inspiron_15-7537/29_hdd2.jpg

 

According to this it is:

Review Dell Inspiron 15-7537 Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

But it's an OEM model of the Pro. There could be slight differences.

I'm also noticing a pattern that everyone with the Pro (and thus everyone with the issue) has a 256GB model while the Evo/Corsair reports are ~500GB drives. My drive is a 250GB Evo so if I have the issue too that could provide some more insight...

 

I actually hope you don't, so:
1) you won't curse
2) I know what to buy

 

I can have access to a Toshiba Q series 512Go SSD, that would be a very nice test (not Samsung, not 500Go) but it's 9.5mm. Do you think it will fit?
I understand the original HDD is also 9.5mm thick so it should be OK but on the other hand most of the SSDs are 7mm (including all the one documented in the spreadsheet). What do you think?

 

Well, obviously I hope that it works for me.

Just so I'm clear, in order to test this I need to...

- Migrate my installation to the SSD (whether through a fresh install or the Samsung Migration tool)
- Use the laptop normally for about a week

And within a week or so I should get a Boot Device Not Found error?

 

Yes, you can accelerate the testing by turning the PC off every time you don't need it.

 

Or just boot reboot ?

 

Hm, that kind of concerns me since it seems like there could be potential for data loss or possible damage to the SSD even with a drive that seems to be functioning properly...

 

OK I clearly dont have as much technical knowledge as a lot of folks on this forum, but I have been doing a bit of research on this.

It seems that versions that come with the OEM drive are fine while the user purchased versions seem to fail super quickly.

Is there a possibility that the problem is with TRIM, and the BIOS not detecting the user installed drives correctly and not enabling TRIM, but the pre-installed version coming with it set to on?

I believe not activating TRIM when switching from HDD to SSD can cause some corruption issues, which Im guessing could extend to the boot sectors?

Im well aware that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but Im just thinking out loud!

 

i've also notice a yellow tint on the screen
do u have this guys?

 

i really see it when I put my nexus 4 side by side with the dell's screen, the white are very natural on the phone, and yellowish on the laptop

 

I don't know these technicalities either, but if that is possible then yeah, we might consider it.

 

That actually makes a lot of sense with people seeing it about once a week. Windows will auto-TRIM the drive at about that interval and if it was somehow failing I could imagine that it would cause some kind of corruption.

You could test this by optimizing the drive in Windows (and you could check there if it was recognizing it as an SSD) or running sudo fstrim -v in Ubuntu and seeing if the drive works after it's complete.