Question 1

compatible with Inspiron 13 5310??

Accepted Answer

The Inspiron 13 5310 storage type is rated for M.2 2230/2280 Gen 3.0 x 4 solid-state drive. The 980 Pro is a Gen 4 SSD, but is reverse compatible so it will run on the Inspiron. However it will simply downclock to the speed of the M.2 slot it's in. That said, you might want to look at prior Gen 3.0 M.2 SSD to see if you can save some money with a lower cost such as the 980 M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x 4. Alternately, the 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4. I should also note the Inspriron 13 5310 is limited to no more than 2TB for the SSD. Your best bet is to Google the specs and do some research before you buy or best case contact the manufacture of the laptop you want to upgrade and ask them.

Question 2

Is the heatsink option required if your motherboard does not have a built-in heatsink?

Accepted Answer

Requiered no, recommeded yes.  NVME PCIe 4.0 get hot, specially when transfering files, so a heastink will help not to throttle.  If you feel confortable, there are tons of aftermarket heatsinks that will be better, but a matter of preference.

Question 3

Is the heatsink option required if your motherboard does not have a built-in heatsink?

Accepted Answer

It's not a bad idea. Many motherboard have a heat spreader that is removed and then installed on top of the SSD with a foam-like material known as a "thermal interface material" that contacts the SSD and facilitates heat transfer away from the SSD. If your motherboard does not have this, then I'd personally use the SSD with an integral heatsink to better carry the heat away from the SSD. No doubt will give you a longer product life and/or better performance.

Question 4

My mainboard has a heatsink for these, must I remove the top label?

Accepted Answer

No, do NOT remove the label. It acts as a heat spreader for the drive. You can safely place the MB heat sink on top of the label. Also, in case you didn't already know, make sure to peel the protective film off of the bottom of your MB's heat sink (I'm making an assumption that there's a thermal pad there).

Question 5

is this ssd works 100% on a PS5?

Accepted Answer

yes i installed a 1tb one and it works perfect, you just need to buy a heatsink

Question 6

wonder if this will work on a ps5 when they allow it?

Accepted Answer

I have one installed, I just do not have the heatsink on the drive. I am looking to see if Samsung will provide one.  I have not used the drive other than installing it inside my ps5, formated, and recognized by the system.  Once you place a drive in the PS5 and power it back on. It will not let you continue unless you choose to format the new drive.  But the format took less than 10 minutes, maybe 5, I walked away thinking it was going to be a long time.  Nope, super-fast format. Not like the PS3 and PS4 formatting times.

Question 7

I am having trouble with getting samsung magician to recognize the SSD. I want to use Magician to clone my hd and replace it. Does anyone have suggestions?
I have initialized the SSD and formatted it I can see it in file explorer. I have windows 11 my bios is updated, I dont have raid saving turned on. It shows the PCIE adapter I am using in Magician but not the HD.

Accepted Answer

Double check the bios to make sure it sees it there.

Question 8

My laptop, HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec2xxx, currently has a KINGSTON OM8SBP3512K-AH as its internal SSD.  Will this be compatible?  So far it looks like it will but I'd like to get a second opinion if possible, thanks.

Accepted Answer

Can't answer your question. But this particular model is associated with older FW causing complete failure. If you do purchase this model, just ensure it is updated with the latest FW issued by Samsung.

Question 9

Does it come with a MOBO mounting screw?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 10

Hello, the Samsung 980 Pro PCI E4 .0 NVM 80 solid-state drive is shipped and passed with a thin blue plastic strip must that be removed prior to installation?

Accepted Answer

yes

Brand	SAMSUNG
Series	980 PRO
Model	MZ-V8P2T0B/AM
Device Type	Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used For	Consumer

Form Factor	M.2 2280
Capacity	2TB
Memory Components	Samsung V-NAND
Interface	PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c
Protocol	NVMe 1.3
Controller	Elpsis
Cache	Samsung 2GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM
Encryption	AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)

Max Sequential Read	Up to 7000 MBps
Max Sequential Write	Up to 5100 MBps
MTBF	1,500,000 hours

Power Consumption (Idle)	35 mW
Power Consumption (Active)	Average: 6.1W Maximum: 7.2W (Burst mode)
Max Shock Resistance	1,500 G & 0.5 ms (Half sine)

Height	2.38mm
Width	22.15mm
Depth	80.15mm

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