Intel Optane Memory; Media-Card Reader - Dell Precision 3561 Technical Manualbook

● with a M.2 drive, the M.2 drive is the primary drive
● without a M.2 drive, the 2.5-inch hard drive is the primary drive
Table 10. Storage specifications
Storage type
2.5-inch 5400 rpm SATA hard-disk drive
2.5-inch 7200 rpm SATA hard-disk drive
2.5-inch 7200 rpm SED SATA hard-disk
drive
M.2 2230 solid-state drive PCIe NVMe
M.2 2280 solid-state drive PCIe NVMe
M.2 2280 Opal Self Encrypting solid-
state drive PCIe NVMe

Intel Optane memory

Intel Optane memory functions only as a storage accelerator. It neither replaces nor adds to the memory (RAM) installed on
your computer.
NOTE: Intel Optane memory is supported on computers that meet the following requirements:
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● 7
Generation or higher Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor
● Windows 10 64-bit version or higher (Anniversary Update)
● Latest version of Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver
Table 11. Intel Optane memory
Description
Type
Interface
Connector
Configurations supported
Capacity

Media-card reader

The following table lists the media cards supported by your Precision 3561.
Table 12. Media-card reader specifications
Description
Media-card type
Media-cards supported
Interface type
SATA AHCI, up to 6 Gbps
SATA AHCI, up to 6 Gbps
SATA AHCI, up to 6 Gbps
PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps
PCIe Gen3x4/Gen4x4 NVMe, up to 32
Gbps
PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps
Values
Memory/Storage/Storage accelerator
PCIe Gen3.0x4
M.2 2280
32 GB, 512 GB
Up to 512 GB
Values
microSD card slot
● Micro Secure Digital (mSD)
● Micro Secure Digital High Capacity (mSDHC)
● Micro Secure Digital Extended Capacity (mSDXC)
Capacity
up to 2 TB
up to 1 TB
500 GB
up to 512 GB
up to 2 TB
1 TB
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