Re: Just to confirm my understanding,  the Octane memory and hard drive are 2 separate devices. yes physically separate.  Optane is M.2 form factor.  HDD is 3.5” sata. In theory you can unpair the two, somehow successfully clone the old hdd to a new bigger hdd, then pair the Optane w the new hdd.  You do not need to physically remove the Optane but you should consider remove the old hdd so that it can be cloned in another desktop if available.  There is no specific spec requirement of the new hdd as long as it is a 3.5” sata drive most commonly 7.2k in speed nowadays.
Hi. Please forgive my ignorance on this issue. I have a Dell 3670, which has a Intel Optane +932GBHD. I am running out of space and would like to increase to or install a larger hard drive. I can't seem to grasp this technology, on if it is all one unit or has a separate hard drive assisted by the Optane.  What can I do or can someone recommend any options for a larger hard drive? If there is an option, what would the procedure be?   Thanks in advance
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