Compatible with Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3525 3531) Laptop
ACTIVATION:
This is a genuine version of Windows - not a pirated 'pre-activated' one. Activation therefore may be required.- If your computer came with Windows 10 PRO pre-installed, then you don't need to do anything. Windows will automatically detect your system's digital license (which is embedded in the hardware) and activate.
Your system will also detect the Digital License Key and activate Windows if your computer came with Windows 8 Pro.
Compatible with 99% of Laptop brands.
You are buying a HDD, with pre-installed Windows 10 Pro. This is ideal for new computer builds or to replace a dead or dying drive in an existing computer.
No technical knowledge is required. Simply install drive in Laptop, Power it on, let it automatically update devices for your hardware, and you're good to go!
This drive is suitable for any laptop model, that has a SATA connection pretty much any from the past 10-12 years.
Note:
The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3525) Laptop Supports Either 1 or 2 Drives Depending on the Battery Installed. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive with the Smaller 3-cell 41Whr Battery Installed and/or One M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drive) or (One M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2230) Solid State Drive with the Larger 4-cell 54Whr Battery Installed) Note: Models that have the larger 4-cell 54Whr battery installed do not Support 2.5" Drives due to the larger battery occupying the 2.5" Drive bay. If the 2.5" Drive was not installed from Dell in models with the smaller 41Whr battery installed, you will need the 2.5" Drive caddy p/n VRFHK and cable p/n JW93P for installation. The M.2 (2280) and (2230) Drives use different thermal support brackets and cannot be interchanged. If installing a M.2 (2280) Drive, you will need the M.2 (2280) thermal support bracket p/n 0FP8R3 for installation. If installing a M.2 (2230) Drive, you will need the M.2 (2230) thermal support bracket p/n 037Y7P for installation. (The M.2 slot supports PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drives)
The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3531) Laptop Supports Single Drive Configuration Only. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive)
About this Drive: No drivers have been installed for a specific model. Windows will install most drivers on the first boot. You can then install additional drivers by running Windows update. If some drivers are still missing you can update them from the laptop manufacturer's support website. Please note that we are not selling any software and that Windows 10 Pro has been preinstalled for your convenience. It has not been activated. The buyer must have a Microsoft digital license or product key for Windows 10 Pro. If Windows is not activated within 1 month, some features will no longer work.
The buyer must have a Microsoft digital license or product key for the exact version of Windows 10 installed (in this case Windows 10 Pro). These drives are for people who purchased a desktop with no hard drive, or whose hard drives have crashed and do not have the Windows media to reinstall the operating system, or who want to upgrade to a Drive with Windows 10 Pro. A license or key for any other version of Windows 10 will not validate Windows 10 Pro. If you don't own Windows 10 Pro, but want to upgrade to it, you can purchase a key from Microsoft.
Digital Windows 10 Licenses/Embedded License
A digital license is a virtual product key. If you previously upgraded from an older version of Windows to Windows 10, you have what is known as a digital or embedded license. That means the Microsoft servers already know you have a Windows 10 license for that desktop, which is linked to serial numbers of several pieces of hardware they identified in your desktop and it will be automatically validated by Microsoft without you putting in an actual product key. While you do not need a physical product key in this case, you do need to know if you own Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 Home as the installed version on the hard drive must match the version you own.
Returns:
As with all our items we have a 60 day return policy. Item must be in original condition for a full refund. Depending on the item condition upon return, we reserve the right to decide whether to issue a full or partial refund.
Shipping:
Shipping is via USPS 1st Class Mail or Priority depending on the Order Size. While may show you an estimated delivery date, this is not guaranteed as USPS has no guaranteed delivery times for 1st Class Mail. We will ship within 1 business day of purchase, after that we have no control over delivery. If you need your hard drive faster, then choose the Priority mail option. USPS Priority Mail which has 2-3 day delivery times depending how far you are from CA.