Plug and Play. Simply install into your laptop and turn on and you will be up and running. PLEASE READ THE TEXT IN RED BEFORE YOU ORDER. THANK YOU. 1. Also Please open your unit first and confirm you have the caddy and connector for the drive. See second photo. If your laptop is missing them, youwill need to order them here on ebay as they are NOT included. 2. Windows is NOT activated. You will need Win 10 Pro key to activate windows if your unit shipped with Win 10 Home from Dell. For those units that shipped with Win 10 Pro, no key is needed. 3. Drive is made for UEFI boot which is the default from Dell. Please go into your bios and verify UEFI is enabled and listed as first boot priority |