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    I thought the AW18 doesn't support M2 SSDs?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 30, 2015.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

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    Then how come on the Dell Driver site under my service tags it lists this as a firmware upgrade:

    Samsung SSD PM851 Firmware version EXT49D0Q

    That is an M2 SSD how and where did they plug it in? am I missing something here?
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 30, 2015
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    ahh my bad, that seems to be a normal mSATA SSD not an M2. Stupid meh
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Mar 30, 2015
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    m.2 wasn't even around really when the AW18 was made...
     
    pathfindercod, Mar 30, 2015
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    This is correct. The M.2 weren't available at the moment. The AW18 isn't able to run them
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 2, 2015
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