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    M18X R1 only sees one of the hard drives

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by ColaMonster, Aug 20, 2017.

  1. ColaMonster

    ColaMonster Notebook Consultant

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    I recently replaced one of the hard drives in my M18X R1, and now it only sees one hard drive regardless of whats in there, as long as its in the Top slot. tried a bios reset, different hard drives, reseating cable to mobo, no luck. Is there anything i could try to fix that before i order a new sata plug thing for it?
     
    ColaMonster, Aug 20, 2017
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    ssj92 Neutron Star

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    So the new hard drive works fine in the top slot? I don't see how the cable just became bad but these M18x computers did have a known issue of having bad cables.
     
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    ColaMonster Notebook Consultant

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    Yep, and if i swap them around the one i use as a storage drive works fine, but it wont see the boot drive. :L
     
    ColaMonster, Aug 20, 2017
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