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    Removing disc drive to add an SSD

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by steelcurtain11, Apr 26, 2018.

  1. steelcurtain11

    steelcurtain11 Notebook Consultant

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    I have an M15x (r2 I believe?) that I bought in 2010. It has an i7 and gtx 260m in it. I was thinking of adding an SSD into it with my HDD, but wanted to know if it's possible to take out the disc drive to do that? What all would I need for it?

    If that's not possible, would the normal HDD slot work for an SSD?
     
    steelcurtain11, Apr 26, 2018
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  2. LodestarRising

    LodestarRising Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, You just need a 2.5" Hard drive/ODD caddy, they are on ebay. It will be limited to SATA 2 however.
     
    LodestarRising, Apr 27, 2018
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    Demis n Newbie

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    Yes you can do this but be prepared to tear down almost the 80% of your laptop. I recently fit on mine an extra hdd with its caddy, replacing my dead dvd/rw. It was a fun and educational process :rolleyes:
     
    Demis n, Apr 30, 2018
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    LodestarRising Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just installed an M.2 1tb SSD as my main drive and put my 500gb 850 evo in the caddy, however unlike the hard drive the BIOS isn't even recognising it?
     
    LodestarRising, May 1, 2018
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