AW M17X R3 HDD upgrade

I got the AW M17X R3 a week back and i'm not so satisfied with the performance of the SATA HDD(720 gigs) during boot-up and application loading

...looking forward to include a 120 GB SSD for OS and applications and use the present SATA for storage

Please suggest, if it's doable at home? will there be any problems if i open it up myself?

Also please suggest some good SSDs

Thanks for ur help!

 

You want the Vertex 3, there's an SSD thread you can check out as well.

Vertex 3 is the fastest HD currently, get the 120GB MaxIOPS edition or 240GB model. My bootup time is roughly 10 seconds including post.

You can swap it out no problem, take the battery out and there is two screws holding the bottom panel on, unscrew them and slide it off. Easiest computer EVER to swap out HD's

 

thanks bro,

is it easy to install the SSD HDD myself?

can u just post the link for the SSD thread

thank you for ur help again

 

Here you'll find useful info:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/474521-installing-ssd-tips-tricks-benchmarks.html

And here some steps to optimize performance (not all may apply depending on brand):
The SSD Optimization Guide | The SSD Review

Cheers

 

Get the Corsair Force 3, this thing is as good as the V3 but cheaper. Mine boots in 8 - 10 seconds.

 

please visit this thread,

i've described what i need there

help appriciated
thanks

 

You mean this one:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...m17x-r3-need-help-about-ssd-installation.html

 

hehe, yes...thats the link...i kinda forgot to paste it,,

thanks

 

thanks hawk1412 for the help in the other thread....but ithink someone closed the thread....i'm not able to post anything there....

can anyone please tell me which port supports SATA 3, port1 or port0?

 

@ hawk1412

i was asking about installing the SSD in the M17X(fixing the new SSD in the laptop)....not the installation of the operating system(OS)..

can anyone please help me?