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    Alienware 17 and HDD replacement

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by tchig0zette, Jul 19, 2013.

  1. tchig0zette

    tchig0zette Notebook Consultant

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    Hi everybody,

    At first, i would like to thank the owners of this boards, it's really usefull, i'll will try to help as often as i'll be able for AW owners in this section.

    My new alienware 17 will be at home on monday, and i would like to new if someone could tell me if the HDD WD20NPVT fom Western Digital will be compatible with the new AW17 ?

    It may sounds stupid, but this HDD is 2TB but it's also higher than the regular 2"1/2 HDD, it's actually 15mm.

    Thanks in advance for your help, i'll follow this boards, and i'll also try to post when i'll upgrade this amazing laptops to let you know about compatibilities ;)
     
    tchig0zette, Jul 19, 2013
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  2. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    You might have problems in fitting this HDD.
    Most AW caddys have no room for 15mm hdds

    what i would do is i would do some measurements Before i would purchase such a ''thing''

    good luck anyways :)
     
    flingin, Jul 19, 2013
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Yeah, it's really not going to fit.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 19, 2013
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