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    HDD in place of optical drive

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Dopeland, Sep 30, 2011.

  1. Dopeland

    Dopeland Newbie

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    Can the optical drive bay fit a 3.5" HDD?
     
    Dopeland, Sep 30, 2011
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    That's a no, but you can replace your optical drive with an enclosure to house a 2.5" HD 12,7mm high.

    Cheers
     
    katalin_2003, Sep 30, 2011
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    See Sig for details...1TB Internal HDD drive...
     
    DR650SE, Sep 30, 2011
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  4. Villosa

    Villosa Notebook Deity

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    yeah it's possible. I'm running a 1tb HDD instead of a DVD drive.
     
    Villosa, Sep 30, 2011
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    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    He said 3.5". That's a desktop drive.

    Not only is that a no, that's impossible. Laptop doesn't output enough power.
     
    LVNeptune, Oct 2, 2011
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