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    R2 adding second HDD

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rippeer, Feb 3, 2011.

  1. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a R2 thats several months old now. I went to put a 640gb (I salavged from a Toshiba USB drive) into the second slot, but the connectors seem to be different?

    I've heard alot about conversion kits over the long time I've lurking here but I thought they had that fixed so it was included?
    Mine was Sept 2010 order.
     
    rippeer, Feb 3, 2011
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Call Dell and ask for the missing parts(it's called an interposer).
    looks like this:
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    But do you have the caddy & screws?
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 3, 2011
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  3. debaucher

    debaucher Notebook Deity

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    If you have the second HD caddy, remove it and look under it.
    I found my interposer and screws taped to the underside of it (almost missed it).

    D.
     
    debaucher, Feb 3, 2011
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  4. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    hmmn I'll have to open it again. I don't recall seeing them. just a cover, I don't think thats the caddy
    I found the wiki and number to phone so I'll try that tomorrow
     
    rippeer, Feb 3, 2011
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  5. debaucher

    debaucher Notebook Deity

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    If it's the hard drive caddy it will have HDD1 indented on it (pretty big).

    Either way I would just pop it out real quick and check... you never know and it will take you all of 5min to find out.

    D.
     
    debaucher, Feb 3, 2011
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  6. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks guys. I opened it again and there was a big HDD1 on it. So I took that out and turned it over to find some foam. I took the foam off and on the opposite side where four screws and an adapter. So I just added a 640GB second HDD :D Thanks
     
    rippeer, Feb 3, 2011
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  7. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Yeah all parts should be there. Just hidden. :)
     
    unreal25, Feb 3, 2011
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  8. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    I think i read this at least 20 times in the past :p
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 4, 2011
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