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    Will a 12.5 mm 1TB HDD fit in an M17 R4?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by shapala, Aug 23, 2012.

  1. shapala

    shapala Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys. I'm asking on behalf of a friend who wants to replace his 500gb HDD with a 1TB.

    Does anyone know if a 12.5mm TOSHIBA HDD2K51Z 1TB drive will fit, or do the M4's only accept 9.5mm HDD's? I can get my hands on a 9.5mm drive for about £75 but the 12.5mm variant which has a 16mb cache I can get cheaper.
     
    shapala, Aug 23, 2012
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  2. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    The R4 does have 2 bays so there is no need to replace, just add another 500GB drive. 12.5mm ones won't fit.
     
    widezu69, Aug 23, 2012
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  3. maverick1989

    maverick1989 Notebook Deity

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    I don't think the M17x takes 12.5mm drives. I read this quite a few times but I'm not certain. Personally, I would never go for a 1TB internal drive.
     
    maverick1989, Aug 23, 2012
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  4. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

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    As Widezu says, 12.5mm won't fit :/
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Aug 23, 2012
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