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    m17x R2 max physical size hard drive

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by west-wot, Jan 11, 2013.

  1. west-wot

    west-wot Notebook Enthusiast

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    what is the max physical size hard drive the 17 r2 take, as i am looking into putting a 1tb or more in her but these drives i have noticed are taller etc than the standard 2.5"
     
    west-wot, Jan 11, 2013
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    I guess the caddy will only hold a 9.5mm height HDD, but I could be wrong. Some large capacity drives are 11.5mm I think.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Jan 11, 2013
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    the drive i was looking at has a height of 15mm :(
     
    west-wot, Jan 11, 2013
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    9.5mm, largest drive is 1tb as far as i know.
     
    sangemaru, Jan 11, 2013
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    hi,

    I see you got the killer 1103 in your r2.
    Does it work? Because I´m reading about driver isseus.
     
    Bjokke, Jan 15, 2013
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