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    Replacement HDD

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Lee Molano, Aug 6, 2015.

  1. Lee Molano

    Lee Molano Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I'm a moderate gamer and I have a large library but I also like the mobility of a laptop but I'm not a fan of poor performance since I tried to use a external HDD to store and launch my Steam library so I figured that's not the best option. Is there any way to replace the internal HDD for something bigger than the one I have on my M11x?
     
    Lee Molano, Aug 6, 2015
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    Sure, you can out a 1tb 2.5" sata HD or 1/2 TB SSD in the r1 with no problems.
     
    pathfindercod, Aug 7, 2015
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    Okay I'd more likely go for the 1TB HD, what steps should i take before I put it in? I don't have an original recovery disc.
     
    Lee Molano, Aug 8, 2015
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    Create a recovery media or a cloned image of your HDD.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Aug 11, 2015
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    Yeah as Porras said download free copy of Macrium Reflect, connect the sad up via a external usb enclosure or usb type hd drive dock and clone it over to the new drive. Remove old put in new and your done.. Google sad tweaks to make a few changes within your OS to take adverting of the SSD and optimize it.
     
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    Yeah as Porras said download free copy of Macrium Reflect, connect the sad up via a external usb enclosure or usb type hd drive dock and clone it over to the new drive. Remove old put in new and your done.. Google sad tweaks to make a few changes within your OS to take adverting of the SSD and optimize it.
     
    pathfindercod, Aug 11, 2015
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