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    m15x 2008 HDD upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by nofate, Dec 13, 2018.

  1. nofate

    nofate Notebook Consultant

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    dear expert,

    I need to upgrade HDD to SDD in my old Alienware m15x (first gen) from 2008. in this laptop there is HDD with 9.5 cm high. Can I install SDD eith 7cm high?
    please help
     
    nofate, Dec 13, 2018
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  2. Danishblunt

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    Yes you can. Also I really hope you mean mm not cm, otherwise you have the worlds biggest storage drives on this planet.
     
    Danishblunt, Dec 13, 2018
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  3. nofate

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    yes I meant mm, I do apologies for this. Thank you for your help
     
    nofate, Dec 13, 2018
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  4. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I would recommend to install at 500GB -1TB SSD drive in the machine. Note that the M15x uses SATA II (max 3GB/sec) not SATA III which is twice as fast therefore go for reliability first not speed. Secondly I would then get a ODD to HDD conversion caddy. This way you can remove the ODD and replace it with another HDD. In my case I installed a 2TB HDD for back up purposes. Very handy and more useful than the ODD which I simply put into a external caddy for use via usb when needed (very rarely these days)
     
    King of Interns, Dec 18, 2018
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  5. nofate

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    Thanks for advice, so sad m15x support only SATA II. However my parents use this laptop now and 120GB is enough for them. I install SSD 120GB and laptop hot second life. System strats in 27 second and everything works rapido. Difference wirh performance in incredible
     
    nofate, Jan 24, 2019
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