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    add second HDD for my M17

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by panyihan, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. panyihan

    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    I am going to add second HDD for my M17. I noticed there are no screws in second HDD cage to secure the new HDD(Each drive is secured using four screws, two per side). Where can I get these screws?
     
    panyihan, Feb 9, 2009
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    kcuk Notebook Evangelist

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    when you got the m17 bud it should have come with little packet of screws it was right down in bottom of the box..... you might had thrown em out opps.
     
    kcuk, Feb 9, 2009
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  3. Hamish33

    Hamish33 Notebook Consultant

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    screws might come with your new hdd....
     
    Hamish33, Feb 9, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i didnt get any ......i looked :( rawr
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 9, 2009
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    hi bud i only noticed em as i got 1 drive with the system as i want to raid with different hdds so when it arrived i noticed small platic bag with screws in it. well now im thinking i asume thats what their for.

    alienware uk it came from might be different in the us
     
    kcuk, Feb 9, 2009
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    pingfreak Notebook Guru

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    Does a second hard drive install easily? I ask because, I just so happen to have an extra 80 gigger up on a shelf.
     
    pingfreak, Feb 9, 2009
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    It is realy easy! I did it on saturday and it took ... hm ... 2 minutes? :p

    Just "turn" the screw "2" out ... pull ... than take the four screws AW put in the "blastikthing" where your cabby were as well and "make the HDD" stay on the thing you pulled out ... than put it back in ... put screw "2" back ... and here you go!

    MOM (link will follow soon)

    Greetings
    Julian
     
    julian-nold, Feb 9, 2009
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    i never got the screws either
     
    HaloGod2007, Feb 9, 2009
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    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    I did not see any screws in the box. When I got my M17, I checked the box carefully. One more question.... I took the second HDD cage out and I cannot put it back easily as the first cage.I had to push the No.2 cage a little bit hard to make the screw and the hole fit together. Anyone experienced this too?
     
    panyihan, Feb 9, 2009
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    same happened to me.
    i have a 2nd harddrive.

    i called up AW and they gave me a set of 8 screws for $3 shipped..
     
    msparrow88, Feb 9, 2009
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  12. panyihan

    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    Does your second HDD cage fit your laptop well?
     
    panyihan, Feb 9, 2009
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  13. msparrow88

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    yah perfectly.

    all you do is stick back in after pulling it out..
    there should be no issue
     
    msparrow88, Feb 10, 2009
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  14. FoxTrot1337

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    I'm sorry but thats a perfect, "Thats what she said" :D
     
    FoxTrot1337, Feb 10, 2009
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    not right man not right lol
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 10, 2009
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  16. FoxTrot1337

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    What? It was the perfect opening :p
     
    FoxTrot1337, Feb 10, 2009
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  17. The_Moo™

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    opening i have a feeling thats midway through
     
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    This is normal because you have to "plug" the "pins" in ... the sATA Port and so on, this makes it harder^ :)

    Greetings
    Julian
     
    julian-nold, Feb 10, 2009
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  19. whizzo

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    *cringes & winces*
     
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  20. Rallyerefugee

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    I was thinking of adding a solid state drive for vista plus main programs. Does that have to go in slot 1?
     
    Rallyerefugee, Feb 10, 2009
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  21. whizzo

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    nope. doesn't matter. both bays have the same connection speed.
     
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  22. julian-nold

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    SSD noob question ... what would you put on the SSD (to get the best performance) "WINDOWS" or the "GAMES" or have to be both on the SSD to have the max performanceboost?

    THX
    Greetings
    Julian
     
    julian-nold, Feb 10, 2009
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  23. Rallyerefugee

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    I'm a near total novice with this stuff, however I guess whatever you want to access quickly. I was thinking of starting with the programs I'd use most often, so windows, antivirus and firewall, games and office.
     
    Rallyerefugee, Feb 10, 2009
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