Alienware 15 R2 SSD

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  What is M.2 NVME of the new Alienware 17 R4 256 gb ssd?

  I would like to know the writing and reading speed, and what kind of brand they use.

  I hope that's not the Alienware PM951 Samsung cheap used in the previous gen as my 17 R3.

  The new series of samsung 960 and 961 is crazy fast.

• Alienware 17 R2 SSD upgrade

  Hey all,.

  So I understand that my willing R2 of 4 bays m2 and a single 2.5 I can use to upgrade with. I was wondering if I could use PCIe 2.0 or 3.0 PCIe interface SSD to fill 4 m2 berries I have available. For example, I was interested in getting this (Toshiba OCZ RD400 m2 512GB 3.0 PCI-Express x 4 MLC) but I'm stumbled upon a thread who says computers laptops Alienware 17 may only use SATA interfaces... If this is true, could work with any SATA SSD interface, as I can use the SATA 3?

  If not, are there any other recommendations to decent SSD I could get that would fit in my laptop? Thank you in advance!

  SATA interface means that it has limited to SATA 3 speeds. This means that a 2.0 and 3.0 will have the same limit based on the port speed. In addition, 4 slots, only 2 can be used.

• Alienware 15 m2 ssd: PCIE or SATA?

  Hello

  I tried to search, but couldn't find a clear answer on this. Is the m2 slots in the new Alienware 15 compatible with pcie SSD m.2? or just sata SSD of m2?

  Example: Can I use the new Samsung XP941 ssd m2?

  I re - install windows 8 with the alienrespawn recovery. It install all drivers too, is amazing.

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• (Redirected) Alienware m17x new SSD adapter

  Hello.

  I have an alienware m17x laptop and it has empty 2nd support. so I decided to get an SSD.

  My problem is that I need an adapter to connect the SSD for laptop and I can't find this adapter in any store.

  drive HARD original also use of this card and I tried to connect the new SSD in the 2nd slice with this adapter and it works (doesn't turn on laptop computer from disk HARD was not connected).

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  Hi Cristianos,

  Please repost this in the Forum of the Club Alienware for help.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/Owners-Club/Alienware/

• (Redirected) Update in Alienware 15 to SSD HARD drive

  Hi all

  I recently bought an SSD and want to install it in my alienare 15.  I've noticed a great video tutorial on youtube, so I need to know how to do it physically.

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  Better in this position in the Alienware owners Club Forum, here:

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• Alienware 17 R4 SSD Slots?

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  Yes, it's the new R4 17. Here you have a picture of the location of SSD (highlighted).

  

• Alienware 15 R2 SSD SATA3 or PCIe?

  Does anyone know if the m2 within the new R2 port is SATA3 or PCIe? I'm still waiting on my R2 is displayed and you want to add a Samsung 850 EVO or a Samsung SM951. While both drives are M.2 the connector is obviously different for each reader.

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• AlienWare 17 r3 upgrade options

  Hey guys and girls. Sorry if you seen 1000's of these posts, but I looked and none seems solid.

  I don't have a big budget so I can't buy test and buy another if this does not work, I tested research, updates in memory and storage work. I don't have the laptop but I still have my r1 but I want to buy everything before it is there, but it seems that everything has changed.

  From what I understand, he has 1 slot x hdd, 2 x ssd and ram slots 2 m2

  If they are tested as i's good I wanted some options for 2 SSD for the m2 for the 128 GB and another 500 GB (games 1 boot 1)

  Also the modules of RAM 2 x 16 gb that works

  I heard so many conflicting stories saying some work and some laptop bsod or get speeds of poor quality. So why I wanted your comments guys

  If there is anything else I can to upgrade I don't know what would be great as well.

  Thank you for your help in advance

  you are right, the R3 17 has only two slots of m.2 ssd, but they are pci express x 4... which is really very fast if you add a basic ssd is samsung. the old alienware 17 R2 (previous) has 4 m2 but only sata speed. This laptop has 1-2.5 inch mechanical hard drive, which I eventually improve to a 2 TB ssd when the price goes down more. There are two slots for RAM and supported up to 32. I highly recommend the option panel of 4 k. 4 k Committee is breathtaking.

  I recommend

  1. 4 k Board

  2. each gpu is good, 980 M if you go to a lot of game.

  3. standard 1 TB hd, you can always add an ssd later. Alienware uses PM951 SSD, high speed but terrible write the write speed. Samsung is supposed to release 1 TB 950 pro, which has the writing/red crazy speed. If you have the patience, wait as the 961 series of samsung.

  4 choose the wifi receiver intel 8260, the killer is rubbish.

  5 RAM depends on your line of work, but don't forget there are only two slots. Alienware uses 2 8 gb 16 gb option. So when you want 32 GB, we sell the 'old'.

  6. 6700hq and 6820hk i7 is fast. the difference between them is only 100 MHz. Overclocking in a laptop is never a good idea.

• Alienware 15 R3 2016 m2 2280 SSD

  Hello

  I am considering buying an Alienware 15 R3 (new version of 2016), with pre-installed Windows 10 Pro. The version I'm looking at has a 256 GB SSD more 1 TB HARD drive. I know that the 2015 R2 version supports replacing the internal SSD by a new m2 2280 SSD, but I don't know about the version R3 2016. I have a few questions:

  (1) can I get the 256 GB SSD and replace it with an another m2 SSD NVMe based SSD (most likely the Samsung 960 Pro 2 to).

  (2) as the SSD that comes with the laptop will be the BONES and other drivers, what is the best way to reinstall it on the replacement of 2 TB SSD whenever I swap discs on?

  (3) 2016 R3 supports is?

  Thanks in advance for your answers.

  (1) Yes, you can.

  (2) you can clone the drive or just do a manual installation.

  (3) it does.

  The R3 has 2 slots for readers of m2 in height, you could take advantage of that for the cloning process.

• Alienware 15 R2: Move OS to SSD

  Hello!

  I really hope that there is someone here who can help you as I struggled for days with that.  I just bought an Alienware 15 R2 with a 1 TB HARD drive and a 1 TB SSD.

  When I got to the machine (and after virtually all my stufff) I realized that for reasons that I can't just begin to understand the operating system has been installed on the HARD drive and not on the SSD.

  I tried mainly to use the USB stick recovery alienware to do a fresh install, but I can't get the OS on the SSD.

  In the BIOS drives looks like this

  Fixed HDD HGST HTS721010 (1000 GB)
  Second HARD drive no
  Third HARD drive no
  M.2 PM951 is 1024 GB Samsung SSD-1

  However, the SSD is not available as an option in the boot (even when you select Legacy) menu.  I tried of pwd protect the HARD drive and to deliberately enter the wrong pwd 3 times to lock, then start with the Alienware USB key recovery.  But when I try to install the OS it will return the error "a required disk partition is missing."

  Please, please, if someone can advise I would be very grateful, because it makes me crazy.  Have the operating system on the HARD drive and leaving the much faster SSD for any storage of files on makes no sense at all.

  Thank you!

  Charlie

  After weeks of frustration, I finally managed to get the start-up of the SSD.  I could not initialize the disk with Partition of AOMEI Deputy.  After much fiddling around, however, I was finally able to make an exact copy of the HDD to the SSD with AOMEI PA and then all of a sudden the SSD starts.  I had tried another disc copy programs without success but with AOMEI it finally worked.  When the SSD finally start, it was easy to do a clean install of Win10 on the partition of win.  My Alienware15 is now 16 seconds to start password Win, rather 3 or 4 minutes before...

  Thank you all for a helping hand and a specific thanks to CHERRYS2 for the tip of AOMEI PA!

• The upgrade of the SSD on my laptop from Alienware 17

  Hello. I just got my new laptop Alienware 17 game and so far, I am VERY impressed with its performance. Frame rates are amazing in everything I tried, and it remains very cool compared to my laptop XPS15. It has a 'boot' of 256 GB drive and a dish of 5 400 rpm 1 TB disk for storing data.

  I want to improve the SSD 256 GB for a 1 TB SSD. I bought the 1 TB SSD and cloned the 256 GB for it. I opened the laptop according to the manual and looked at the "primary" hard disk, expected to be the 256 GB SSD but rather what I found in this slot machine is the data of 5 400 rpm 1 TB drive. Research in the 'secondary' Bay, I see that it is empty. I can't put anything I want on the 256 GB SSD, that's why I bought the 1 TB SSD. Where the 256 GB SSD, and how will install the SSD 1 TB as primary drive (boot)?

  I also intend to upgrade the flat disc at 1 to 7 200 RPM SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive) after the SSD upgrade. I need first of all put the SSD well. Does anyone know how to do this?

  Thanks for listening, and I'll be happily play until I can find an answer.

  Best,

  Marc

  Here's what I decided to do:

  Keep the record of 256 GB m2 for start-up and cache. The CT 1 SSD is the main location for my apps and games. I removed the disc 5 400 rpm and put a 1 to 7 200 RPM SSHD in the secondary location. The 5 400 1 TB drive is now in surplus but can be used for other purposes. Everything seems to work properly.

  Thanks for all your comments, it's much appreciated.

  Best,

  Marc

• Alienware 15r2: SSD Plextor M8pe

  Greetings,

  I plan to buy the r2 Alienware 15 and in my current spec, I have 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 gb/s. I intend to buy and load a pcie SSD, so it's my choice Plextor 256Go 2280 m2 M8PE (G) Solid State Drive NVME

  My questions are,

  (a) corresponds to the foregoing a PCIe SSD?

  (b) if the answer is Yes to the above question, then I chose the right type of ssd pcie compatible for my AW 15r2?

  (c) if there are other SSD pcie brand please give me your entries (cheaper)

  FYI, I'm currently located in Thailand.

  Peace!

  Hello

  Here is the list of SSD M2 readers compatible with 15R2, 17R3 and Aurora R5:

  SSD 1 TB Hynix PC300 PCIe NVMe 2280

  M.2 SSD 2280 X SANDISK 400 512 G

  SSD 256G Samsung PM951 PCIe NVMe 2280

  LITEON CV3 128G M2 2280 SSD

  SSD 512G Samsung PM951 PCIe NVMe 2280

  HYNIX 256G M2 2280 SSD SC308

  M.2 SSD 2280 X SANDISK 400 128 G

  SSD 256G Toshiba XG3n PCIe NVMe 2280

  SSD 256 Hynix PC305 PCIe NVMe 2280 G

  HYNIX 128G M2 2280 SSD SC308

  M.2 SSD 2280 X SANDISK 400 256 G

  SSD 512G LiteOn CX2 PCIe NVMe 2280

  HYNIX SC308 512G SSD 2280 M2

  SSD 512 Hynix PC300 PCIe NVMe 2280 G

  SSD 1 TB LiteOn CX2 PCIe NVMe 2280

  SSD 1 TB Samsung PM951 PCIe NVMe 2280

  LITEON CV3 512G SSD 2280 M2

  SSD 512G Toshiba XG3n PCIe NVMe 2280

  SSD 1 TB Toshiba XG3n PCIe NVMe 2280

  256G LiteOn CX2 NVMe 2280 PCIe SSD

  LITEON CV3 256G M2 2280 SSD

• Alienware 15 R2 M.2 SSD

  Can anyone confirm how many slots m2 is available on the Alienware 15 R2 and if they are SATA or PCIe? I considering buying one and prefer to buy my own SSD to put in it because it would cost roughly half as much for twice the storage.

  Thank you

  Ved

  2 PCIe / slots SATA m2.  And in looking at the article, oval M can power SATA and SSD PCIe.

  B Key	M Key	B & M Key
  PCIe 2.0 x 2 / SATA	PCIe 2.0 - 3.0 x 4/SATA	PCIe SATA / 2 x

  You should be fine. Keys B & M connectors should run in the other location.

• SSD for Alienware M14x R2

  Hello! I have a question about the Alienware M14x R2 product. Is the Msata SSD Plextor M5M 256 MB will dimensionally capable and compatible with the system?

  Hi Erqe,

  Plextor M5M 256 MB mSATA SSD fits the dimensions and is compatible with the system as it is similar the drive displayed below.