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Alienware 15 R3 SSD
I have an Alienware 15 R3 with 128 GB SSD as boot drive and a standard 1 TB HD. I would like to upgrade the SSD drive to a 1 TB. I called Dell sales in May and was told this was not an issue. Last week I called to order but was told my laptop could only use a 512 GB SSD and still use the 128 GB SSD boot drive. Since I had conflicting information, I called Dell back the following day and was told I could use a 1 TB SSD and clone the data from the 128 GB drive onto the new 1 TB SSD. Today I received a telephone call from the Dell salesman who wanted to know if I was ready to make a purchase, he then went on to tell me I could not possibly place a 1 TB SSD in the laptop and have the 128 GB SSD installed.
Dell, please tell me what the correct options are. Obviously confused by conflicting answers to the same question.
Alienware-Eimy
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September 27th, 2018 11:00
Hi @Chief Mike,
The following table shows the hard-drive options available in this computer:
So yes, you can add an extra 1 TB SSD. All the information is on the system's manual in case Sales tells you otherwise.
Chief Mike
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September 27th, 2018 15:00
Thank you for confirming the information. Strangely a Dell sales rep called me yesterday and was adamant that I could not use a 1TB SSD m.2 along with a smaller SSD m.2. I appreciate you confirming what I thought and what another Dell sales person told me.
naathan
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December 14th, 2019 01:00
confused about the HDD's the 2.5 inch slot can hold 2 full and an extra half size HDD or SDD? my OS drive is almost full and would like to clone it and add a 2nd drive for programs. The max size of the drive is still 1TB?
RAF65
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December 14th, 2019 06:00
Hi
I had in my Ali 15 R3
1. M.2 Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 1 TB
2. M.2 Samsung 970 Evo NVMe 2 TB
3. Sata SSD Samsung 860 Evo 2TB ( so not 1TB only)
To avoid any conflict I suggest that you should use disks of one brand.
There was still one slot empty for one half-size M2 PCIe or Sata