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Replacing Blu Ray drive with HDD
Hello, I own an Alienware M14x and am thinking I'd like to replace the existing blu-ray drive with an additional hard disk drive.
I've had the bottom cover off and it appears that the blu-ray can come out but I need to know where to connect the SATA cable from the motherboard and I will probably need a carriage tray to hold the drive. Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you.
ejn63
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September 16th, 2014 14:00
It would have to plug into a connector on the bay adapter.
Just disconnect the optical drive - the bay adapter will plug into its place.
ejn63
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September 13th, 2014 14:00
You'll need something like the device linked below - that said, be sure you realize the drive can only be used for storage -- it cannot be used as a boot device.
www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_46
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September 16th, 2014 14:00
Thanks for the information about the carriage tray--very helpful.
Once I remove the blu-ray drive, I am unable to find where to connect the SATA cable to the motherboard that will connect to the additional drive?
Any ideas?