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SSD Testing
Hello
I would like to know what are the SSD brand used by Dell in our Alienware like Area51m or similar ?
What models have been tested or what models of high perfomance like the 970 Evo or WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD could work on our system for sure? , has anyone tested any of those ?
Thanks.
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Posted August 23rd, 2019 11:00
We haven't heard of any alerts being raised with the 970 EVO. Although we did have some slight incompatibility issues with the 960. However, we have had a higher usage acceptance with the WD SSDs.
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Posted August 22nd, 2019 03:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @salva72
A good place to start is the Alienware Area-51m driver support page.
There you can find firmware updates for Serial ATA drives installed in your system at the factory.
If you have one of Toshiba SSD's installed, I would do the firmware update "ASAP"
As your system will begin to show signs of:
1. Blue screen issues that occur during Modern Standby power mode.
2. Error messages occur when the drive is not detected.
A good place for adding or upgrading is Crucial.
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Alienware/alienware-area-51m
Best regards,
U2