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June 3rd, 2023 09:00
Aurora R11, storage upgrades
I was reviewing the specifications for my Aurora R11 storage and this is what the table says:
Storage type Interface type
Two 2.5-inch hard drives SATA AHCI 6 Gbps Up to 2 TB
One 3.5-inch hard drive SATA AHCI 6 Gbps Up to 1 TB
One M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive SATA AHCI 6 Gbps Up to 1 TB
PCIe NVMe up to 32 Gbps
Does this mean I cannot exceed the capacities? I want to replace the 1TB NVMe drive with a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB. I also want to replace the 3.5" platter drive with a Samsung 850 PRO SSD. And I want to install a PCIe to NVMe adapter and use another Samsung 980 PRO 2Tbyte NVMe stick. Will these work in this system?
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filbert
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June 3rd, 2023 09:00
You may exceed those capacities.
Dell's maximum memory and storage specifications are published at the time of system design, based on what they tested. It's not a limitation, so don't take it as gospel. Technology evolves, and often larger RAM sticks and larger drives become available after Dell publishes the specs, and Dell does not generally go back to revise the maximum specs. So, Dell's specs should not be interpreted as limitations or maximums.
Whenever touching components or working inside a computer, wear a grounded wrist strap, also called anti-static wrist strap, ESD wrist strap, or ground bracelet. It's a cheap and sensible precaution. Rest the laptop on an anti-static mat or at least a reasonable alternative such as corrugated cardboard. (Repeatedly touching a metal case part is not sufficient mitigation with modern components.)
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June 6th, 2023 12:00
I installed the memory first. It took a long time for it to boot up the first time but after that it was fine. I went from 8 mb to 64. Then I installed the 2 TB NVMe drive on a PCIe board and used Samsung magician and the 2 t drive became the primary drive and the old 1T card is now on the PCIe board. Easy peasy! My R11 came with a 2 T platter drive. I am going to dump that for SSD drives. I am amazed at how much faster the NVMe drives are. I will be headed toward that for all my future storage needs.
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June 14th, 2023 04:00
It is probably overkill but I said the heck with it and installed another 64 G of memory to take it to the max 128. It didn't boot initially but I went into the bios and exited and it was all good. Next step is to install the 4T sata drive as a backup to a total of 8 T storage. So now I am wondering if the power supply will support the 3.8G proc. hmmmmmm