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April 17th, 2021 12:00
Aurora R7, what can it support?
Alienware 0VDT73 A00 is my Motherboard. I'm looking to add another SATA Data Hard Drive (my 1TB is almost full). What can I add to this? i don't understand there are so many charts and it's over this 40yr olds head and I don't want to buy something and then it not work. Also is there any TB limitations? I'm looking/wanting to get something 8-12 TB in size (gamer/streamer).
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speedstep
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April 17th, 2021 13:00
No issues with 2 TB drives.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H2RR55Q
Larger drives as boot Drive are not easy installs.
Default setting is Raid on which requires F6 mass storage drivers rather than the AHCI sata operation that works with the default windows driver.
Secodary storage is fine but I suggest making it EXFAT rather than NTFS so you dont end up with BCD boot and drive letter assignment issues.
0VDT73 IPCFL-SC Aurora R7 LGA1151
As of (12/19/18), below are the
November 2017 Aurora-R7 validated
OEM CPU
YYVN7 Intel i7-8700K (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/12 thread, 95w, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.70GHz up to 4.70GHz)
7TMX7 Intel i7-8700 (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/12 thread, 65w, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.20GHz up to 4.60GHz)
CGRD7 Intel i5-8600K (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/12 thread, 95w, 9MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, up to 4.30GHz)
X85H0 Intel i5-8400 (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/6 thread, 65w, 9MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.20GHz up to 4.00GHz)
00N9G Intel i3-8100 (Coffee Lake-S, 65w, 6MB cache, FSB 2400MHz, 3.60GHz)
Motherboard VDT73, Pegatron part number 69-2M117726P06
As of (12/19/18), below are the
November 2018 Aurora-R8 validated
OEM CPU =
PTJR2 Intel i9-9900K (Coffee Lake-S, 8 core/16 thread, 95w, 16MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.60GHz up to 4.70GHz)
7TMX7 Intel i7-8700 (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/12 thread, 65w, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.20GHz up to 4.60GHz)
0PW4K Intel i5-9700K (Coffee Lake-S, 8 core/8 thread, 95w, 12MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.60GHz up to 4.60GHz)
7WP08 Intel i5-9600K (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/6 thread, 95w, 9MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.70GHz up to 4.40GHz)
X85H0 Intel i5-8400 (Coffee Lake-S, 6 core/6 thread, 65w, 9MB cache, FSB 2667MHz, 3.20GHz up to 4.00GHz)
00N9G Intel i3-8100 (Coffee Lake-S, 65w, 6MB cache, FSB 2400MHz, 3.60GHz)
Motherboard R3FWM, Pegatron part number 69-M10GD10A01
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April 17th, 2021 13:00
If you are not tech savvy, I would opt for a USB external enclosure USB 3.1 GEN 2 type with an SSD rather than a traditional HDD.
It will provide much faster transfer speeds than your current HDD, and it will be hassle free since it just plugs into the appropriate port and away you go. No need to open up your case or fiddle with wiring.
You could also opt for the same enclosure type, but with a traditional HDD instead of SSD. SSD is more expensive, but no mechanical parts and superior in almost any regard to a HDD except for price per gigabyte.
This link provides layout of the R7 front and back ports, and what port is what: https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/alienware-aurora-r7-desktop_specifications_en-us.pdf
(Pages 8, 9 and 10)
r72019
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April 17th, 2021 20:00
"Also is there any TB limitations ? I'm looking/wanting to get something 8-12 TB in size (gamer/streamer)"
If you're looking at 8-12TB storage drive, yeah, your realistic options are either: a 3.5" platter drive or an external enclosure. An 2.5" SATA SSD that is 8TB is a theoretical option but would probably run you $700 - $1400.
So there's only one 3.5" caddy in the Aurora. If you wanted it internal, you'd either have to remove the existing 3.5" hard drive (if you have one), or buy a 3.5" Aurora caddy off ebay for $20.
The only other thing you would need for an internal 3.5" HDD is a SATA data cable. The PC comes with a spare power hookup.
r72019
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April 17th, 2021 20:00
"It will provide much faster transfer speeds than your current HDD, and it will be hassle free since it just plugs into the appropriate port and away you go. No need to open up your case or fiddle with wiring."
If you do, be sure to plug it into one of the 2 USB ports that are enclosed in a white rectangle on the motherboard's rear IO shield. All other USB ss ports, including the USB/C and all ports on the top of the PC, are gen 1 (which run at half the speed of gen 2) or USB 2.0 (much slower).