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December 30th, 2019 15:00
Aurora R8, add another M.2 NVMe?
Hi, I would like to add more storage space to my new Alienware Aurora R8. The Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology (MZ-V7S500B/AM) is the additional SSD which I'd like to add to my desktop.
Does the motherboard have two slots for M.2 NVMe SSDs'? If not, how do I install an additional SSD with more storage space at a speed that's equivalent to what I currently have?
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r72019
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December 30th, 2019 16:00
1. 1 M2 slot
2. Buy an PCiE M2 NVME adapter, they run around $10 on amazon.
Tesla1856
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December 30th, 2019 17:00
If your bootable C: NVMe SSD is not big enough, you can replace it with a larger one.
512gb should be big enough for ALL Windows, ALL Apps, and even a few (large) games.
Really, just only one NVMe-SSD in normally installed in a system. Easier to just install a 2.5inch SATA-3/600 SSD as your D drive. It is still 5-times faster than a spinning HDD ... and plenty fast for the kind of things you would run from it (even the rest of your games).
Don't make it so hard on yourself.
m.bakshi
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December 31st, 2019 14:00
Thanks for the great advice!
L2wraith
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October 4th, 2020 22:00
Could you suggest a m.2 nvme to pcie adapter for the aroura r8
speedstep
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October 4th, 2020 22:00
Buy a bigger NVME and then use enclosure to recover data from clean install.
https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/
If you clone support will have to come from the clone software vendor.
Neither Dell nor microsoft support cloning.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/AA543138