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How to add a 2 hard drive in the M17x

post #1 of 12
11/23/09 at 8:07am
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1 open the bottom acess panel by removing the battery then the 2 screws

2 take the connector you recieved and plug it in ( see below)




3 take the metal case that came with the connector and slide the hard drive in with the label facing up with the connector on.




4 now you need to slide it all the way into the case


5 now you need to place the back end of the Hard drive into the back of the slot for the HD.





push down until its flat then screw in







NOW i know this isn't great but it should get you through the process
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post #2 of 12
12/3/09 at 3:59pm
The new M17Xs as of late actually come with the 2nd hard drive caddy. Kinda nice not having to go through the troupble of ordering it
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post #3 of 12
12/3/09 at 4:00pm
It was also the same setup as my M6400
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post #4 of 12
12/13/09 at 7:59pm
yah it was nice to have the caddie in there. i added a 320gb hard drive to mine. it's not the ssd drive(s) i want but it's ok.
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post #5 of 12
2/3/10 at 1:55pm
2 take the connector you recieved and plug it in ( see below)

Does this need to be purchased separately if you get a m17x with only 1 HDD in it?
Above posters say the caddy is included, bit the write up asks for this bit too.
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post #6 of 12
2/3/10 at 5:11pm
When the M17xR1 was released it only came with 1 bracket if you only ordered 1 hdd. Since that time Dell has started including both brackets and the interposer regardless.
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post #7 of 12
2/3/10 at 10:46pm
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Originally Posted by NWGuru View Post
When the M17xR1 was released it only came with 1 bracket if you only ordered 1 hdd. Since that time Dell has started including both brackets and the interposer regardless.

as they should be
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post #8 of 12
2/4/10 at 2:16am
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My r-2 does not have the caddie
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post #9 of 12
2/4/10 at 3:37am
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Originally Posted by The_Moo View Post
My r-2 does not have the caddie
doh!!
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post #10 of 12
2/4/10 at 7:40am
Seems to be mixed results then.
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post #11 of 12
2/4/10 at 7:49am
Pics up or nothing is real - the ones that do and the ones that don't

cheers ...
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post #12 of 12
2/21/10 at 1:58am
I just got off the phone with alienware, I had to have them ship me the caddy with the adapter.
I guess that is one way to save on them, since not every customer will be adding drives.
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