DracoBad Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Hi all. Am very new here. Brought a M18x R1 off ebay, but the HDD caddy and cable missing. Have been looking on ebay. Wanting to know can this model accept three or two SATA drivers? Am looking at this item on ebay: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/203037336764?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=SkPmPqtuRHa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=EAWBUecAQX6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndill Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 From checking the M18x R1 schematics, the board is only wired for 2x SATA ports, so you will require Dell part No: 9JP9M HDD ribbon & No: KFNTK for the HDD cage. You can also replace the DVD optical drive with an Orico L127SS ODD to SATA adapter. Alienware M17 R1: i7-8750H | RTX 2070 Max-q | 144hz Alienware M18x R2: i7-3740QM | RX 480 4GB Alienware M17x R4: i7-3720QM | GTX 1060 6GB | 120Hz Alienware Aurora R5: i7-6700K | GTX 1080 SLI | 64GB RAM Alienware X51 R2: i7-4790 | ASUS GTX 1070 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Yeah the R1 has 2 HHD connectors and the R2 has 3. The ribbon cable on the R2 is wider to accommodate the extra Sata connector so they are not cross-compatible. The one you linked is only for the R2, eBay sellers always make this mistake. Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Also, just check that the ribbon cable connector on the motherboard isn't missing the locking tab. They are incredibly fragile. This can often happen on the R1 and R1 and the ribbon cable will not work without it. I believe it will be this connector with the black locking tab Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracoBad Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 Great thank you all. Was hopping to have three HDD after correct cable and a cracked BIOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Can't do it unfortunately, unless you do the HDD caddy in the optical drive bay. Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracoBad Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 One more question. Can i use a HDD caddy one for a R2 or R3 laptop ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor0601 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Yes, they are looking a little bit different. But you can use some of another HDD caddy’s from R2 or AW18. I am using an AW18 Caddy in my R2. Schenker DTR 15(P751TM1) @Dsanke Bios, I7-8700, 32GB 2666MHz RAM, GTX 1060, 15,6“ 4K B156ZAN02.2 Display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 13 hours ago, DracoBad said: One more question. Can i use a HDD caddy one for a R2 or R3 laptop ? I believe I have a spare R1 ribbon cable and caddy if you're having trouble finding one. Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruenoG7 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Post a picture of your laptop to make sure it's the same version as you say, if you can. ---Dell Precision M6700---, i7-4900MQ, Tesla M6, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080p 6bits LVDS. ---Dell Precision M6800---, i7-4900MQ, Tesla M6, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080p 6bits LVDS. ---Alienware M17x R2--, I7-940MX, HD 8970M Crossfire, M6100/HD 8950M, GTX 765M, 1920x1200P OC 75 Hzt. ---Alienware 17-- i7-4940MX, RTX 3000(LVDS),P3000, GTX 980M, 880M,860M, M6100/HD 8950M, 1080P, 120 Hz, 3D. --Alienware 18-- i7-4930MX, 32GB RAM 1866 MHz, RTX 4000, RTX 3000, P3000, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080P. LCDOC 75 Hzt. (In use). ---Alienware M18x R2- i7-3940XM, 32GB RAM 1866 MHz, GTX 980M SLI, 1920x1080p 6bits OC 75 Hzt. Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0b4otJZHtUJePgIejiI4Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 The caddy itself should be fine whether it's for R1 or R2 The cable is the one you want for the correct laptop. 2 port version for R1 3 port version for R2 to make 3 HDDs work in R1, you need 2 drives the in hdd caddy then remove the optical drive and get a optical drive hdd caddy to get 3 drives. 1 Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (RTX 5000) BEAST Server: Intel Xeon W7-3465X 28 P-Cores | nVidia Titan V | 128GB RDIMM | Intel Optane P5800X CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracoBad Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 Hello all. Would this cable work in my laptop even though it has a different model number?: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/314073037876?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=1gy_id56rly&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EAWBUecAQX6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracoBad Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Help !! Any help would be greatful with above question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 6:09 AM, DracoBad said: Hello all. Would this cable work in my laptop even though it has a different model number?: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/314073037876?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=1gy_id56rly&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EAWBUecAQX6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL Yes this will work for m18x r1 , not r2 Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (RTX 5000) BEAST Server: Intel Xeon W7-3465X 28 P-Cores | nVidia Titan V | 128GB RDIMM | Intel Optane P5800X CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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