So it won't fit 4 2.5" SSD's?

I guess it only fits 3 SSD's then. will just use the 512 as C and the other two 969Gb's will be placed in RAID0. And there goes my dream of having a HDD inside. Will remove the present one now and put it in an external hard drive casing. Haha.

And thanks everyone for your contribution to this discussion.

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 20 2013, 08:53 AM

If i were to purchase a 480GB MSATA am a able to use this as my Cdrive? or is it better to buy a 256GB MSATA and use it as an OS drive? How big would an OS drive need to be? Not minimum but with ample of safety space.

Tomorrow is the day for mass Alienware upgrades. Heheh

Yea! Join us!

Has anyone here installed new SSD onto their Alienware 14/17 system?

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 22 2013, 04:35 PM

I can't read any drives to install windows but they're in the BIOS.

Has anyone tried to pulg in the LAN Cable and does that connect them to internet? Mine doesn't any drivers to download? Just did a fresh OS install.

Thanks I have done it and it works.
But I have problems as per below:

At start up they ask me which Windows i want to start and say that there is windows in Volume 2 and Windows in Volume 6 and they allow me to select. everything works fine just but that. Its not that it works fine but I didn't remember needing to select it in the past? have I installed two copies of Windows 8?



And the the other thing is I am unable to install 2 drivers from the resource DVD. Namely, the
1) Intel Rapid Smart Technology driver
2) Intel Haswel HD graphics.



Any guys?

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 23 2013, 10:12 PM

Let me get you a picture, I will put it up in my post above and edit it

Updated my post with pictures. Help me guys! Pleaseeeeeeeee.

Update, I solved the Windows 8 problem.

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 23 2013, 10:46 PM

Illegear Came over on Wednesday to upgrade the AW17 and modify it.

Below are the pictures of what and how it happened:

So basically I was upgrading my system from the GTX770m to the GTX780m. Removing the 750GB HDD that came with the AW to the Transcend 512GB SSD as the C-Drive and the secondary bay to house the Crucial 960GB SSD, and the BluRay drive to be removed and to house another Crucial 960GB SSD. Then the stock RAM's were also changed out and added with Crucial Ballistix Sport 1866MHz 1.35V RAMS.


Opening up the belly of the Alienware

You can see from this picture that everything has been removed. All the HDD's, batteries, and the BluRay drive.

The RAM's being installed


Front cover being opened to install the other two RAM's



Everything was then installed and they were pieced together and Windows was reinstalled into the new SSD



And that's done and now I am installing my other programs. My final rig is as per my signature below. And I love it. Thank God for everything!

Alienware 17- Intel®Core™i7-4800MQ, GTX780M, Transcend 512GB SSD, Crucial 960GB SSD x2 Raid 0, Crucial Balistix Sport 1866MHz RAM, 750GB 7200RPM HDD with paid iRIVER and JPLAY

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 24 2013, 01:50 AM

Thanks! Everyone here has been very helpful in making all this possible!

I am not sure about that but I do not remember anything about installing Dolby. Is there anyway I can install it?

Yeapp

I just gamed on the AW17 full mod and I must say, this beast would keep me happy for the foreseeable future.

Have you received the stuff?

I just checked and Dolby is in my laptop; yes after the reformatting. I just reinstalled everything from the resource DVD.



Yea, its kind of sick. I am playing all my games on ultra settings and its just awesome.

Some pioctures of my rig and my gaming speakers that I am using. BOSE Companion 5; highest end BOSE computer 5.1 speakers.


And behind the Companion 5 you can see the Bose Companion 20.



This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 26 2013, 12:24 PM

Haha, its hard to find a box that fits the GPU properly, hope you like the bubble wrap too. Sorry for the potong steam moment. And glad to hear that the things arrived safely. Happy upgrading. Will wait to see how it goes. (;


Thanks, I needed that too.


Thank you thank you

How do I run benchmark tests without buying the software. Sorry, I really have no idea at all.

Glad that the ultra flexi payment scheme worked out (;

These are my results for 3DMARK

This post has been edited by joshuachew: Aug 27 2013, 11:18 AM

I don't play Crysis. LOL. How are the 680M scores?