Hi Sir, I have bought this computer last month but I could not find the solid state drive? Can anyone tell me what is the problem?
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The ssd is within the hard drive. Is uses as cache for os and applications.
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It's a typo on Amazon. The drive is SATA III. Hardly any drive are SATA III anymore. Click here -> http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=1049&language;=1
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sorry for the late reply. the operating system is installed on the solid state drive but the system doesn't come with an install disk.
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This particular one is a hard drive. There are others that offer solid state/hybrid.
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I had to send mine back because the power key stopped working. It currently is dead due to possible hard drive failure. I don't have the heart to keep putting money into it, and the proprietary SSD business is crap.
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Matt, check this link out and hope it works out for you: http://www.howtogeek.com/97242/how-to-migrate-windows-7-to-a-solid-state-drive/
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I'm pretty sure that you can replace the 128GB SSD with a larger MSATA SSD. I have not done it myself, but I opened up the laptop and saw the MSATA that's in there. I didn't see any place to put an additional internal drive.
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I bought that computer for my son, he loves it, no problems. Unfortunately I don't know what a ssd drive is, nor does he, so I can't give you any info on that.
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Thanks, I got this hard drive about a month ago and it has been working perfectly. I used the free trial of Acronis True Image 2010 to clone the drive. Now I have this drive and my old 320GB 54K for a backup drive!
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That's interesting. I just kept mine in a box, but that was fortunate because when the new drive failed they were able to retrieve my data (again) from my original drive. I would think a computer place that does repairs could help you.Sounds like a great idea, good luck.
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call the company....they are very helpful or email them. I own two of their drives and have been very happy
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I was going to buy it here on Amazon but Newegg.com had an even better deal. For $390 they threw in an extra 1TB hard drive. Pretty good deal. Can't wait to test this baby out.
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I need to swap the print circuit board, since PC cannot detect this drive any more. I have tons of data on this drive that needs retrieval. So I placed another order again. Hope I will get exact model as I bought in Nov, 2010. The model I received last time is also WD20EARS-00MVWB0. Can someone report what's their model number now, if they bought it recently? Thank you. I will report mine once I get it on Monday.
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This is a good question. The solid state drive will not have any software. It will be recognized by Windows and any needed drivers will be automatically installed. Just make sure to go to the SanDisk web site and review any special instructions to install for your version of the windows operating system. I installed mine without any surprises following the instructions. I love my SanDisk. Please understand I am a customer like yourself. Enjoy the speed!
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Hi Z I would have to agree with R. Davis You may want to check your mother board settings as i had some problems having six sata devices connected. The drive has no drivers that come with it only some cheep burning software if you buy retail, Bulk drives is all i buy.
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My only experience is with the Icy Dock and a Samsung 840 Pro SSD. In that case my first attempt produced the same results you saw. Checking things over, I realized that I hadn't made a full connection although the SSD appeared to be in the dock. With a bit more care, I was able to make a connection and the computer found the drive.
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Wouldn't you rather reinstall your programs and such onto the new drive and not copy everything over? I have had less issues starting from scratch than imaging it.Alienware should use standard sized drives unless everything is on a mSSD.