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May 26th, 2025 18:05
Aurora ACT1250, get a thermal pad for installing a new M.2 SSD hard drive?
So my Alienware Aurora ACT1250 has an extra slot for an M.2 SSD hard drive. I bought one and I saw that I need to have a thermal pad in place before installing and using the M.2 SSD hard drive. So I am wondering where I can get one and which one to get so that I can have more space on my PC? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Vanadiel
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May 26th, 2025 21:50
If the SSD is inside a metal enclosure, it will not need a thermal pad.
Pointsmaster
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May 26th, 2025 22:27
@Vanadiel Like a heatsink? If so which is the best one to get?
I have an M.2 SSD drive which did not come with a heatsink. A 4 TB one
Chino de Oro
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May 26th, 2025 23:18
Most of Dell systems use 5mm thermal pad for M.2 solid state drives. Here is the thermal pad that should work with your ACT1250. See picture below for thermal pad application.
Tesla1856
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May 30th, 2025 02:16
Air on a bare-SSD (or however they built/designed the SSD) works nice for cooling.
Air blowing on chips is still good.
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Pointsmaster
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June 2nd, 2025 01:44
@Chino de Oro
Thank You!! This is what I was looking for.