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January 5th, 2024 13:59
Aurora R16, adding a second SSD
Silly question, but still: looks like the second SSD slot on the R16 board comes without a screw... The manual says M2x3, but I bought one and it looks tiny and bound to fall inside the chassis if I try to install it... can anyone confirm what type of screw is needed?
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Vanadiel
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January 5th, 2024 19:50
There is a standoff on the board the screws goes into. Pending on the size of the SSD and the slot configuration, 2280 or 2230, you will have to move the standoff to the correct location prior to installing the SSD.
The screw does not go directly into the board.
Screw list
2230 to 2280 sizing
irsh_
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December 1st, 2024 21:21
I wanted to reuse some of my 2.5" SSD's and behold, Dell in their wisdom gives us a HDD tray in stead (in 2024)! Does anyone add mechanical drives?!
I had to order a tray adapter from an older Dell model.
Vanadiel
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December 1st, 2024 21:28
@irsh_ Any 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor will work. Many of them cheap on Amazon.
irsh_
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December 1st, 2024 21:42
@Vanadiel Yup, I think it was $9 and allows me to fit 2 drives.
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December 1st, 2024 23:18
Double sided tape also works. Not really professional, but it works well since these external SATA drives are super light.
irsh_
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December 2nd, 2024 01:06
@Vanadiel That is getting me by currently.
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December 3rd, 2024 00:36
Got the tray addition today, worked perfectly. Three drives working now (1 x NVME, 2 x 2.5" SSD).