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April 26th, 2025 17:59

m18 R2, SSD M.2 2230

I wanted to ask if my configuration is compatible with SSD M.2 2230, At the moment I have 2 2280 slots already occupied, and I have 2 other free spaces for any 2230, but I can't figure out if they are compatible or not. Thanks 

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April 26th, 2025 18:05

You'll need to provide the system model number.

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April 26th, 2025 18:23

@ejn63​ Alienware M18 R2 

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April 26th, 2025 18:34

Storage support depends on the GPU you have.

Your Alienware m18 R2 supports the following storage configuration:

  • Two M.2 2230 and two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive slots, for computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/4090 graphics card
  • Two M.2 2230/22280 solid-state drive slots, for computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/4070 graphics card

If you have the 4080 or 4090 GPU, you can add two M.2 2230 drives. 

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April 26th, 2025 18:42

@ejn63​ I saw already that, I have 4070 GPU but I have two more spaces for that SSD is weird, I just ask why

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April 26th, 2025 19:32

There are two possibilities -- that the manual is incorrect and those sockets are useable, or that they're there because the same hardware layout is used for both boards, but the sockets have no electrical connection.  You can try installing a drive in one of them -- if it works, you're set, but if not -- the sockets are not active.

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April 26th, 2025 20:10

@ejn63​ Cheers mate, I will try thanks for your time 

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April 27th, 2025 02:12

I have seen a few different variants of the Alienware M18 R2 so the only way to be sure is unscrew the bottom and take a look see 

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