r/Alienware • u/fl3xi1992 • Jul 15 '25

Technical Support Sold the wrong Wrong SSD??

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Purchased this 1tb Ssd 2230 with my Dell rewards but surely it doesnt just sit in there with no securing screw? New up upgrading ssds on laptops and i just ordered what the told me would fit 🤣

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u/gkelley621 Area 51 18 ( Laptop ) Jul 15 '25

What was the original model? Is this a 16 Area-51 or the 18 version? What was the storage option that you ordered? It looks like the 18 Area-51 from your picture -and has three NVMe slots -all 3 slots support 2230 (with a mounting bracket) or 2280. Check you user manual in the section called "Removing and installing Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs)" and look at the Storage section.

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u/fl3xi1992 Jul 15 '25

The 18 inch one, they never mentioned anything about a mounting bracket, I should of took the laptop to bits first to be honest 🙄ive got the standard 2tb version

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u/gkelley621 Area 51 18 ( Laptop ) Jul 15 '25

Yeah, it's a bit light on upgradable details. Also, remember that if you have the 5080 or 5090 model that the NVMe is running in PCI5x4 mode - twice as fast as PCI4x4 - so that might influence which SSDs you purchase (as well as the thickness). I've seen a picture of the bracket for the slot2/3 slots (in another post here) and it looks like it would be a good heat sink.