How is the HDD connected to the mainboard?

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Alienware M11x

Released in early 2010, the M11x is Alienware's first foray into small gaming laptops. It has an 11-inch screen, and Intel Pentium or Core 2 Duo processor, and an Nvidia graphics card.

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Posted: Apr 28, 2015

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How is the HDD connected to the mainboard?

Is there a right angle adaptor that connects the HD to the sata on the mainboard?

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Dan @danj Rep: 479.8k Self employed contract worker 35 329 971 · Answer 1 · 2015-04-28T13:55:11-07:00

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Yes, it's a custom part.

When you take the HD out you'll have the adapter block still connected to the drive. You'll then need to take it off the drive to then put onto the new drive (HD or SSD).

Review the images in steps 6 & 7 in the teardown here: Alienware M11xR3 Teardown

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