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The Alienware 17 R4 (starts at $1,299.99; $3,118.99 as tested) combines the same top-notch design as its 15-inch sibling with cutting-edge components, a larger screen, and plenty of extras for one. R4 ssd slots Are there any open slots for added memory(ssd hhd ram etc.) on the back of the Alienware 17 r4 and what slots are open I have never touched the back and what's the best memory components to get. Dell Alienware 17 R4: Screen: 17.3 inch, 2560 x 1440 px resolution, TN, 120Hz, matte, non-touch: Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7820HK CPU, quad-core 2.9 GHz, 3.9Ghz turbo: Chipset: Intel CM236: Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X RAM: Memory: 16 GB DDR4 2400 PC4-19200: Storage: 1x 256 GB M.2 SSD NVMe + 1 TB HDD 7200rpm (2 empty. Usually, we are used to seeing high-end gaming laptops with four RAM slots but interestingly enough, the Alienware R4 holds only two of those and in out case, they are both taken by 8GB DDR4-2666 chips by SK Hynix. The Wi-Fi card is Killer 1535 and can be found right next to the left cooling fan (with the notebook’s bottom facing upwards).
In this guide, I will disassemble an Alienware 17 R4. I will remove the bottom cover to upgrade the SSD, HDD, and RAM.
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There are two different types of screws, and I circled them with different colors.
Remove six screws (red) that securing the bottom cover to the laptop.
Loosen one screw (yellow). Insert a pick to pry up the bottom cover.
Under the bottom cover, you can get access to three M.2 SSD slots, two RAM slots, and a hard drive module.
From the picture you can see, Alienware 17 R4 comes with two M.2 2280 SSD slots (support SATA and PCIe SSD) and an M.2 2242 slot.
Here’s left the cooling fan.
The Alienware 17 R4 comes with two 8GB DDR4 2667MHz RAMs. According to Dell website information, it supports up to 32GB RAM, so you can replace it with 16GB DDR4 2667MHz RAM respectively.
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Here’s hard drive module, it is securing to the laptop by four screws.
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Here’s Toshiba 256GB PCIe SSD.