Quico20 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hello, i have an alieware m18X R1, i wish to upgrade it to an alienware m18x R2 so i can be able to use third generation processors. do you know if its possible if i buy a motherboard M18x R2 it will with in my alienware M18X R1 case??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellepops Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'd love to know the answer to this, too. As far as I can tell by spending the morning on here reading, it's possible to exchange the motherboards, yes, but I'd love to know from someone who has done this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaka Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's possible I did it last night, make sure you get the r2 disagree board plus ribbon cable. Only snag is I forgot to get the msata module as I wanted to use a msata ssd as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperTNT Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Are you trying to go from an R1 to an R2? If so, I believe all that differs is the motherboard, so all you need to do is go to ebay and find an m18x r2 motherboard, like this one. They are expensive though, so make so you really know the difference and what you need to get. The link I gave you was for an R2 board, and with how motherboards come, that's a good price for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adederich12 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 It's possible I did it last night, make sure you get the r2 disagree board plus ribbon cable. Only snag is I forgot to get the msata module as I wanted to use a msata ssd as wellIs the daughter board ribbon cable different in the R1 vs the R2? I'm looking to perform this upgrade as well, and I can't find the daughter board with ribbon cable included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaka Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Is the daughter board ribbon cable different in the R1 vs the R2? I'm looking to perform this upgrade as well, and I can't find the daughter board with ribbon cable included. yes you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Is the daughter board ribbon cable different in the R1 vs the R2? I'm looking to perform this upgrade as well, and I can't find the daughter board with ribbon cable included.P/N: YYFHRThis is the IO Board for the R2 and should come with the io cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3E Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I'm glad my finances mounted up when they did, because while I love DIY projects, I can't imagine the hassle it'd be to remove the entire motherboard and switch it out. It's probably not as bad as I'm imagining. Good thing is, it's a heck of a lot cheaper and probably less of a hassle than selling your old laptop for a completely different one. Upside is that you get to sell your R1 motherboard and recoup some of that money spent on the R2 board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sspawn26 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Parts you need are: Flex cable- M9T51/ QBR10HDD Caddy- XVNKPMotherboard- GRP9CDaughterboard with ribbon cable-YYFHRAnd yes you can use previous gen processor and gpu's just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auron111 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Anyone know what is a decent price for a M18X-R2 motherboard should be ? I been having problems with the lights on my speaker and macro keys which people are saying is a motherboard problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M18XCope123 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 You can pickup a used M18x r2 motherboard for around, £150-180 from USA with all shipping included. I got a R1 motherboard yesterday for £130. Brand new they are still in excess of £300-400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfqs Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thanks for informations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italkdigital Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) I'm a little late too the party (like 6 years lolz) but glad it's possible to fit a R2 motherboard into a R1 casing) I'm guessing the R1 does not have the mSATA connection while the R2 does, from what I've investigated the sata (3x drive) harddrive caddy ribbon is 60pin on the R2 while the R1 ribbon connector on motherboard (might be daughter board) is 40pin (for 2x harddrive caddy) Edited April 8, 2022 by italkdigital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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