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    2 pcie ssd will work simultaneously?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by meecains, Aug 1, 2018.

  1. meecains

    meecains Newbie

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    I have already 1 pcie m2 ssd (samsung 960).
    I want to buy a second one. Will they both work? Will there be any restrictions?
    Alienware 17 r 4
     
    meecains, Aug 1, 2018
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    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    They will work fine. It has 2 slots and the bandwidth necessary
     
    ThatOldGuy, Aug 1, 2018
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You will need to configure RAID 0 to stripe the disks
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 1, 2018
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    meecains Newbie

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    Thank you. I just had doubts. I thought that you can install only 1 sata and 1 pcie, but apparently I was wrong)

    But I already have AHCI for a boot drive. Why do I need to include a raid? Without it, will not it work?
     
    meecains, Aug 2, 2018
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    If you want to use the 2nd ssd without striping it's fine too.
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 2, 2018
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