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    Alienware R3 bay 0 problems...any solution??

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Froddo, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. Froddo

    Froddo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!...i have installed a SSD on my M17xR3 and i have problems with the bay 0, and i have to install it on the bay 1.

    This problem will be solved? if i want to install a Raid 0 in the future i'll have problems?

    Thanks!!

    (and sorry for my english!)
     
    Froddo, Jun 13, 2011
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    shermantank92 Notebook Geek

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    I honestly haven't been able to get a steady 6gb/s on port 0. The only constantly working port for me has been port 1. I haven't come across any solutions yet unfortunately.
     
    shermantank92, Jun 13, 2011
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  3. Froddo

    Froddo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don´t understand this...how can Dell sell a product with this problem??
     
    Froddo, Jun 14, 2011
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    Brabostaan Notebook Deity

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    Does the LPM fix also fixed this problem?? What does your drive do? Does is freeze?
     
    Brabostaan, Jun 14, 2011
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    I know right? I havent heard of a single m17x r3 that doesn't have this issue so its not like its isolated to a certain batch or whatever.
     
    shermantank92, Jun 14, 2011
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    I have a Corsair Force 3 and I needed the LPM fix so that my computer would not constantly crash. It works fine now, generally. Metro 2033 crashed 10 minutes ago, but I doubt that was because of the SSD, probably my GPU overclock is too high lol!
     
    CleanSweep, Jun 14, 2011
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  7. Froddo

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    I have the crucial M4 128g and i applied the LPM fix (and now i have installed the new firmware 002).
    But the problem is in the bay 0...the question is...if i want to install a Raid 0 in a few months...it will work correctly?..
     
    Froddo, Jun 14, 2011
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    No, you can not do RAID 0 because Port 0 does not work with 3Gbit properly. Until a BIOS fix comes out nothing can be done.
     
    LVNeptune, Jun 14, 2011
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