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    Any R3 users that use raid 0 on mometus XT drives?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Typecast, Dec 20, 2011.

  1. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Hey. Just wondering if anyone here is using momentus xt on raid 0 in their m17x R3's? Should I also go for it? Is it stable? Thanks in advance. :)
     
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    Crash85 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use it and I have no complaints. I also enabled the write back cache in the intel raid controller, since we have batteries.
    Only thing to check is make sure they send you xt's! I ordered and didnt realize for almost 2 months that I was sent normal drives in place of xt's
     
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    TrippyT Notebook Enthusiast

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    I actually contacted Seagate about that a while ago. They said that the Momentus XT edition is not configured to be used in raid, and therefore the likeliness of having problems is higher. But personally I see many people using it without any issues so, I don't know~ Do it at your own risk, I guess.
     
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