SSD Primary and HDD Secondary

Can you have an SSD as C: and an HDD as D:? If not why? I'm looking for proof not just theoretical. What is your config? Ive looked and couldn't find this specific topic.

 

yes sure you can,

I have crucial C300 SSD as primary and 500GB 7200rpm as slave

 

Absolutely you can

 

The question may seem silly but Dell would not let me order this way and said "It's not a possible configuration."

 

Lol,

Maybe from dell the configuration is not possible but you can get an SSD from any computer shop/site/ebay

Hard Drives are user replacable

 

They are sales personnel, not computer people.

 

Running that config here too. Very possible and a great idea. One for speed and one for storage.

 

Also running SSD/HDD combo. If you're in the market, I would suggest a SandForce controller - and in particular, I'd suggest the Vertex 2 series by OCZ

 

I have my eye on the OCZ.

 

yeah I seem to recall this topic coming up previously with the Dell reps saying the same thing. Maybe there sales computer doesn't like the config...although I personally don't understand why that would be the case

 

Yup. I disabled RAID and have Vertex 2 120gb for C:/ and 7200rpm for D:/, hehehe

 

Of course you can. I have it on m17x.

m17x has two hard drive bays. Check the tech service manual if you want pics: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/Alw_M17xR2/en/SM/sm_en.pdf

Rule No. 1 of AW club: do not trust a word a Dell rep says. If they say 1+1=2, get the freaking calculator and start checking; don't trust them on anything.

 

BWAHAHAHAHA! Well put!

 

I'm running a SSD as C:, and a 500gig normal hd for storage in D: as well

those Dell reps have no idea...I too had a big bunfight with them over the phone over whether it was possible. They told it wasn't and actually got their product specialist to send me an email saying it wasn't doable....obviously, they're not the most techy of people...idiots..

 

same here no problem

 

I feel so left out here among those people since my SSD is tiny, OCZ Vertex 2 60GB. HDD is Seagate 250GB 7200rpm.

 

As per my sig it is very possible. I actually install most programs to my D: drive to keep the SSD freed up and only running applications off the C: I want the performance of the SSD for

 

Well, 60GB is enough for a boot drive and a game or two. I initially actually bought 60GB for m17x. But then I realized I am not actually using all 120GB on my laptop so I switched drives and loaded 120GB with games. As much as it can be loaded right. Fallout New Vegas, Football Manager 2011, WoW and WoW Cata Beta (each WoW is like ~20GB). 60GB would be fine for me, I don't play that many games at the same time anyway. Atm, mostly Fallout.

I think 120GB I got was an overkill for me, for either laptop. On Thinkpad, I filled up only 30GB and I put everything I could think of...

 

Yeah! I'm having around 25% free space on my SSD after Windows 7, Office 2010, bunch of other applications and Mass Effect 2 and Bad Company 2. Not bad at all.