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    Esata

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Z|insane, Jun 25, 2010.

  1. Z|insane

    Z|insane Newbie

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    Can I do raid with an external hard drive with the esata port on the m17x?
     
    Z|insane, Jun 25, 2010
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    hitokiri1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I want say no, and I want to ask why if you cold...Unless of course your talking about raid 1.
     
    hitokiri1, Jun 25, 2010
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    Z|insane Newbie

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    Yeah I want to run RAID 1 I have a spare 500GB desktop sized drive in an externa case and didnt want to buy another 500GB laptop sized drive.
     
    Z|insane, Jun 25, 2010
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    FXi Notebook Deity

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    Don't think so. Raid only goes on the two internal drive ports.
     
    FXi, Jun 25, 2010
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    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    It would not work. Even if you did some how get it to work the external hard drive would bog down the other hard drives.
     
    AtolSammeek, Jun 26, 2010
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