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    A18 750GB disk + 80GBMsata Raid0 I want to add a SSD Boot

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by SMOKE_SKULL, Dec 3, 2015.

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    Can I keep the Raid 0 and add a 500GB SSD for a C drive? I have lots of data on the disk drive I just want a big C drive and fast boot times. Any good tutorials?
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Dec 3, 2015
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    So I ended up making a USB restore disk. Install the new Samsung 500GB and put Windows on it. Then I had to use the Ctl-I to delete the raid of the original drives so I could use them because Winows couldnt recognise them the way they were configured. Was a real PITA but I got to say the new SSD as a boot drive is waaay faster than the way it was set up from the factory.
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Dec 4, 2015
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