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    M17x hdd question

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by DevilsAmmo, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. DevilsAmmo

    DevilsAmmo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im going to be getting the m17x soon, they can support 2 hdd in the laptop as far as i know. So if i was to order it with a single drive config with just 1 hdd, then when i recieved it, put another one of my own hdd in it and it will just register as a second hdd am i right? so it will be the same as it was but just with an extra hdd for me to store data on?

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    DevilsAmmo, Aug 27, 2008
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    yes,something like that
     
    Xirurg, Aug 27, 2008
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    Alienware-James Company Representative

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    Yes, it will register as a second drive in Windows. Remember to format and partition before using. If you choose to go RAID, you'll need to re-format and setup both.
     
    Alienware-James, Aug 27, 2008
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