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    replacing optical drive with HDD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cloudbyday, Jul 17, 2010.

  1. cloudbyday

    cloudbyday Notebook Deity

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    So I have an optical drive that went out on me, so I have two choices imo: replacing my present optical drive with a blu-ray drive or put a HDD in it. How can I be sure that my laptop would support RAID 0?
     
    cloudbyday, Jul 17, 2010
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why exactly do you want RAID0 (with 2 HDDs?)
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 17, 2010
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  3. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    Very few laptops will support RAID 0 (except maybe software RAID) through an optical bay drive. Basically, unless your computer came with the option for 2 HDDs originally (not including said optical drive), then the chances of having appropriate RAID controller drivers hovers around 0.
     
    Judicator, Jul 18, 2010
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