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    QM57 and raid support?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by assisterah, Mar 21, 2010.

  1. assisterah

    assisterah Notebook Geek

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    I'm curious to know if any of you guys tried a raid configuration on your 2010 thinkpad with QM57 chipset?
    I have 2 X25m G1 drives and want to set up a raid 0 configuration for my upcoming T410/W510 system. Any info?
     
    assisterah, Mar 21, 2010
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    k2001 Notebook Deity

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    I am pretty sure that the T410 only have one 2.5" slot.
     
    k2001, Mar 21, 2010
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  3. assisterah

    assisterah Notebook Geek

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    Using ultrabay can easily gives you an option for another 2.5" drive.
     
    assisterah, Mar 21, 2010
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    I believe the W510 does support RAID, although there have been some owners reporting otherwise - one possibility is that RAID is only supported when ordered with that configuration, although I can't see why. The T-series does not support RAID.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 21, 2010
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    Thanks, does this also work with t410s
     
    k2001, Mar 21, 2010
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    assisterah Notebook Geek

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    Theoretically yes. T410s uses QS 57 chipsets and it's just a slimmer version of QM 57.
    But we don't know how lenovo would implement it in the bios. So we still have a chance not having it.

    There is no raid configuration when you cto a W510 am I right?
    On the Sony vaio Z I just returned, which has a HM 57 chipset, you have to tweak in bios so the raid configuration could show up during post. Maybe this is the same issue with Thinkpads?
     
    assisterah, Mar 22, 2010
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    anybody???
     
    assisterah, Mar 23, 2010
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    Hardware RAID isn't supported in the T410 and T510, even with the Ultrabay HDD adapter. Your only hope is software RAID.
     
    zephir, Mar 23, 2010
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    Of course I'm talking about software raid.
    There is no way lenovo would build in a raid card for these Thinkpads. :D
     
    assisterah, Mar 23, 2010
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