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    Intel Rapid Storage Technology on GX740

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Neo777, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. Neo777

    Neo777 Notebook Geek

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    Ok so my laptop only comes with 1 500 GB HDD.
    I noticed that it comes with Intel Rapid Storage Technology (also avail on msi drivers page for GX740)
    There is a tiny icon in the system tray/ notification bar on the right.

    I don't know much about RAID setups but I think I need at least 2 HDDs to take advantage of it. So is this installed in my computer for no reason or is there a slightest chance that this can increase my performance or something?
     
    Neo777, Mar 21, 2011
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  2. temka-0622

    temka-0622 Notebook Guru

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    I have the same question, does it increase performance? what does it do? Mine does nothing..... close it, nothing happens, open it, nothing............
     
    temka-0622, Mar 21, 2011
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    There seems to be a slight performance boost (I tested with CrystalDiskMark) if you have an SSD, but I don't know if you would notice it with a conventional hard drive.
     
    namaiki, Mar 21, 2011
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