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    Titan GT80 SLI: Which one is Disk1 and Disk2?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by etcetera, Aug 16, 2017.

  1. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    I just want to know which SSD corresponds to Disk 1 and which one to Disk 2?

    And disk 3 and disk 0?

    I mirrored 1 and 2 but cannot tell which one I boot off, that is, physically. Does 1 correspond to SSD 1? All the way to the left in the SLI model?
     
  2. Cliffr39

    Cliffr39 Newbie

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    If you go into the BIOS does it not tell you what it sees at which locations? Or check Disk Manager in Windows
     
  3. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking at Disk Manager in Windows. That's how I know disk1 is C:, and so on.

    what I want to know which one is physically disk 1.
     
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    Cliffr39 Newbie

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    Mirror as in raid or just a copy. If just full copy match them up. You should be able to tell which drive based on total storage for each. Then when you open the case you see where that one is connected. If raid go in bios and see what it shows you for serial/model etc
     
  5. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    Mirror as in disk image. Not a RAID-1.

    C: and G: are identical disks, same brand. BIOS does not say which is which either.

    The internal disks are labeled as M.2 1, 2 ,3 so can I assume that disk1 = M.2 1

    [​IMG]
     
  6. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Use diskpart in command prompt, it can also tell you the disk id and info. Below is just an example.
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  7. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    Disk 1 and 2 are identical. Same brand, same size, same down to every sector.

    So if I open the cover and look at it, which disk is disk1 and which one is disk2?

    [​IMG]
     
  8. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Use CrystalDiskInfo to see if it reads the serial number of the drives. If it does, write them down, open up your computer, and match them to the corresponding units.
     
  9. etcetera

    etcetera Notebook Evangelist

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    I've ran CrystalDiskInfo and did not notice that it displayed S/N.
    Double-checking it, nowhere does it have SN.
     
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  10. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What brand is the SSD? If Samsung, you might be able to use Magician to get that information.
     
  11. zipperi

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    CrystalDisInfo does show the serial number [​IMG]
     
  12. etcetera

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    I have CrystalDisk the one that gets disk performance read/write times. This must be the other component to it.
     
  13. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    CrystalDiskInfo is a separate program. You're talking about CrystalDisk Mark - totally different.