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    Sony VAIO VPCZ11NGX/X SSD's

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by helenedwards, Oct 28, 2016.

  1. helenedwards

    helenedwards Newbie

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    I have a VAIO VPCZ11NGX/X that contains three SSD's configured in RAID 0. One of the drives has failed. Can it be replaced? With what? And, where can I get a replacement?

    I need to replace one of the SSD's in my Sony VAIO VPCZ11NGX/X, It has 3 128GB SSD's configured in RAID0. They are Samsung drives, model MMDPE56G. I want to know what can replace one or more of them, and where I can get the replacement.

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    helenedwards, Oct 28, 2016
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  2. BrunoPGomes

    BrunoPGomes Notebook Enthusiast

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    There's something strange with the configuration. The Z1 had its SSDs mounted in pairs. There were always 2 'cards'. Each card either had a single SSD on it, or two SSDs, which would work together to form either a logical pair of SSDs, or a logical quad set of SSDs- all in Raid0. So your machine could have had

    • 2 x 128GB - on two cards, giving a 256GB Duo system in Raid0, or
    • 4 x 128GB - on two cards, as a 512GB Quad system in Raid0, or
    • 2 x 256GB - on two cards, as a 512GB Duo system in Raid0, or
    • 4 x 256gb- - on two cards, as 1tb Quad in Raid0 - however these seemed only to be released in Japan.
    These SSDs came as 1.8" microsata (note these are called uSATA, not mSATA) SSDs, issued typically by Samsung and Toshiba.

    If you are sure that you really have 128GB SSDs, shop for 1.8" microsata 128GB SSDs.

    One simple, definitive way of checking on the model numbers is to open Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) manager in the system tray - and look up the model number of the SSDs there.

    Don't worry. They are still common - and if you look for the right version, they aren't too expensive.
     
    BrunoPGomes, Nov 5, 2016
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    galaxyge Notebook Consultant

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    Not out of the factory, or even as a custom combination from Sony - at least that I know of. I have both the US and European variants. If this was amended after it was issued by Sony that's easier to understand. However a fault on one card would lead to the impression that there are three drives functional. What does Intel RST say?
     
    BrunoPGomes, Nov 6, 2016
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    mobytoby Notebook Evangelist

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    Also available 2 x 512 GB, I have it in my VPCZ134GX/B
     
    mobytoby, Nov 10, 2016
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