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    Vaio Z1 SSDs

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by SurferJon, May 7, 2013.

  1. SurferJon

    SurferJon Notebook Evangelist

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    If I currently have 2x128 GB SSDs in my Vaio Z1 and buy a new Z1 with 1x128 GB SSD, would I be able to combine all three of them to make 384 GB HD? Would I need another cable or something? I've seen 384 GB configurations before, but I'm not sure if they're a 256 GB SSD + 128 GB or 128x3. Anyone know?
     
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    scoots. Notebook Enthusiast

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    How many drives of what size are reported by the BIOS?
     
    scoots., May 8, 2013
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    urgiv Notebook Consultant

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  4. McMagnus

    McMagnus Notebook Consultant

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    My Z1 has 4x64 GB SSDs (and I see in the sig that urgiv has the same config), so I wouldn't dismiss it completely, but you might need a new cable? I think the part number is mentioned in some thread here.
     
    McMagnus, May 8, 2013
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    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    VPCZ1 has 2 configurations on SSD.
    One comes with Micro SATA and can support up to 2 physical drives.
    Other one comes with LIF SATA which can support also 2 physical drives but each drive contains 2 sub drives.
    In RAID-0 configuration, you either have 1 LIF drive or 2 MicroSATA drives.
    If you have LIF, you may have to buy a new cable. If you have uSATA, then you have no more room for third drive.
     
    ngvuanh, May 8, 2013
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