Founder StamatisX Posted May 2, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 2, 2011 Xotic Pc offers to do that when you order...Yeah but the optical drive is not a SATA 2 connection, you automatically downgrade the speed of the RAID to that of the slowest drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Wait, you removed the optical drive and replaced it with an SSD and RAIDed it with the other SSD on slot 2 or did you use an external eSATA enclosure?I removed the optical drive and used an adapter. One of the slower drives sits in the ODD caddy adapter.Im using windows software raid, as well so that I can transfer the drives if need be.-Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yeah but the optical drive is not a SATA 2 connection, you automatically downgrade the speed of the RAID to that of the slowest drive...You're sure? I thought only the optical drive was SATA I, not the port itself... if I remember correctly it's a SATA II port, at least that's the case in the M15x if I remember correctly, and they have similar chipsets, right? I've once seen some CDM benching of someone who had a SSD in the optical drive, and if I'm not mistaken it worked with SATA II speeds...I could be wrong though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 There are 4 hardware ports in the m17x r2, and all of them have the same host controller.Only 3 ports are wired up, however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingrinn Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 U.S. M18x Product Page Live (atm):Alienware M18x Laptop Details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Pretty bare details - no mention of GPU config.-Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hopefully it's coming out today I want to place my order so badly. If I was putting a drive in optical drive bay I'd do 2 ssd in raid0 and a 1 terabyte hardrive for storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted May 3, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 3, 2011 You're sure? I thought only the optical drive was SATA I, not the port itself... if I remember correctly it's a SATA II port, at least that's the case in the M15x if I remember correctly, and they have similar chipsets, right? I've once seen some CDM benching of someone who had a SSD in the optical drive, and if I'm not mistaken it worked with SATA II speeds...I could be wrong though...Have to check that, what you say sounds more reasonable, I have a spare HDD so I will give it a shot next time I will open the laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted May 3, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 3, 2011 I removed the optical drive and used an adapter. -AshIs there enough space for 2 disks side by side? or possibly remove the card reader and have them on top of each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 4 drives that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e46justice Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 ITS up!dual gpus is a 400 dollar upgrade!total system build is 2616. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sector-z Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) There are 4 hardware ports in the m17x r2, and all of them have the same host controller.Only 3 ports are wired up, however. I removed the optical drive and used an adapter. One of the slower drives sits in the ODD caddy adapter.Im using windows software raid, as well so that I can transfer the drives if need be. -Ash Is there enough space for 2 disks side by side? or possibly remove the card reader and have them on top of each other? 4 drives that would be awesome. Hi all sorry for my bad enlgish in advance, I am french QC . I am very very interested by all that reply, I have a M18X and would put a Crucial C300 in HDD Cady because I already have 2*750GB in raid 0. Questions: 1) What is the SATA connection II or III at DVD Reader spot ? ( I hope for my SSD it SATA III) 2) It possible with adapter to put 4 HDD in M17X R2 if I have read good !!! ? If yes what is this adapter where we can buy it and can I do the same in M18X ? Thx for answer in advance Edited September 7, 2011 by Sector-z forget 1 quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sector-z Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 ? up please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted September 8, 2011 Founder Share Posted September 8, 2011 You can have 3 for sure, I really doubt you can fit a 4th in there... when I opened mine to repaste my CPU I couldn't locate a SATA connector for the 4th disk anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sector-z Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Yes he have already tell that 3 are wired on 4, he have put adapter if I have read good. Your idea by removing card reader seem to be the idea but Ashtefere have not answer at your questions on that post.Check that adapter, but this only donate SATA 1 speed port 1.8"ZIF (CE) SSD HDD to serial ATA SATA adapter+cable | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sector-z Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 sorry for double post, or he have use this with another adapter maybe ? YT963 Dual SATA Serial ATA Hard Drive Ribbon Cable HDD | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted September 8, 2011 Founder Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have to reopen the laptop to check but I doubt you can use the card reader to tell you exactly what is needed (I won't have access to that laptop until the end of September cause I am on vacations) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sector-z Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Ok I hope Ashtefere will pass here for help me on that and tell how he have do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Dont know if you are still wanting an answer, but I no longer have the m18x, so I can't check. There are only 3 ports anyway, however.-Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Dont know if you are still wanting an answer, but I no longer have the m18x, so I can't check. There are only 3 ports anyway, however.-Ashwhat system do you have and use now... a nice desktop or shuttle pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtefere Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just got myself an m14x last night, as I only play LoL nowadays.To be honest, I am extremely impressed with it. It is an incredible little machine, and the GPU OC's like a beast.I will be doing a review of it when I get the time, in a week or two.-Ash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just got myself an m14x last night, as I only play LoL nowadays.To be honest, I am extremely impressed with it. It is an incredible little machine, and the GPU OC's like a beast.I will be doing a review of it when I get the time, in a week or two.-AshGreat to hear Ash that's awesome. Looking forward to it. Good to see your back don't always get to catch you around. I've worked on a small mod to my heat sinks in the m18x as its something you mentioned in an M18x cooling thread... and I figured I'd mention i tried it.. Seems like a good idea to add extra metal to the heat sinks and I also tried a single copper wire from my secondary gpu heatsink to the back end of the cpu heatsink by the fins... temps don't skyrocket as fast... did this after repasting... well during... i have one or two pics I can write a few more words on it in the M18x cooling thread if anyone wants. Its allowed me to run intel burn very high @ 8thread at a range of 3.2-3.4 max before without overheating and got to 94ish and now 89C on IBT with settings running it at 3.5-3.8ghz i was so happy... if it pushes to 3.8 more I can probably have about same 94C max and enoy the higher performance. Anyway thats IBT in other apps I can do 4.8ghz constant no prob been using 4.8ghz with core states disabled... needs close to 150mv close... enjoy the M14x looking forward to hearing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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