Comments on: 320GB striped array (RAID 0) in a Macbook Pro

By: I'm so into VM... - BloggiZ - Blogging by Z

I'm so into VM... - BloggiZ - Blogging by Z — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:31:06 +0000

[...] Buy 2 Hard Disk with speed 7200 rpm and make them RAID-0 on my MacBook Pro. [...]

By: Czysty MAC PRO nie obsluguje RAID ? - Strona 2 - MyApple.pl

Czysty MAC PRO nie obsluguje RAID ? - Strona 2 - MyApple.pl — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:48:24 +0000

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By: echeng

echeng — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:04:22 +0000

Ben - I don’t think it is unless you go with 100GB drives. As A.Carl said, above, the 2nd slot is PATA. As far as I know, there are no 7200rpm PATA drives larger than 100GB in capacity.

By: Ben Lanois

Ben Lanois — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:06:02 +0000

Eric-

Do you think this is possible with 7200rpm drives? I'm a noob when it comes to SATA/PATA, etc., so I don't even know if 7200rpm exists in the format the drives need to be for RAID 0. I currently have a 7200rpm Seagate drive in my computer - Would I have to switch it out in order to install two drives as an array?

Thanks,

Ben

By: A.Carl

A.Carl — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:39:59 +0000

You should mention in your “review” that MCE Optibay is only for PATA disks. Good thing to remember since most new 2.5″ HD is SATA with a totally different connector. My MCE Optibay didn’t fit my new WD 320GB 2.5″ HD… :(

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2007 post statistics | Eric Cheng’s Journal — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:14:16 +0000

[...] 320GB striped array (RAID 0) in a Macbook Pro [...]

By: Mike Benner

Mike Benner — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:42:49 +0000

Do the drives have to be identical or can I use two different brands as long as the RPM and GB are the same?

By: Chris in Emeryville

Chris in Emeryville — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:18:15 +0000

Hi Eric,

Would you consider upgrading my MacBook Pro for me. I'll pay you to do it!

By: echeng

echeng — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:17:17 +0000

Mike - setup is still working like a champ. The heat isn’t that bad; I don’t even notice it anymore.

By: MPB

MPB — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:51:15 +0000

Whenever I take apart my laptop I always lose some of the screws, no matter how careful I am! And it never seems to go back together totally right, either.