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Raid and Turbo memory

W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
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Raid and Turbo memory

#1 Post by jayanthd » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:52 pm

Can someone enlighten me if Raid 0/RAID 1 is compatible with Turbo memory in the pci-e slot in the W 700Ds?

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Re: Raid and Turbo memory

#2 Post by ThinkRob » Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:17 pm

No idea. But I would recommend you just skip out on "Turbo Memory" altogether. It's basically worthless. Put the money towards more RAM and I guarantee you'll see better results.
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Re: Raid and Turbo memory

#3 Post by schmidtj » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:58 am

I opted out of the Turbo Memory after reading some forum/blogs of people having major issues with it. Rather than more memory over the 4GB I ordered with the W700 I chose the 7200rpm drives. My RAID 1 works every bit as well as I expected.

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Re: Raid and Turbo memory

#4 Post by barrywohl » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:45 pm

I run Turbo Memory and a RAID 1 configuration with two new 450GB 7200 rpm hard drives.

It runs fine, but I am also skeptical as to whether Turbo Memory has much benefit. (Previously I posted on this board that it did, but with more extensive use, I doubt it.

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