Just curious, is this an Alienware m17 R4? Otherwise it looks like 2 x 512 GB M.2 PCIe SSD drives set in a RAID 0 array (the boot drive), and a 512 GB M.2 PCIe SSD for storage. Going by the specs I assume the RAID array drives are 2280 and the storage drive is 2230. Just guessing as you did not list the model your ordered.
Hi @thspiralwelcome to this user to user discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Dell Support for Alienware m17 R3 Setup & Specifications Storage capabilities depend on the model purchased. The M.2 storage interface is PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe. From your description, your model supports One M.2 2230 solid-state drive and Two M.2 2280 solid-state drives.
Having RAID 0 as the boot drive, requires the OS (C:) information to be shared 50% & 50% on the two drives. There has been discussion about having RAID 0, but there is no peceptional performance increase for a home computer and a single ultrafast 1 or 2 TB NVMe drive is the wise choice for the OS (C:) drive. Then if the system cannot be recovered, just swap in the single NVMe clone OS (C:) drive to get the system up and running within minutes. If the RAID 0 boot drive cannot be recovered, both drives have to be replaced with the two drive clone that has to be created external to the laptop or a different Disaster Recovery Plan option used.
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Just curious, is this an Alienware m17 R4? Otherwise it looks like 2 x 512 GB M.2 PCIe SSD drives set in a RAID 0 array (the boot drive), and a 512 GB M.2 PCIe SSD for storage. Going by the specs I assume the RAID array drives are 2280 and the storage drive is 2230. Just guessing as you did not list the model your ordered.
thspiral
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February 15th, 2021 15:00
Ahh, sorry. It’s been a while since I asked a question about tech. The specs are:
Alienware m17 R3
ITEM NUMBER
210-AVMQ
QUANTITY
1
crimsom
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February 16th, 2021 02:00
Hi @thspiral welcome to this user to user discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Dell Support for Alienware m17 R3 Setup & Specifications Storage capabilities depend on the model purchased. The M.2 storage interface is PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe. From your description, your model supports One M.2 2230 solid-state drive and Two M.2 2280 solid-state drives.
Having RAID 0 as the boot drive, requires the OS (C:) information to be shared 50% & 50% on the two drives. There has been discussion about having RAID 0, but there is no peceptional performance increase for a home computer and a single ultrafast 1 or 2 TB NVMe drive is the wise choice for the OS (C:) drive. Then if the system cannot be recovered, just swap in the single NVMe clone OS (C:) drive to get the system up and running within minutes. If the RAID 0 boot drive cannot be recovered, both drives have to be replaced with the two drive clone that has to be created external to the laptop or a different Disaster Recovery Plan option used.
Please click on Kudos to say thank you for response from another user. Please share an update on progress, so that other users derive benefit from your experience. Thank you.