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XPS 710 Harddrive errors.
Dell has installed two different brands of harddrive into my 710 raid? One is a western Dig and the other is a ST something (seagate I think) My friends 710 has two western digi's in raid. The thing is im getting errors on the disk. and want to know whether this could cause it. This is a picture of the different drives in my raid.(red arrows).
http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dellmixeddrivesxz8.jpg
Like I said in my friend pc theres 2 of the same drives.!!!!!
Message Edited by itskrom on 01-24-2008 08:49 PM
http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dellmixeddrivesxz8.jpg
Like I said in my friend pc theres 2 of the same drives.!!!!!
Message Edited by itskrom on 01-24-2008 08:49 PM
- See how my computers specifications are listed? List yours the same way with as much of the same info as you can. Also is this a new system that you just purchased?XPS 720 H2C
QX6700 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.47GHz
4GB RAM
Dual 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX
SATA RAID 0 with Dual 160GB 10k RPM Hard Drives
X-Fi sound card
Ageia PhysX Processor
1 kilowatt Power Supply
Windows XP Pro
Message Edited by Gontue on 01-24-2008 09:58 PM - If you ordered your system with RAID 0 as indicated on your paperwork. Then the two drives MUST be identical for it to work. The drives must be from the same manufacturer with all the exact same specifications.XPS 720 H2C
QX6700 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.47GHz
4GB RAM
Dual 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX
SATA RAID 0 with Dual 160GB 10k RPM Hard Drives
X-Fi sound card
Ageia PhysX Processor
1 kilowatt Power Supply
Windows XP Pro - Yep new system
yes it came with raid 0, just like my freinds, but with different drives like you see in the picture.
I have not touched the raid.
its 710 h2c qx6700@3.2
8800gtx's etc
2x 320gb hd 7200rpm in raid 0
2gb ram
x-fi
And was ordered with raid 0. I prob still have the email, with my order details on.
Im going to contact dell about it, I want it changed, its clearly a mistake by the builder of the computer.
Message Edited by itskrom on 01-25-2008 08:49 AM
Message Edited by itskrom on 01-25-2008 08:51 AM - NO I have had the system for a while now, bought from the main dell site, its not easy finding software that sees the two drive names in raid.
It taken me this long to find it, after all I wasnt looking for it, just have these disk problems and have been working to fix it, only when I had access to a freinds exact same computer (in every detail) I noticed his drives, two western digi's. checked mine, and they are clearly different.
Only had it about 9 months or something, its well "in" warrenty, that was 2yrs.
Message Edited by itskrom on 01-25-2008 07:23 PM
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QX6700 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.47GHz
4GB RAM
Dual 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX
SATA RAID 0 with Dual 160GB 10k RPM Hard Drives
X-Fi sound card
Ageia PhysX Processor
1 kilowatt Power Supply
Windows XP Pro