Posts by crsimms

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=147623 We got a little off topic for the thread, but here is a discussion about eSATA. I had done a few benchmarks (not the most valid benchmark, but it works). musiclover, The nice...

What Mr. Rulz said. That's exactly what I did. Driver only no utility. I know there is a why to disable the utility, but since I don't have it installed, I couldn't tell you how.

TJ, try turning off the Intel Proset utility and use the Windows Wireless Connection Interface. I've had much better luck using Windows to manage my connections.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../features.mspx Supports up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to two symmetric multiprocessors. That's 32bit, btw. 64bit XP supports 128 GBs of RAM. ...

How about this cable? It doesn't get power to the drive, but it should get the connection outside the laptop. http://www.satagear.com/221003A_SATA_Cable.html You could use something like this and an external...

Okay, I benchmarked the eSATA enclosure today. It's not entirely an apples to apples comparison as I didn't swap the drives, but it does show some interesting numbers. I ran HD Tach on the Fujitsu 100 GB 5400 rpm that originally came...

The expresscard raid would not work with the internal drive. In addition, you probably wouldn't want to create a raid set spanning an internal drive and an external drive. I wouldn't just because you could never use your laptop without...

Quote: Originally Posted by chevyrulz099 anybody know how exactly acronis true image 90 will work with a raid setup? will i restore the Image to BOTH drives? or what It will see the raid volume, not the...

HD, actually, I benchmarked with a 5400 rpm 2.5" drive and a 7200 2.5" drive. I purchased my E1505 with the 5400 rpm and bought the 7200 rpm after market. I ran both through the eSATA. I don't remember the exact difference,...

Have you considered going eSATA? It may not be as portable, but it is very fast. I've got the SIIG eSATA Express Card with an external enclosure. SIIG even makes a raid express card. Combine one of those with an eSATA RAID case...