Smart Bay stuff?? ... Does anyone have any idea when the "smart bay" addons will be ready to purchase? I am talking about the extra hard drive and/or ...

blazertrek50 · 08-01-2008, 11:37 PM

Does anyone have any idea when the "smart bay" addons will be ready to purchase? I am talking about the extra hard drive and/or battery modules that fit into the smart bay.

linuxguy · 08-02-2008, 07:23 AM

They've been ready for a long time. They just don't advertise them on their web site. You have to call AW Customer Service. They'll hook you up. See my sig.

Note: If you're wanting to buy a Smart Bay hard drive make sure you get the carriage/tray for it as well.

nKiwan · 08-04-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by linuxguy

They've been ready for a long time. They just don't advertise them on their web site. You have to call AW Customer Service. They'll hook you up. See my sig.

Note: If you're wanting to buy a Smart Bay hard drive make sure you get the carriage/tray for it as well.

I read in ur sig that you got multiple OS running, are you triple booting? I'm trying to install Vista 64bit, it got V32 running, but cant seem to dual boot with V64, wont read off CD... How did you do it?

blazertrek50 · 08-04-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nKiwan

I read in ur sig that you got multiple OS running, are you triple booting? I'm trying to install Vista 64bit, it got V32 running, but cant seem to dual boot with V64, wont read off CD... How did you do it?

Actually my sig shows that I have three diff laptops and they are all running Vista, though I am toying with the idea of adding XP pro back to my Dell so I can use it. Probably won't since I will most likely sell the Dell XPS M1210 soon.

nKiwan · 08-04-2008, 05:07 PM

I was referring to Linuxguy, hence the quote.

blazertrek50 · 08-04-2008, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKiwan

I was referring to Linuxguy, hence the quote.

I wasn't really paying attention as I am very tired, sorry

linuxguy · 08-04-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKiwan

I read in ur sig that you got multiple OS running, are you triple booting? I'm trying to install Vista 64bit, it got V32 running, but cant seem to dual boot with V64, wont read off CD... How did you do it?

As my sig says, I have *2* 250GB drives running on my m15x simultaneously. XP on one hard drive (the Smart Bay), Vista 32-bit and SuSE Linux 10.3 64-bit on the other (inside).

You need to use an external USB DVD drive to install to a dual-internal hard drive system for the Smart Bay drive.

Learn how to control your BIOS configuration.

It worked for me.

blazertrek50 · 08-04-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxguy

As my sig says, I have *2* 250GB drives running on my m15x simultaneously. XP on one hard drive (the Smart Bay), Vista 32-bit and SuSE Linux 10.3 64-bit on the other (inside).

You need to use an external USB DVD drive to install to a dual-internal hard drive system for the Smart Bay drive.

Learn how to control your BIOS configuration.

It worked for me.

How much did the Smart Bay hard drive cost you?

linuxguy · 08-05-2008, 04:59 AM

The 320GB 7200 drive is about $163. The Smart Bay hard drive enclosure runs about $16.

blazertrek50 · 08-06-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by linuxguy

The 320GB 7200 drive is about $163. The Smart Bay hard drive enclosure runs about $16.

Any idea how much the smart bay battery runs? Thanks

littlefrankus · 08-06-2008, 12:07 PM

i dont think the smartbay cost alot someone stated it cost around 80 bucks for the battery... you will have to call and get your 10% discount too...

08-01-2008, 11:37 PM	#1
blazertrek50 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 152 Credits: 2,100	Smart Bay stuff?? Does anyone have any idea when the "smart bay" addons will be ready to purchase? I am talking about the extra hard drive and/or battery modules that fit into the smart bay. __________________ New Alienware M17X - Space Black - Intel Core2 Extreme Quad QX9300 - 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz - 17-inch WideUXGA - Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M - 500GB Drive - Slot-Load Dual Layer Blu-ray Combo Area-51® m15x Silver Skullcap Design 15.4" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT

08-02-2008, 07:23 AM	#2
linuxguy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: what location? Posts: 186 Credits: 1,383	They've been ready for a long time. They just don't advertise them on their web site. You have to call AW Customer Service. They'll hook you up. See my sig. Note: If you're wanting to buy a Smart Bay hard drive make sure you get the carriage/tray for it as well. __________________ Asus G51VX-A1: QX9300\|8GB\|1TB 7200 RAID-0\|WUXGA+\|nVidia GTX 260M 1GB \|OpenSuSE 11.1 64\|Vista 64 ASUS G50VT-A1: 2.53Ghz\|8 GB\|1TB 7200 RPM RAID-0\|WSXGA+\|nVidia 9800M GS 512MB\|Vista 64 AlienWare m15x : 2.5Ghz\|4GB\|Dual internal 250GB 7200's\|1920x1200\|nVidia 8800M GTX 512MB\|SuSE Linux 10.3\|XP Pro \| Vista 2 AlienWare m5550's : 2.0 Ghz\|2GB\|160GB 7200\|1920x1200\|nVidia 7600 256MB\|XP Pro

08-05-2008, 04:59 AM	#9
linuxguy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: what location? Posts: 186 Credits: 1,383	The 320GB 7200 drive is about $163. The Smart Bay hard drive enclosure runs about $16. __________________ Asus G51VX-A1: QX9300\|8GB\|1TB 7200 RAID-0\|WUXGA+\|nVidia GTX 260M 1GB \|OpenSuSE 11.1 64\|Vista 64 ASUS G50VT-A1: 2.53Ghz\|8 GB\|1TB 7200 RPM RAID-0\|WSXGA+\|nVidia 9800M GS 512MB\|Vista 64 AlienWare m15x : 2.5Ghz\|4GB\|Dual internal 250GB 7200's\|1920x1200\|nVidia 8800M GTX 512MB\|SuSE Linux 10.3\|XP Pro \| Vista 2 AlienWare m5550's : 2.0 Ghz\|2GB\|160GB 7200\|1920x1200\|nVidia 7600 256MB\|XP Pro

08-06-2008, 12:07 PM	#11
littlefrankus I just probed you! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,315 Credits: 15,223	i dont think the smartbay cost alot someone stated it cost around 80 bucks for the battery... you will have to call and get your 10% discount too... __________________ m9750: 2.0 Intel Core2 Duo/Tv Tuner/Windows XP MCE/1440 x 900 LCD/2GB Dual Channel DDR2/512MB 7950 GTX/ 3 Year Warranty ordered m9750 on MAY 26 Phase 2: 5/26/07 Phase 5: 6/28/07 Phase 6: 6/29/07 Phase 8: 7/03/07 Phase 9: 7/03/07 Landed 7/06/07 3dmark06:6147 3dmark 05: 9492 3dmark03 : 21019

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nKiwan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Credits: 232	I was referring to Linuxguy, hence the quote.

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