Recent content by shortmort37

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    Inspiron 660 system drive mirroring

    I have an Inspiron 660, and I'm running Windows 8.1. I'd like to software mirror my 1 TB system drive to another. Is this possible, and how can I do it without trashing my existing system drive? If so, can someone outline the steps for me? Thanks Dan
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    Headphones don't appear as playback device

    I recently replaced my Dell Inspiron 660 MoBo. Now my Conexant SmartAudio HD device doesn't recognize that it has a front headphone playback device (although it does recognize the front microphone device, which is present without a phono jack, and defaulted whenever I plug the phono jack in)...
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    Dell Inspiron 660: Bad BIOS?

    *BUMP*. No comments? Dan
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    Dell Inspiron 660: Bad BIOS?

    What follows below is a summary to the Dell support site. Gory details, if you're interested - but before you go there: I should note that recently, I've been unable to save and exit my BIOS and have it boot into the OS. I've had to cycle power (although, changes were effective). I flashed...
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    Adding a StarTech PEXSAT32 to a Dell Inspiron 660

    I finally got around to installing this controller in my Dell Inspiron 660. Without moving the SATA cables, I booted, and Windows reported the controller, just as the booklet said. I then rebooted, but saw no splash for the controller - I typed CTRL-m any way, but it booted into Windows. Per...
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    Adding a StarTech PEXSAT32 to a Dell Inspiron 660

    My bad! I now realize that RAID 0 is striping; my intent is to mirror my boot drive (RAID 1). Sorry for the misdirect. So, is it possible? Can I create a RAID 1 array using my existing boot drive, and mirror it to the virgin drive? What are the steps I would need to take (after first...
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    Adding a StarTech PEXSAT32 to a Dell Inspiron 660

    It has a 1TB Seagate ST1000524AS as the boot drive. I want to RAID 0 it with a 1TB Western Digital WD10EZEX using the PEXSAT32. If I plug both drives into it, will it just work?! After going through the BIOS config, of course... The instructions are a little short on detail. Thanks Dan