NVME SSD's in RAID 0 on an MSI GT-72

[CJoshuaV]

I've ordered an MSI GT-72 laptop, and it's coming with one M.2 512GB SSD, and one 1TB 2.5" SSD.

I'd like to add a second M.2 NVME 512GB SSD, and then use them in RAID 0 as a single drive.

Since the NVME drive will have the OS on it, will I need to do a clean install of the OS, or is them some way to preserve the data on the first drive when I combine them in RAID 0?

 

[USAFRet]

I'd like to add a second M.2 NVME 512GB SSD, and then use them in RAID 0 as a single drive.

Why?

or is them some way to preserve the data on the first drive when I combine them in RAID 0?

No.

 

[CJoshuaV]

Thanks! I thought it might be easier than splitting my Steam library across both drives. Sheer laziness on my part.

 

[BadActor]

Does that laptop even have two M.2 slots and support NVME Raid? I didn't see anything about it in the specs. You might possibly be able to clone the OS to the hard drive and then boot up on it, create your RAID array and then clone the OS system back. Not sure if that would work, but an interesting idea.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks! I thought it might be easier than splitting my Steam library across both drives. Sheer laziness on my part.

Putting your Steam library on multiple drives is trivial. Takes all of 30 seconds to set up.

 

[CJoshuaV]

Does that laptop even have two M.2 slots and support NVME Raid?

It has 4 NVME M.2 slots, believe it or not, and does support NVME RAID. Many of the higher-end configurations come pre-set that way.

 

[CJoshuaV]

Putting your Steam library on multiple drives is trivial. Takes all of 30 seconds to set up.

You're right, of course. I have Steam on my desktop split between an SSD and an HDD. I just thought it might be worth trying, especially since I'm not concerned about data loss with Steam.

Sometimes even Army NCO's get lazy.

 

[BadActor]

LOL, retired Ssg. I know what you mean.

 

[USAFRet]

When trying to save effort, some things sound easier than others. Often, they are not.