mSATA devices are small scale SSD drives commonly used to cache larger slower hard disc drives
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How can I prohibit to Windows7 to turn off my HDD?
I have a notebook: ThinkPad Edge E530. I have just installed a new mSATA drive. The OS is installed on the mSATA drive, and the data are stored on the HDD. While using the computer (browsing etc.) I ...
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mSATA drive swap for Wireless card
I was doing some cleaning of my older Acer Aspire 3860 laptop and noticed that my wireless card looks alot like an mSATA drive. I have not been inside laptops too often (clean, add RAM) but never ...
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How do I install Windows 7 (with Intel RST) and Linux to dual boot on a Dell XPS 15?
I have recieved a new $work laptop, a Dell XPS 15 with a 128GB mSATA drive and a a 1TB 5400 HDD. It came with Windows 8 installed, which is not supported by my employer and must be re-installed with ...
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Raid 0 with Sata 3 and MSata SSDs
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 laptop, which has an MSata slot for MSata SSDs. The laptop came with a Seagate 5400 RPM 1TB HDD which I put in an external enclosure and installed an AData SP 900 Pro SSD ...
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How to check if laptop supports mSATA?
I have Dell inspiron 7520 laptop which has two configurations with mSATA connection and preinstalled mSATA card and without mSATA connection. Mine is without preinstalled mSATA card, but I found in ...
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How much space does mSATA drive take? [closed]
I have a board with one mPCIex fullsize and the other one halfsize. I was wondering whether do I need the fullsize slot for mSATA drive or the halfsize slot would suffice ?
The exact drive would be: ...
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Restoring RAID after linux installation
I have a Dell vostro 3460 with:
500 GB HDD
32 GB SSD mSATA (cache - not physical drive)
My former OS was Windows 7. I changed it to linux ubuntu but during the installation, I encountered problems ...
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Installing Ubuntu to dual-boot from mSATA
I'm about to recieve a 2012 Dell XPS 15 with 128GB mSATA and 1TB 5400rpm HDD, it should come with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.
I understand that Smart Response Technology (SRT) in the Intel Rapid Storage ...
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How do I install Windows 7 to boot with UEFI and Intel RST
I need to install Windows 7 x64 over the existing OS (unwanted factory issued Win8, for which I've already made restore media for) on a Dell XPS 15 (L521x). It needs to use UEFI boot and use the 128GB ...
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How is the extra mSATA SSD disk used/configured in a Dell XPS laptop?
Some machines in the new XPS laptop range from Dell come with a regular, large (500GB+) HDD and an additional 32GB m-SATA SSD. The only detail I can find about this extra drive on the Dell site is ...
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How could I connect my spare mSATA SSD to my laptop?
So I have a laptop, a ThinkPad T500. With a couple of USB 2.0 ports, an UltraBay (DVD-RW slim drive), and an inner miniPciEx (as far as I know) connectors.
Now... I have a spare mSATA SSD lying ...
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Install mSATA SSD on Lenovo A720
I apologize in advance for using tag names in title, it seemed it would be clearer this way
I just purchased a Lenovo A720 and they have a more expensive version than what I purchased that has a ...
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Ubuntu on an XPS 14 Ultrabook with mSATA cache and 500GB HD - how to partition for dual boot?
I am getting an XPS 14 ( http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-14-l421x/pd ) and I want to dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu. This thing has a 500GB standard HD and a 32GB mSATA that can be used as cache.
Does ...
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mSata drive as only a buffer, or as a real HD? [duplicate]
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What is the difference between mSATA and SATA SSDs?
I was under the impression that those cool 1.8" mSATA SSD drives (usually 32gb-64gb) could only be used for #1, never ...
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Upgrading msata Dell xps 14 ultrabook
I'm planning to upgrade the msata of my dell xps 14 to a Mushkin Atlas msata.
Currently my machine has the intel caching enabled. When I upgrade the drive and switch the sata mode to AHCI, will the ...
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Dell XPS 8500 how to disable the msata ssd from being used as a caching device
Is there a way to disable the msata ssd to be used as a caching device?
I want to install a regular SSD drive in sata 3 port and I don't want it to be cached by the msata. Otherwise it will make it ...
