mSATA devices are small scale SSD drives commonly used to cache larger slower hard disc drives
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Installing applications off Msata SSD Drive?
So i have a windows 7 running on a 32GB Msata SSD drive.
I have tons of game to install, (Dota2, GTA , NBA.. etc) and definitely the SSD is not enough to fit in all this things.
So my question is if ...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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mSATA support in dell inspiron 15r se 7520 [closed]
i just want to know whether 128 gb mSATA ssd supports my system.i saw the posts saying that inspiron 7520 has mSATA port in the daughter board.so i'm going for the upgrade.so please tell me whether a ...
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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: ...
