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    Advice on spare mSATA

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by alienowl, Aug 19, 2013.

  1. alienowl

    alienowl Notebook Consultant

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    I recently installed a Crucial 256GB mSata in my M14X R2. It’s been running excellently for about two weeks now. The drive it replaced was a 120GB Mushkin mSata. There were no problems with the Mushkin, but I wanted the freedom of more space and was able to pick up the Crucial. I’m really happy with the results so far.

    I have an enclosure for the Mushkin, a MyDigital SSD USB 3.0 mSATA Case.

    I have the old OS on the Mushkin, but I would like to use the drive as an external backup for my work files--mostly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and various other files. However, I will be leaving the country for a year and I’d also like to keep the Mushkin as a backup OS in case anything happens with the Crucial.

    Any suggestions: should I reformat the Mushkin or keep it unused in case of emergency?

    If I keep the OS on the Mushkin, would it be a good idea to use the remaining space for work files? The Mushkin currently has about 60GB free.

    Thanks
     
    alienowl, Aug 19, 2013
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  2. edwardamin13

    edwardamin13 Notebook Consultant

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    I don't see why not, you can use it as backup OS and workfile backup as well. I'm sure 60 GB is more than you need for your workfile :p
     
    edwardamin13, Aug 19, 2013
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  3. WhatsThePoint

    WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you keep the OS and turn off hibernation on the drive you can gain back up to 12GB of useable space.
     
    WhatsThePoint, Aug 19, 2013
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