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October 10th, 2022 11:00
XPS One 2720, replacing the mSATA Mini-Card
Hello,
The utility CrystalDiskInfo tells me that my "SAMSUNG SSD CM851 mSATA 32GB 32.0 GB" needs replacing. Is this a simple case of removing the old one and adding a replacement with the same specs, or are there other things that I need to do in the BIOS also?
Thanks in advance!
Unknown. I never cared for that Intel-RST mini-raid nonsense.
If you are planning on keeping the machine I suggest backup, re-config drives, and clean-install Windows.
For the C-Drive I suggest a single SATA-based SSD. I suppose you could put a new higher-capacity mSATA SSD in that slot (like a 256gb or 512gb).
However, if there is another available drive-bay ... I think I would just remove the bad 32gb mSATA SSD * AND * and any old spinning-platter HDD ... and just install a single 2.5inch SATA-3/600 SSD. They are very common and affordable.
Clean install Windows-10 64bit. It should successfully use the existing Windows-7 or Windows-8 key and activate as legit.
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Posted October 11th, 2022 12:00
@mark66collins The 32-GB mSATA is used as a cache for the HDD, so you can't simply swap in a new mSATA card. If you do that, Windows won't boot because it won't be able to find the cache that was stored on the old mSATA SSD.
You have to disable acceleration first. Then you can replace the mSATA SSD and re-enable acceleration. Read this thread.
mSATA is old tech so you don't want to spend a lot to replace/upgrade the 32-GB SSD because it won't be usable in any future PC.