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February 4th, 2014 01:00

Using msata 32GB ssd as boot drive. Dell 5423

Hello,

I installed win8.1 on msata 32gb ssd but after restart laptop do not recognize the boot drive and windows does not boot and what steps i need to take on system bios. l think i need to turn off intel smart reponse technology and select ahci or ata mode.  How to solve this issue? 

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    Posted February 4th, 2014 04:00

    You can change the mode in BIOS setup and try reloading the OS, but 32G is too small for  Windows boot drive.  You will need a larger capacity mSATA drive -- 120G bare minimum, 250 better.