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Triple Your Speed: How to Install an mSATA

SSD Boot Drive in Your Laptop

By Avram Piltch, LAPTOP Online Editorial Director | February 10, 201 01!" am

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$004B mechanical drive or a much +maller +tora/e +olution Fortunately, i your noteboo. ha+an m-ATA +lot, you can have the be+t o both *orld+, a lar/e hard drive or data +tora/e and a+)eedy --D boot drive or your o)eratin/ +y+tem and )ro/ram+

5hile not every la)to) oer+ m-ATA +u))ort, +everal )o)ular model+ rom 2011 do, includin/

mo+t Dell and Lenovo +y+tem+ 6 your noteboo. i+ available *ith a +olid +tate cache, even i youdon3t have it in your coni/uration, the +y+tem *ill have an em)ty P76e +lot, *hich you can u+eto connect an m-ATA --D (ou can al+o chec. the +ervice manual or your noteboo. or loo. at ali+t o m-ATAcom)atible noteboo.+ +uch a+ the one maintained by &y Di/ital Di+count

Thou/h you *on3t ind an m-ATA --D at your local Be+t Buy, you can )urcha+e one at anynumber o hard*are etailer+, includin/ 8e*E//, Ama9on, Ti/er Direct, &y Di/ital Di+countand &*ave 6ntel, 7rucial, ADATA and &u+h.in are amon/ the )o)ular --D vendor+ *ho ma.em-ATA drive+, *ith )rice+ ran/in/ rom :$$ or a 24B model to *ell over :200 or a 2;04Bca)acity

5e recommend )urcha+in/ at lea+t a 12%4B +i9e, *hich +hould co+t bet*een :100 and :1$0,de)endin/ on brand and +)eed+ <+ee our avorite --D+ here= 6 )o++ible, choo+e a drive that3+rated or -ATA 666 +)eed+ For thi+ tutorial, *e u+ed a 2;04B 6ntel $2$ -erie+ --D <:2>>= andin+talled it in a Thin.Pad T;0 noteboo.

To in+tall an m-ATA drive and ma.e it your boot drive, ollo* the+e in+truction+

Before You Begin:

1 Install disk imaging software. 5e recommend &acrium 'elect Free, *hich *e u+edor thi+ tutorial

2 Create a full a!kup of "our s"stem on an eternal drive ?+in/ &acrium 'elect Free,you can +im)ly +elect your hard drive under the 7reate a bac.u) tab, clic. @6ma/e thi+di+. and then choo+e a older on the eternal drive or +torin/ the ima/e ile+

Clear spa!e on "our #ard drive. &a.e +ure you don3t have more data on your harddrive than the m-ATA drive can accommodate 6 you bou/ht a 12%4B m-ATA --D andyour hard drive ha+ 2$04B o data on it, you3ll need to delete unnece++ary ile+ andtem)orarily move lar/e media ile+ onto eternal drive+ a+ nece++ary

; Install $as" BCD% a ree a))lication that hel)+ you control *hich drive i+ your boot

drive

$ &ake sure "ou #ave admin rig#ts. The 5indo*+ account you u+e to )erorm theu)/rade mu+t have admini+trator )rivile/e+ 6 it3+ the only or main account on the la)to),it )robably already i+ an admini+trative account To chec., launch the ?+er Account+ a))in the 5indo*+ 7ontrol Panel and the *ord Admini+trator +hould a))ear net to youru+ername either on the ir+t +creen or ater you clic. the &ana/e u+er account+ or&ana/e another account lin.+ 6 not, lo/ in to the admini+trative account, beore you

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)roceed

'#"si!al Installation:

1 (pen t#e "our noteook)s upgrade panel and lo!ate t#e 'CIe slot A thin +lot that3+made to accommodate a +tic. the +i9e o a )iece o /um, the P76e +lot i+ u+ually located

net to the 'A& 6 your noteboo. doe+n3t have an u)/rade )anel on it+ bac. +ide, youmay have to chec. it+ +ervice manual on the manuacturer3+ *eb+ite to ind out ho* toacce++ the P76e +lot

2 *emove t#e e+isting !a!#e drivei your noteboo. came *ith one in+talled 6 the +lot i+em)ty, +.i) thi+ +te)



,ns!rew t#e mounting s!rewand )ut it to the +ide

; Insert "our mSATA SSDinto the +lot Becau+e o a /roove in the +lot, you cannot in+ertit u)+ide do*n



$ *eatta!# t#e mounting s!rewto hold the m-ATA drive in )lace

" *epla!e t#e upgrade panel or clo+e any other )art+ o the cha++i+ you had to o)en

Ater you in+tall the drive, it +hould mount and a))ear a+ a drive letter on your com)uter 6 youdon3t +ee the drive, chec. 5indo*+3 Di+. &ana/ement ?tility, *hich a))ear+ under 7om)uter&ana/ement in the control )anel3+ Admini+trative Tool+ +ection 6 you don3t +ee it there, chec.to ma.e +ure it3+ connected )ro)erly



&ake t#e mSATA Drive Your Boot Drive:

1 Laun!# -indows Disk &anagement *hich a))ear+ a+ an o)tion in the 7om)uter&ana/ement control )anel a))

2 S#rink t#e main partition on "our #ard drive +o that it3+ the +ame +i9e or +maller thanyour m-ATA drive To +hrin. the )artition, ri/ht clic. on it and +elect -hrin. ColumeThen clic. the -hrin. button in the dialo/ bo that a))ear+



6t3+ not nece++ary to chan/e the deault value in the @amount o +)ace to +hrin. ield5hen you3re ini+hed +hrin.in/, the hard drive +hould have hundred+ o me/abyte+ o unallocated +)ace and the amount o allocated +)ace +hould be the +ame amount o le++

than the available +)ace on the m-ATA drive

Clone "our #ard drive to t#e mSATA SSD 6n &acrium 'elect Free, clic. @7lone thi+di+. and +elect the m-ATA di+. a+ your de+tination and ollo* the )rom)t+ 6 them-ATA drive ha+ any ei+tin/ )artition+ on it, delete them *hen /iven the o)tion Thi+ )roce++ could ta.e any*here rom 10 minute+ to hal an hour



Ater clonin/, your m-ATA drive3+ )artition+ *ill a))ear a+ drive letter+ *ith the +amevolume label+ and data a+ the )rimary hard drive o*ever, the m-ATA drive3+ main )artition *ill )robably not be the 7 drive, *hich *ill cau+e all .ind+ o )roblem+ untilyou ollo* the +te)+ belo* to i it 6 the m-ATA drive already labeled a+ 7, you can+.i) to +te) 22

; *estart "our 'C and $nter "our BI(S To acce++ the B6O- +etu) menu, interru)t the+tartu) by hittin/ the a))ro)riate .ey or your noteboo., *hich i+ u+ually one o the



unction .ey+ <F1 on our Thin.Pad=

$ C#ange t#e oot order in your B6O- +etu) menu and ran. the m-ATA drive hi/her thanthe hard drive The boot order +ubmenu a))ear+ in dierent )lac on dierent noteboo.+,



but on our Thin.Pad, it *a+ located under the -tartu) Tab

" Laun!# $as"BCD in -indows.



# Cli!k BCD Ba!kup *epair

% Sele!t /!#ange oot drive0 and !li!k 'erform A!tion.



> Sele!t t#e mSATA drive)s -indows drive letter on the menu that a))ear+ ?+ually thi+*ill be drive D or E, becau+e the old hard drive +till ha+ letter 7

10 Cli!k $dit Boot &enu.



11 Delete all t#e entries by hi/hli/htin/ each and clic.in/ Delete

12 Cli!k Add 1ew $ntr"

1 $nter /1ew -indows Drive0 as 1ame and ma.e +ure -elect 5indo*+ Ci+ta#% i++elected on the Ty)e )ulldo*n



1; Sele!t t#e mSATA drive)s drive letter and Cli!k Add $ntr"



1$ &ake sure t#at t#e mSATA drive is ot# t#e oot devi!e and -indows drive byclic.in/ Cie* -ettin/+ in Ea+yB7D

1" *eoot t#e 'C.

1# Laun!# *egedit Either hit 5indo*+ ' and ty)e 'e/edit into the 'un bo or ind the

)ro/ram by +earchin/



1% 1avigate to H2$Y3L(CAL3&ACHI1$4SYST$&4&ountedDevi!es

1> *ename t#e 4DosDevi!es4C: to 4DosDevi!es45: +o that the hard drive3+ 5indo*+ )artition *ill no* be the G drive 6 the hard drive ha+ any other )artition+ *ith driveletter+, chan/e their letter+ to lo*eral)habet letter+ al+o

20 *ename t#e ke" asso!iated wit# t#e mSATA drive)s -indows partition <e!HDo+Device+HD or HDo+Device+HE!= to HDo+Device+H7! 'ename any the .ey+ or anyother )artition+ on the m-ATA drive to relect the drive letter+ the ori/inal )artition+ u+edon the hard drive



21 Close *egedit and *eoot "our 'C. 6 you did everythin/ correctly, the la)to) *ill no* boot o the m-ATA drive, *hich *ill al+o be the 7 drive

22 (pen t#e Disk &anagement tool and veriy that the m-ATA drive3+ 5indo*+ )artitioni+ no* the 7 drive

2 $+tend t#e -indows partition on t#e mSATA drive +o it u+e+ all available +)ace Toe)and the )artition, +im)ly ri/ht clic. on it, +elect Etend and clic. 8et a cou)le o

time+ +o 5indo*+ add+ all available unallocated +)ace to it



2; Delete all of t#e partitions on t#e #ard drive. To delete a )artition, ri/ht clic. on it and+elect Delete Colume

2$ Create a rand new partition on t#e #ard drive% using all availale spa!e.To create ane* )artition, ri/ht clic. on the unallocated +)ace and clic. 7reate 8e* Colume thenollo* the )rom)t+

(our la)to) +hould no* boot o o the m-ATA drive *ith it+ 5indo*+ )artition +ho*in/a+ your 7 drive The hard drive *ill be a hu/e blan. )artition you can u+e or data



T#e 'a"off

-o Iu+t ho* much o a )erormance beneit can you /et rom an m-ATA --DJ Our Thin.PadT;0 did not +u))ort the ull -ATA " 4b+ throu/h)ut o our 6ntel --D $2$ drive, but *e +till+a* a +i/niicant +)eed bum)

On 7ry+talDi+.&ar., a +ynthetic te+t that mea+ure+ tran+er +)eed+, the m-ATA --D )rovided+eKuential read and *rite +)eed+ o 2";# 21 &B)+, about double the hard drive3+ 12$1 12;% &B)+ rate+ 5hile the hard drive too. 1 minute and $# +econd+ <;$ &B)+= to com)letethe LAPTOP File Tran+er Te+t, *hich involve+ co)yin/ ;>#4B o ile+, the --D )erormed the+ame ta+. in Iu+t $ +econd+ <1;$; &B)+=

5ith the m-ATA --D, 5indo*+ # booted in Iu+t 0 +econd+, a 2$ )ercent im)rovement over it+;0+econd hard drive boot time Even better, it launched Photo+ho) 7- " to a ;00&B T6F ile in Iu+t "" +econd+ *hile the hard drive too. 21# +econd+ The --D al+o o)ened Adobe 'eader 6to a $00)a/e PDF in Iu+t $ +econd+ about hal the time it too. the hard drive <#1 +econd+=







5ith the real*orld )erormance im)rovement+ an m-ATA --D oer+, you can +)end le++ time*aitin/ or your P7 to com)lete ta+.+ and more time /ettin/ thin/+ done (ou don3t even have to/ive u) your hi/hca)acity hard drive in return

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Avram Piltch, LAPTOP Online Editorial Director The oicial 4ee.+ 4ee., a+ hi+ *ee.ly column i+ titled, Avram Piltch ha+ /uided theeditorial and )roduction o La)to)ma/com +ince 200# 5ith hi+ technical .no*led/e

and )a++ion or te+tin/, Avram )ro/rammed +everal o LAPTOPM+ real*orld benchmar.+, includin/ the LAPTOP Battery Te+t e hold+ a ma+ter3+ de/ree in En/li+hrom 8(?Avram 'ilt!#% LA'T(' (nline $ditorial Dire!tor on

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