msata

Forum discussion tagged with msata.
  1. M

    Question Dell Inspirion SDD install problem

    Hi Folks: I have had this laptop a long time. It’s been running excruciatingly slow. I am trying to extend it’s life. I bought a new 4 Tb SSD to replace current HDD. I also bought a new 256 gb mSATA disk to use as boot disk for windows only. I uninstalled HDD, reinstalled SSD and also installed...
  2. Petrushka9

    Question Toshiba/Dynabook Portege Z30 can't boot UEFI mSATA SSD above 128 GB

    I am having an issue with a Toshiba Portege Z30 BIOS VER. 6.5 03/06/2018 (latest) Have Windows 10 Pro installed On a 128 GB mSATA SSD in UEFI mode and that runs fine. TPM and Secure boot off. No fast boot option in this BIOS. Got a new Kingston 512 GB mSATA SSD to transfer my system to. Have...
  3. B

    Question Msata ssd to ddr4 motherboard?

    Hey all is there a way i can get my msata ssd ( which is i believe a ddr3 ssd) to my z270 tomawhawk arsenal gaming ? I just wonder if it work ? Or is there a converter or something , thanks in advance
  4. X

    [SOLVED] Surface Pro 3 Data Recovery

    I would be especially grateful and thankful to anyone who can help me out with this problem. We have a surface pro 3 where Windows went nuts and we cannot get windows to boot at all. We’ve tried everything under the sun and at this point the only concern we have is getting the data off of the...
  5. D

    Question mSATA SSD appears as SCSI

    Dell E7450 Win10 16G I want to replace by 257G msata with a 1TB, but the 1TB is showing as a scsi drive and not a lettered drive Before I clone, I believe I need to the new 1TB msata appear as a letter drive. I have a sabrent msata ssd drive enclosure for the 1TB
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    Question Adding an unsupported amount of storage to laptop

    My laptop specs says that it supports this for storage: *Supports Quadruple-Storage System 128/256GB mSATA SSD 128/256GB mSATA SSD + 500/750GB/1TB 2.5" HDD 5400/7200rpm 128/256GB mSATA SSD + 128/256GB mSATA SSD + 500/750GB/1TB 2.5" HDD 5400/7200rpm 500/750GB/1TB 2.5" HDD 5400/7200rpm I would...
  7. H

    [SOLVED] MSATA gl551

    Hello, I have a Gl551jw-ds71 laptop that came with a 1TB HDD. I'd like to keep that drive and add an msata ssd to it Is it possible? If so how? I can see a connector from the HDD RAM compartment
  8. R

    [SOLVED] m.2/ nvme/ PCIE lanes advice for storage setup.

    Hi, Due to a deficiency in storage I am currently contemplating upgrading e.g. my CPU/motherboard or come to terms with the limitation and buy larger storage. I run a: Asrock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 Ryzen 5 3600 32GB DDR4 3200 SLOT STATUS NOTES M2_1 Ultra PCIe Gen3 x4 Empty Shares lanes...
  9. Xwolfgangx

    [SOLVED] Can I use a MSATA port as cache for my HDD's

    I currently have two Samsung 860 SATA 256GB SSDs, (one with MY OS only and one for Call of Duty lol) and a 2TB Hard Disk with all my other games and movies. I have an I7-3770k and a Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3, which has an MSATA port attached. My question is, could I buy a 16 or 32GB MSATA card and use...
  10. IRollingStonesI

    [SOLVED] How to determine my motherborad has a msata slot or not

    Hello, I'm thinking of buying a mSATA ssd i have a MSI z97 pc mate mother board with SATAIII SSD installed. I checked the technical specifications of the motherboard via MSİ official product site at https://tr.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97-PC-Mate.html there is nothing about mSATA port or support...
  11. M

    [SOLVED] Chip IDs of Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB ?

    Does anyone of you have the Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB bought from Samsung more or less directly (rather than from eBay or dubious resellers)? If so, I'd be grateful to you if you could post the relevant parts of the S.M.A.R.T. information (e.g., parts output via smartctl) showing the chipset...
  12. Slycooper91

    Question msata adapters for older laptop?

    Is there some adapter that can convert one of the mini pcie port in a dv7-1270us to a msata port? The ports work with a mini pci-e to USB adapter and i can plug a USB flash drive and it works, but it doesn't work with a msata pci card the card just heats up. the msata card works in my msata to...
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    [SOLVED] Is msata ssd plus an hdd worth it?

    I have a laptop which has a 256 gb ssd on it and it has a free msata slot. I was wondering if it is worth it to replace the SSD with an HDD and add an msata ssd? And would it make the laptop slower?
  14. Lil’bertz

    [SOLVED] Mini PCIe Wifi Card to PCIe 2.0 x1 adapter

    Will this work or fast? i want keep my wifi card of my laptop because it served me well
  15. M

    Question mSATA with sata 3 adapter am3 motherboard

    Hello everyone , I have a emachine small form factor pc I've been upgrading . As of right now these are the specs : AMD Athlon ii x2 220 CPU 16 GB DDR3 Kit ( 8x2 ) Emachine Motherboard Model - EL1352 K10 Bridge R7 350X GPU Generic PSU ( If it makes a difference i'll be putting a 500w evga...
  16. Mo.R

    Question Can i tape Msata down?

    Hi, I have a lenovo c40-30 AIO which has a Msata port connecting a dvd player. I want to use that to connect a Msata for my OS. I don't have an enclosure and screws on the computer to hold it in place and i was wondering if I could tape it down. Would that be a bad idea? Thanks
  17. HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth

    Question What are the Silicon Motion (2246) based mSATA SSDs?

    Looking for high capacity (960GB and 1TB) mSATA SSDs that are based on Silicon Motion SMI2246 controller. I can find small capacities but mainly looking for larger ones. I saw 1 name TriColorDogfish or TCDogfish (!!) SSD but not sure how that is. Any advice highly appreciated
  18. B

    SSD Doesn't Appear in BIOS Boot Menu

    I recently had all of my computer components moved into a new case, with more room for future upgrades. In the process I also installed some liquid cooling tubes for the cpu, and added 32 GB of ram since everything was being moved around. Everything was working just fine with no issues...
  19. D

    How to appropriately connect risers to motherboard?

    So I have MSI gaming carbon pro ac Z370 motherboard. Here are the specifications. Here is the picture of the motherboard. I dont know the terminology so i will just try to explain my question. I see I have 3 "big" slots for graphic cards and 3 "little" which are the default ones for the...
  20. P

    Asus laptop battery not charging

    My asus laptop is not charging anymore. The adapter works fine but the power doesn't go through the laptop to charge the battery. It works on battery just fine but not with the power cord as it use to, maybe a blown fuse or something? I think its the difference in power voltage that caused...
  21. Daan32

    Icon's are wierd after creators update

    Hello, I just installed the windows 10 creators update but now the icons on the bottom row moved a little bit up (so they are not on the taskbar anymore). Before the update this wasn't there, but now it is. I didn't buy a new monitor neither did I change anything in the settings. Thanks in...
  22. Potato825

    Hyper 212 EVO vs Hyper 212 LED

    I want to know if the Hyper 212 LED is literally the same exact cooler as the 212 EVO, but with LEDs. DO they have the same performance?
  23. Y

    how can i know if it can fit it

    This is specs ---> https://gyazo.com/0b6156e49781e8e853d6b9f02dfa1d71 How can i know the MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC GDDR5 graphic card would clearly fit in to my computer? cause im buying it through amazon...
  24. P

    No signal when booting, all fans and LEDS work fine.

    Hold power button, everything runs fine (all fans and lights), no signal. I've checked all the connections and they're fine. Dead GPU? I heard someone say dead CPU and my heart stopped, but I'm sure it's not as my pc can just run forever fine, just has no display (from what I've seen a dead CPU...
  25. C

    Upgrade Skylake i3 to Ivy/Sandy Bridge i7?

    Would it be worth it to upgrade from a skylake i3 to a ivy/sandy bridge i7? Assuming that i sell the i3 and mobo for the same price as the ivy/sandy bridge i7 + mobo i bought would it be worth it? The i7 for sandy and ivy bridge are older, but the i7 cpu varients is faster. im thinking about...
  26. O

    Dram frequency 50% lower than expected

    Guys i need help in bios says that dram frquency is at 2133 mhz but in Cpu-z shows 1066mhz what should i do? My mobo is H110m ds2 rev1.0 (gigabyte) and my ram is a HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4-2133MHz (HX421C14FB/8) single channel
  27. Q

    How would I import photos and videos on my Acer laptop from a usb

    I have a camera that has a n as adapter that connects to a USB. I want to import the film to my Acer laptop and use Windows move maker to edit film and post on YouTube. I also would love full access to my photos to change profile pictures, use thumbnails and more. When I plug in my USB the pc...
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    Should I Replace HDD or Upgrade Laptop?

    Hello! My uncle gave me his laptop yesterday saying it was really slow and he wanted me to fix it. As I started getting into it I saw that the hard drive has 44 reallocated sectors and 22 pending ones. Crystal Disk just gives you a warning but doesn't say that it has failed. I did notice though...
  29. Y

    I need help with new PC build

    Hey guys im doing my first pc build (Black and Red Build) i found a case (Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black) that i like but i dont know if it is compatable with my parts and also i want to install atleast 4-5 fans and i want to control the speeds on them but i dont know how many fans my...
  30. D

    Intel Haswell Processor Heating Question

    I have read somewhere that Haswell processors heat up too much compared to the Ivy Bridge processor. I have even read that haswell processors run 15 degrees hotter than an Ivy Bridge processor! Reason given is the inbuilt voltage regulator called Fully integrated voltage regulator (FIVR) in the...
  31. P

    Wireless adapter won't find 5G wifi signal

    Currently I have a tp link tl wn821n 11n wireless adapter , I recently got a new router with a 5G wifi option and a regular (2.4) option (I'm guessing?). The 2.4 Option is giving me like .4mbps and my phone is on the 5G and is getting 20.6 I'm assuming this adapter is too old or out of date to...
  32. P

    Tfw GPU 5 week repair

    So I sent my GPU to Gigabyte to fix right, and the bloke said it'd take like 3-5 weeks to get the bloody thing fixed. Is this like totally fucked? or am I just overeacting?
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    Asus X99 Deluxe Bios Update Oddities when overclocked

    Until today I was running bios version 1801 with an overclock of 4.5ghz on a 5960x. I had corsair lpx vengeance ram running at 2666mhz on xmp. I updated my bios to version 2101 and redid my overclock. However, last time xmp automatically changed my cpu strap to 125mhz with bios 1801. This time...
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    Can I run this GPU?

    GPU: GIGABYTE GF GT420 2GB GDDR3 PCIE GV-N420-2GI (REV 2.0) (Wanted GPU) My PC Specs. CPU: Intel Pentium G2030 (3.00 GHz) Mobo: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) RAM: 8 GB DDR3 Current GPU: Intel HD graphics. PSU: 350 Watt Can I change the graphics card?
  35. B

    New laptop for myself

    1. What is your budget? : $1500-$2100 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? : 13 inch notebook would be preferable but 15 inch is cool. 11 inch is minimum and 17 inch is maximum. 3. What screen resolution do you want?: IDK recommend for me - not minimum but nothing fancy...
  36. M

    use sd card on galaxy tab 4 default storage

    I have SD card installed in my Galaxy Tab 4, Samsung but have been unable to access it for storage. I want to move photos there but most of all I want to load updates on some games (Just 2 words, scrabble) but I have been unable to find the settings to do this Have done a wide search on line &...
  37. N

    Fibre optic termination

    I want to connect 3 nos of HP 1920(4SFP model) switches to hp 2530(4SFP model) by single mode fibre optic cable. How many 1G optic transceiver I needed? Which are the materials I needed to terminate fibre cable to transceiver? Also the quantity of the same? Please help me…
  38. E

    Alienware m17xR4 not powering on

    I need immediate assistance with my m17xr4. A few weeks ago I came home to my laptop not running. I have tried a hard power down pulling the battery pretty much everything that I can think of. I'm not getting any fan motion and when using a different power source my battery light starts to one...
  39. D

    0xc000142 Failed to Start Errors

    Every time I log on to my computer an error pops up that says: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application. Pressing "OK" closes the window and a new one pops up. I scanned for viruses and nothing was found and tried this but it found no...
  40. ZVS95

    Will this be good for gaming and future proof?

    I'm fairly new to building a PC (never done it before but have looked at YouTube videos on how to) so I thought I'd ask you lot who are definitely more knowledgeable than me. I briefly know which components are good and after a week of picking components this is what I have come to: Asus...