How to set up cache mSATA SSD drive

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  I had to reinstall windows on an XPS 8500 8.  2 TB disk and disk 32 GB mSATA SSD hidden.  Installed Intel SRT but no option to speed up the drive.  How can I be sure that the SSD is used as a cache drive?

  I have the same situation as you. a cache ssd 64 GB mSATA but no CURRENT ACCELERATION button. My OS is win8.

• Best option to use the mSATA SSD Drive - HP Envy 15 Sleekbook: Cache or primary storage?

  Product: HP Envy 15 t Sleekbook (15 t-j100)

  Technical specification:

  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.40 GHz
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  Hi all

  I intend to buy an SSD mSATA disc to my desire, because I want to improve the response time at the opening of some programs, improve the General performance of the operating system and to access files faster to big (read and write).

  I searched several readers mSATA SSD in the Web and I chose a P830 Series128GB mSATA SSD Samsung miniPCI-E disk (SATA III 6 GB/s, read 500 MB/s, writing of 400 MB/s).

  But I'm asking about what might be the best option to use the SSD mSATA so suitable as a primary drive (operating system installation and leaving 1 TB of HARD drive for storage and applications) or use it as a cache to improve overall performance.

  I do not envy for IE play or video editing, but I work with VMWare Workstation, and most of the time I need to use about 2 or 3 VM at the same time (sometimes during the recovery of a virtual Suspension of machine it take a long time, the virtual disks sizes about 40 GB). Another use for my desire is to play movies/series HD / 3D 0 and mirrored them for my Smart TV (via Miracast)

  I read something on Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT) and I heard some benefits for use with SSDS as cache memory but I am still confused the best option.

  Any suggestions you may have? It might be useful for me!

  Kind regards

  Alejandro

  Hello @cchoiz ,

  Welcome to the HP Forums!

  I understand that you have questions about the installation of your mSATA SSD.

  The mSATA slot is designed to only be used as a disk cache. You may experience problems starting in the mSATA SSD as drive. For this reason, I recommend to use it in its configuration provided; as a cache drive.

  The decision is entirely at you in the end. If you are able to configure the BIOS to use the mSATA as the main drive, this will help improve your system performance in addition to using it as a cache drive, especially if there is enough space to install your VMWare on the mSATA SSD after you have installed the operating system. Use it as a main drive will also increase the life expectancy of the SSD.

  I can only offer you my personal and no suggestions 'official response HP' in this regard. As previously mentioned, it is entirely up to you.

  Hopfully, this helps at least a little.

• Adding a Cache of SSD drive for my laptop

  I posted earlier about this and got a response from Hüffer... Maybe I misunderstood, but installing the msata ssd is proving to be more complex and more complex that I read in response to Hüffer.

  When I install the SSD and start the system, I not give me the ability to choose which drive to boot from.  Instead the system tried to start, fails, seems to take a dump, and then try again.   If I use the ESC key and to open the OS boot manager, it still does not offer the possibility to choose the player and fails, but this time said he's trying to do an automatic rebuld.  (or something of the sort).  At this point, I interrupt him and force it to power down.

  I tried to research the issue elsewhere, and it seems that the AHCI mode that the system works is the source of the problem.  My Intel RST not have her option "speed up" which I believe is necessary and offers instead 'performance '.  Here is a link to one of the better posts I found on the subject: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/How-it-Works-Intel-SSD-Caching-148/

  At the beginning of the post, you will see pictures of what the Intel RST should look like your SSD when adding.  The first photo shows it with five buttons with one of them being "accelerate" and notes that this picture below:

  "Launching the Intel RST software and click on the 'Accelerate' button." "If the button is not present, you or the other are not in RAID mode or one of the other conditions have not been met.

  I found a setting to what happens to the bios on a windows system 8 and it offers the option to enable raid.  My conclusion is that it is what I have to do to add the msata ssd in my system as a disk cache.

  So... my question...

  My conclusion is correct?  Or maybe the answer is that my system does not meet some other requirements to use the SSD msata as a disk cache.

  My system is a Touchsmart from HP Envy 15-j003cl Notebook PC.   I found the reference in the Device Manager there the "Intel 8 series / C220 series family Platform Controller Hub ' and I read a decription of the hub there is hope that he does not support what I want to do.  (http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/8-series-chipset-pch-datashee...

  Any guidance would be appreciated.

  Thank you.

  To enter the RAID configuration, you must first go in the BIOS (F10) and turn on legacy startup and disable secure boot. Then you can enter the RAID configuration. You press ctrl-I (capital I) when you rewind until you get in the RAID configuration. You want to do the separate no RAID drives. But first let's see how they are defined by default. Go into the RAID Utility and do not change anything. Just report what you find.

• How to move iTunes to support SSD drive on secondary disk files

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• (Redirected) Reference DELL 17R SE 7720 - how to change the startup disk of 1 TB mechanical mSATA SSD drive

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• HP Envy j-126tx: How can I add an mSata SSD while maintaining my original windows

  Hi, I want to replace my hard drive with an SSD, but I don't want to lose my original windows and the recovery partition. How can I do so? And another thing I am doing is adding an mSata so that I'll have my hard drives SSD available for use. In this case, how can I transfer my OS to SSD partition?

  Hello:

  Data sheet: http://support.hp.com/in-en/product/HP-ENVY-15-Notebook-PC-series/5401187/model/6732613/document/c04031360/

  First, create USB recovery.
  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03481733

  Buy SSD with at least the same capacity (750 GB) from the HARD disk for recovery media to work.

  Use recovery media already created to restore factory OS on the SSD after replacement.

  Manual - page 45,46 for the replacement procedure:
  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c04091768

  Transfer OS to mSATA to make boot drive is a bit complicated and not recommended by HP as the mSATA acts as a cache on the HDD in consumer laptops. Nevertheless, it is a useful sticky in this forum showing some members do with success. You can check:
  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/hardware-upgrades-replacements/HP-envy-17-j017sg-mSATA-amp-2xHDD/TD-p/3517215

  You can certainly replace the HDD with SATA SSD. See the manual.

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  I have a Y500 IdeaPad and recently bought a 240 GB SSD 2.5 ".

  I want to replace the 1 to 2.5 "with the SSD 2.5 HARD drive" for best performance.

  Now that I have a drive high speed there is no advantage in order to maintain the 16 GB mSATA SSD disk cache?

  I need to remove the cache of 16 GB mSATA SSD drive after the instalation of the 240GB SSD 2.5 "?

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  Now that I have a drive high speed there is no advantage in order to maintain the 16 GB mSATA SSD disk cache?

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  I need to remove the cache of 16 GB mSATA SSD drive after the instalation of the 240GB SSD 2.5 "?

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  I intend to install mSATA SSD on my ThinkPad E420 soon. My laptop comes with the recovery partition in the hard drive. How to install Windows on the SSD drive?

  I am familiar with the WIndows installation of optical media, but never to the recovery partition (which I assume where is the installer of Windows).

  Thanks in advance.

  Best regards

  Haris

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  I want to install a SSD 128 GB mSata in my HP Pavilion DM4 with 1 TB of HDD.

  I already read the document "HP Pavilion dm4 Entertainment PC Maintenance and Service Guide"

  It is said 'Supports a 32 GB mSATA SSD' and «a 20 GB mSATA SSD»

  and when I read on combination mSata SSD with HDD.

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  Check the service bay to be sure, you have the slot depicted on page 44.

  The usefulness of the drive cache mSATA also depends on how much RAM you have, but I guess you have the 4 original concerts or at least no more than 8. Buy a 32 gig WSSD and install it. Restart the computer and let Windows load a driver. Now open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Console. Go to the performance tab and activate the acceleration. You will be able to choose how many the mSATA to use for acceleration and you can so use it all because that anything left over will not do much good. Restart once or twice to leave the files to migrate the mSATA reader, you should notice a lot, a lot more quick time startup and better performance in general. There is no other practical use for the reader of the WSSD as an accelration cache. It is not really possible to use it as a boot drive, but install the accelerator cache is well worth.

  Where do you live? All over the country. We can help you find the drive of the WSSD.

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  > I have a question. I would like to install Windows 8 in SSD 120 GB drive and use another DDD which is mSATA for swap or my documents. Is this possible?

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