- Jan 26, 2016
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So I have a pretty old Acer Aspire M5 481TG, with a 20gb cache mSATA + 500gb HDD. I've been thinking on replacing either drive with an SSD because the system is getting pretty freaking slow.
I could do:
1) replace HDD with a 2.5" SSD and get rid of the cache mSATA
2) replace cache mSATA for a bigger mSATA (probably a 250gb one) and make it the OS drive, and keep the 500gb HDD for storage
I'm leaning towards number 2 because though I'd like a faster OS drive I would still like to have some more storage. Now I've never replaced laptops drives and really have no idea how to do this and deal with the existing cache mSATA (seems to be using intel's Rapid Start Technology), or if number 2 is even possible at all. I have taken a look inside and the mSATA is pretty accessible though I'd need to take off some tapes wich is totally fine for me because the warranty is long gone anyways.
I would appreciate some help, and if possible a thorough step-by-step explanation as I'm fairly new with this. Thanks.
I could do:
1) replace HDD with a 2.5" SSD and get rid of the cache mSATA
2) replace cache mSATA for a bigger mSATA (probably a 250gb one) and make it the OS drive, and keep the 500gb HDD for storage
I'm leaning towards number 2 because though I'd like a faster OS drive I would still like to have some more storage. Now I've never replaced laptops drives and really have no idea how to do this and deal with the existing cache mSATA (seems to be using intel's Rapid Start Technology), or if number 2 is even possible at all. I have taken a look inside and the mSATA is pretty accessible though I'd need to take off some tapes wich is totally fine for me because the warranty is long gone anyways.
I would appreciate some help, and if possible a thorough step-by-step explanation as I'm fairly new with this. Thanks.
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