Re: New SSD card for old dell 850
On Wednesday 25 August 2021 07:59:50 juh wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> there is a LITEONIT LMT-32L3M (LWDA) in my dell xps 850 desktop
> computer. I use it for the boot and system partitions, home is on a
> hard disk.
>
> The SSD only has 32GB and I am pondering whether I can just attach a
> bigger one and reinstall debian mounting / and /home to the ssd and
> using the hard disk for archives.
>
> Here is picture of it:
> https://www.ebay.com/p/668700327
Which is called an mSATA interface, and if you scroll down, there are
links to mSATA LiteOn drives up to 128GB for under a $30 bill.
Seems like a relatively low risk gamble to get one and try it.
<https://www.ebay.com/p/1282481418?iid=234065274043>
> But I fear that it requires a sort of miniPCI interface that modern
> SSDs does not have. Can anyone confirm this or even better hint to a
> compatible product?
>
> TIA
> juh
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