Best option to use SSD mSATA Drive - HP Envy 15 Sleekbook: Cache or Primary Storage?

[TheAcrobat]

Hi everyone, my notebook - an HP Envy 15-j108el - has a 24 GB mSATA Flash and a SATA 1TB hard drive storage.

Searching on the web I found that mSATA disk is used as a cache memory to improve pc performances, but I want to know if I can upgrade the mSATA disk and use it as a primary disk to install the os and then just use the traditional 1TB hdd for apps and storage.

Is it possible? And if it is, how can I do? Have I to reconfigure the Bios?

Thanks in advance for the help 🙂

[ggame233]

Hi, 

I know it's an old post but i found a solution how to set msata as boot drive and it worked twice for me.

1) I took out my HDD.

2) Installed windows 10 on my msata SSD.

3) Upgraded BIOS.

4) Put my HDD back in.

It booted normally from my msata SSD.

Hope it helps somebody.

[TheAcrobat]

Can I ask you what is your notebook model and the Bios version that you've just installed?

M.

[TheAcrobat]

Hi 🙂

Can I ask you the model of your laptop and the bios version before and after upgrade?

Thanks in advance,

M.

[ggame233]

I have a hp envy 15-j101ex with windows 10.

The BIOS version I installed is F.66 Rev.A

Can you please let me know if it works for you

[TheAcrobat]

Ok, it's the same version HP support page indicates me to install. What leaves me very perplexed is that in BIOS config m-Sata cache disk and traditional HDD are set in RAID mode. Do I have to modify it?

In any case, I'll try. It's not for these days - I still have to buy a m-Sata disk - but I'll write you asap once installed.

Thanks in advance for your help 🙂

Ps: do your laptop has a m-Sata port? I've searched the product specs on the net but it only seems to have a traditional HDD.

M.

[ggame233]

It does.. I have Kingston sms200s3 120GB mSATA SSD which I use as boot drive and I have my standard 1,5TB HDD for data as you can see below: 🙂

[TheAcrobat]

I can't see, maybe there's a problem with the attachments, but that's ok 😄

Thx

[denys]

ggame233 how did you get that configuration, the boot msata?, I also have Kingston sms200s3 120GB mSATA SSD

[ggame233]

I installed windows on msata ssd (hdd was not in my laptop).  I also updated bios before putting in the hdd. After it restarted, I've put the hdd back in and it booted from ssd.

I have another hp laptop that also has isydeh2o bios, but lets you choose which drive you want to boot from. I don't know why they don't put that option in the next bios update for this laptops.

P.S. sorry for the late response