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    Asus G50Vt-X1 miniPCIe boot drive

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Orion Antares, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. Orion Antares

    Orion Antares Newbie

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    Has anyone tried using the free miniPCIe slot in the G50s for installing an SSD boot drive yet?
     
    Orion Antares, Sep 2, 2009
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Does the BIOS even contain an option for booting from the PCIe slot?
     
    ClearSkies, Sep 2, 2009
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  3. Rezigrene

    Rezigrene Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think that it does.
     
    Rezigrene, Sep 2, 2009
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    thebeephaha Notebook Guru

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    The G50 BIOS are kinda retarded as far as hdds and boot goes so I don't think that will work.
     
    thebeephaha, Sep 4, 2009
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