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    Samsung NP530U3C-A01UK Upgrade Express Cache to SSD. mSata or 2.5" SATA?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pow216, Feb 2, 2013.

  1. pow216

    pow216 Newbie

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    My Samsung NP530U3C-A01UK should arrive on Monday.

    I would like to upgrade the 24GB SSD to 256GB.

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    I could remove the 500GB hard drive and a fit a 256 GB 2.5" SSD.

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    I could remove the 24GB mSata device and replace it with a bigger one. This would be my preferred option because I can keep the 500GB drive too but I can't find any reference as to where the mSata device is and whether it is replaceable or not. Does anyone know how to remove the mSata device from this notebook?

    Thanks
     
    pow216, Feb 2, 2013
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    pow216 Newbie

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    Well a bit more reading on another thread on here refers to the ssd as an issd which I now know is soldered onto the motherboard.

    Sounds ideal for a dual boot with Linux!
     
    pow216, Feb 3, 2013
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    miloman Notebook Guru

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    Thanx for posting. Had the same idea, upgrading the mSATA device, but that's it then.....
     
    miloman, Sep 16, 2014
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