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    mSATA, HDD, and WinXP/7

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by takeabyte, Nov 21, 2011.

  1. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    Gents, sorry if this has been asked already, but I haven't been able to find any info on it.

    I currently have a SSD in my x220. I wanted to dual boot Windows 7 and XP so I could use my work VPN on my personal computer, but there are two limitations:

    1. Too little space - 128mb M4, currently has about 35gb left over. More than enough for XP, but I'd like more space for future needs

    2. TRIM support in XP - seems I'd have to do a loooot of tweaking to make XP ssd-friendly

    My question is, would it be possible to install XP on the HDD, then install Win7 on the mSATA drive and dual boot this way without negatively affecting the mSATA drive?

    If not it's totally fine, as I have my work computer, the benefit being I wouldn't have to lug both when I travel :p

    Thanks for any light-shedding :)
     
    takeabyte, Nov 21, 2011
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  2. choder

    choder Notebook Consultant

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    I did this on my W520. First I installed XP on the HDD on the HDD bay. Then I removed the HDD and installed the mSATA SSD and installed Windows 7. Then I put the HDD back in. I press F12 at boot to specify which OS I wanted to boot into.
     
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  3. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome, thanks for the reply! Now all I need is a privacy filter... :D
     
    takeabyte, Nov 21, 2011
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