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G46 - possible to add msata?

noneone
Level 8
Hi all! The G46VW is now available in the US from Best Buy .... with a 750GB HD BUT NO MSATA. Is it possible for user upgrade to add an Msata to the G46? How accessible is the msata slot?

Thanks!
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JwPwns
Level 10
i just got to the installation of window 7 ... after 6 hours!!! to save you guys sometime, don't and do not plan on installing win7 on uefi mode, i have tried every possible method available atm. Did not work. so i went on installing it from boot selection of generic usb which worked flawlessly in less than 5 min... i should of saved myself sometime from the start -____- spent the whole day working on this g46 but hey atleast i got my ssd in n bootime is like... zero seconds =D
Asus G46 vw
3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3820QM processor
16GB-DDR Corsair Vengence 1600
128GB Samsung 830 Msata SSD + 750 GB HDD
GTX 660m + Windows 7 ultimate db Windows 8 pro

rewben
Level 13
have you changed your bios options?
1. disable fast boot;
2. disable secure boot control;
3. enable launch csm.

for uefi install, you should be able to create the usb install disk via this method. use esc key to access the uefi:

yeah i tried that, the listed uefi usb will install only up to the window's loading file then it display an error message, after that it will not load. so i selected the none uefi usb that it listed right under and it works, anyways thanks i got my win7 running without uefi n there's not a bit difference,
Asus G46 vw
3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3820QM processor
16GB-DDR Corsair Vengence 1600
128GB Samsung 830 Msata SSD + 750 GB HDD
GTX 660m + Windows 7 ultimate db Windows 8 pro

JwPwns
Level 10
heres a better picture of my proud msata ssd 😃 now this G46 should be officially rog 15918
Asus G46 vw
3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3820QM processor
16GB-DDR Corsair Vengence 1600
128GB Samsung 830 Msata SSD + 750 GB HDD
GTX 660m + Windows 7 ultimate db Windows 8 pro

JwPwns wrote:
heres a better picture of my proud msata ssd 😃 now this G46 should be officially rog 15918


Nice setup there! 🙂 I have EFI boot disabled on my G53SX (the default) so that problem doesn't exist for me.
I am disturbed because I cannot break my system...found out there were others trying to cope! We have a support group on here, if your system will not break, please join!
http://rog.asus.com/forum/group.php?groupid=16
We now have 178 people whose systems will not break! Yippee! 🙂
LINUX Users, we have a group!
http://rog.asus.com/forum/group.php?groupid=23

JwPwns wrote:
heres a better picture of my proud msata ssd 😃 now this G46 should be officially rog 15918
Very Happy for you Chap 🙂

Ray_Khouw
Level 7
WOW...good to know... ssd + hdd it is

Now i just gotta find a local place that sells msata