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Hi, I am thinking about picking up a G750JH-DB71 and I noticed that someone said that the drives used for the boot RAID 128GB+128GB SSD are proprietary and not replaceable with standard mSATA SSD's. Is this true? Has anyone replaced the original SSD drives with larger drives?
Update: It turns out that the SSD drives in the JH are special interfaces, not mSATA. The closest name I can find that differentiates them is "M.2 NGFF SATA" or "M.2 SATA".
At one point it looked like A110 or X110 might be the unique name, but that is a more generic name for SanDisk SSD's, and includes 2.5" drives.
Recently I tried to purchase the 256GB version of the M.2 SSD, but no luck. And, with all the confusion about the form factor, the retail components place called and ordered what they thought was the right component and were shipped 2.5" 256GB SanDisk drives, I don't feel comfortable ordering off of Ebay - there are some listings that look correct.
The M.2 is longer and narrower than the mSATA boards, and the M.2 has a distinctively different socket/fingers layout.
Here is the original page + a photo of the M.2 NGFF on the left, and typical mSATA boards on the right:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6575/hands-on-with-plextors-ngff-ssds
Wikipedia entry for M.2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2
Update: It turns out that the SSD drives in the JH are special interfaces, not mSATA. The closest name I can find that differentiates them is "M.2 NGFF SATA" or "M.2 SATA".
At one point it looked like A110 or X110 might be the unique name, but that is a more generic name for SanDisk SSD's, and includes 2.5" drives.
Recently I tried to purchase the 256GB version of the M.2 SSD, but no luck. And, with all the confusion about the form factor, the retail components place called and ordered what they thought was the right component and were shipped 2.5" 256GB SanDisk drives, I don't feel comfortable ordering off of Ebay - there are some listings that look correct.
The M.2 is longer and narrower than the mSATA boards, and the M.2 has a distinctively different socket/fingers layout.
Here is the original page + a photo of the M.2 NGFF on the left, and typical mSATA boards on the right:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6575/hands-on-with-plextors-ngff-ssds
Wikipedia entry for M.2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2
Wow Grats Blaise,
That is so cool. I am thinking of doing this to my JHA currently both my ssd's (128g) are full and the two halves of the 1tb are about full So maybe just change the 1tb*drive to a 2tb ssd? Can we change the mech drive to ssd with very few troubles?. Again Grats for your accomplishment.
Merry Christmas and Happy ROG_n
Doug
That is so cool. I am thinking of doing this to my JHA currently both my ssd's (128g) are full and the two halves of the 1tb are about full So maybe just change the 1tb*drive to a 2tb ssd? Can we change the mech drive to ssd with very few troubles?. Again Grats for your accomplishment.
Merry Christmas and Happy ROG_n
Doug
Howdy Folks,
Well my new 256g m.2 drives came today from Amazon I also ordered a Samsung ssd a evo 850 2tb sata chose the same day delivery and the dummies left it in front of my door at ten minutes to eight in the morning when I turned my phone on about 9am saw the text that drive was delivered went outside and it was no where to be found. So I cal amazon and after three days they finally are issuing a refund seven hundred and change. So now I ordered a Samsung 2tb 850 evo pro for a few bucks more and regular delivery. I fought with this dynamex company they do not knock or ring bells, ah sorry had to vent, Anywho should have the 850 pro in few days also have a usb stick with system restore if needed
Doug
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Well my new 256g m.2 drives came today from Amazon I also ordered a Samsung ssd a evo 850 2tb sata chose the same day delivery and the dummies left it in front of my door at ten minutes to eight in the morning when I turned my phone on about 9am saw the text that drive was delivered went outside and it was no where to be found. So I cal amazon and after three days they finally are issuing a refund seven hundred and change. So now I ordered a Samsung 2tb 850 evo pro for a few bucks more and regular delivery. I fought with this dynamex company they do not knock or ring bells, ah sorry had to vent, Anywho should have the 850 pro in few days also have a usb stick with system restore if needed
Doug
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okay the two 256g m.2 drives are in also dropped the Samsung evo 850 pro 2tb sssd in
first issue is the two m.2 drives have been cut up into 4 drives c d e f do not remember how to combine them so how do I combine c and and e with F?
also the 2tb 850 pro is showing up as un allocated how do I get that to be E and F drive?
Sorry I am old sometimes can not remember
Happy ROG_n
Doug
first issue is the two m.2 drives have been cut up into 4 drives c d e f do not remember how to combine them so how do I combine c and and e with F?
also the 2tb 850 pro is showing up as un allocated how do I get that to be E and F drive?
Sorry I am old sometimes can not remember
Happy ROG_n
Doug
So far I have installed the two 256g m.2 drives three times trying to make this work so far I have had them in and the new ssd 850 pro but when trying to install win10 from win8 gets about half way does a restart and It is stuck on the rog symbol as that is as far as it goes.
Maybe I have to download all the updates and upgrade to win 8.1 then use the win10 iso
well no good I can not get these two new m.2 drives to open bios or restore, laptop boots right to the rog symbol. So the 128g cards are back in with the new ssd. It is always something
Doug
Maybe I have to download all the updates and upgrade to win 8.1 then use the win10 iso
well no good I can not get these two new m.2 drives to open bios or restore, laptop boots right to the rog symbol. So the 128g cards are back in with the new ssd. It is always something
Doug
