Re: [Libreboot] X200 mSATA SSD not recognised

[Francis Rowe]

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You can add a 2nd HDD/SSD to the docking station, in the slot for the
DVD drive.

On 10/09/15 22:32, Dakoya wrote:
> Alas, the goal was to have two working drives in the machine - one
> for system (being the mSATA in one of the mini pcie slots) and one
> for other things (movies, etc) so you could remove the "Other"
> drive and still have a working system. The only solution to use
> mSATA would be to do a risky soldering on the motherboard which I'm
> not skilled enough to do.
> 
> 
> It has SATA, and there are SATA->mSATA adapters. You could use one
> of those.
> 
> On 10/09/15 21:36, Dakoya wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>> Is it possible to take the mSATA code from the X220
>>>>>> coreboot port and apply it to work with the Libreboot
>>>>>> X200? Or does the feature require proprietary microcode?
>>>>> 
>>>>> The hardware has no SATA connections to the miniPCIe slots
>>>>> (only PCIe and USB), so it's not possible.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Ah, dumb mistake then. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Do
>>>> you know of any Libreboot-compatible systems with which two
>>>> storage devices can be used and stored from within the
>>>> original chassis (without taking up any USB ports)?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
> 
>> 
> 
> 

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