SSD Replacement for HD + Cache SSD

[Speakerator]

Hey there,

I'm currently planning to replace the drive of the laptop I use for university (Asus UX 302 LN) with an SSD. The stock config is a 500GB HD + 16(?)GB PCIe SSD configured as cache. Is there any need or possibility for disabling the cache drive? Unfortunately I have no idea of what make or speed that PCIe disk is or how it compares to an up-to-date SATA SSD, but if there are comparable in any way, there should be no need for caching, should there? Since I am not that big into laptops, I have no deeper knowledge of SSD caching^^ Any insight?

 

Best regards

Chris

[ManIkWeet]

Are you sure it isn't an SSHD?

 

It would be very weird to have a separate drive on a separate interface to do just caching...

 

Edit: I vote it is an SSHD. Which makes it no different from any other HDD upgrade process.

[Speakerator]

Are you sure it isn't an SSHD?

 

It would be very weird to have a separate drive on a separate interface to do just caching...

 

Edit: I vote it is an SSHD. Which makes it no different from any other HDD upgrade process.

 

Yes, I am pretty sure it is a separate device. I could not dig up any pictures but as stated in this article:

 

^" We still managed to take a peek at the insides of the notebook. The bottom plate hides all the important components of the model, such as: the 2.5-inch storage device, the WLAN card, the cache SSD and the RAM. Half of the RAM issoldered and the other half is inserted into the only RAM socket."

 

Using a small SSD as a cache device isn't that uncommon though, though the (newer) SSHD's are a cheaper alternative.

 

€: found a thread online whith a picture regarding RAM and SSD Upgrade, but since it is 3AM here, I'll scan it tomorrow as see if it says anything about disabling the cache. : http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/asus-ux302.734016/page-6

[ManIkWeet]

Yes, I am pretty sure it is a separate device. I could not dig up any pictures but as stated in this article:

 

^" We still managed to take a peek at the insides of the notebook. The bottom plate hides all the important components of the model, such as: the 2.5-inch storage device, the WLAN card, the cache SSD and the RAM. Half of the RAM issoldered and the other half is inserted into the only RAM socket."

 

Using a small SSD as a cache device isn't that uncommon though, though the (newer) SSHD's are a cheaper alternative.

 

€: found a thread online whith a picture regarding RAM and SSD Upgrade, but since it is 3AM here, I'll scan it tomorrow as see if it says anything about disabling the cache. : http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/asus-ux302.734016/page-6

Gotta love the bullshit laptop designers pull off ^^

 

That link shows the HDD being replaced with an SSD, including speed results. I guess you're going to be fine?

[Speakerator]

Gotta love the bullshit laptop designers pull off ^^

 

That link shows the HDD being replaced with an SSD, including speed results. I guess you're going to be fine?

Well I guess it made sense back in the day when SSD's were small and expensive^^ Yeah, I know, I already did my research regarding the replacement, the speed increase is as high as it should be. Maybe I should have rephrased that etopic description at the beginning a bit^^ I'm sure it works and that it'll work fine, it just kind of bugs me that I have some kind of unnecessary redundancy  in the system that could be avoided or utilized for something else

 

But i guess in that case I'll just fiddle around with it for a bit after the update and see what I can adjust. 

[Captain_WD]

~snip~

 

Hey there Speakerator,

 

The laptop indeed has a separate small SSD that caches the HDD. Upgrading the HDD to a SSD is a great option, but in order to continue use the smaller caching SSD you would need to check with the manufacturer for the proper settings and configurations. 

PCI SSDs work much faster than SATA ones, but for caching it rally depends on what it caches. I would contact the manufacturer for a better explanation and some advice.

 

Captain_WD.