Is ASUS K401LB mSATA SSD Exclusive for HDD Caching Only?

[Lyong_Min]

Hi,

I have an ASUS K401LB laptop, and already upgraded it to 12GB RAM max. As I upgraded it I noticed that my laptop (K401LB) has a mSATA on board with 24Gb SSD installed.
Is it possible to upgrade the said mSATA SSD to a higher capacity e.g. (256GB) and install my OS there? Or the on board mSATA is only dedicated for caching?

Because if the K401LB on board mSATA is dedicated for HDD caching only I will ditch my plan on buying a higher capacity mSATA SSD and just replace the 2.5 HDD with an SSD.

 

[jsmithepa]

Am very surprised ASUS would had hidden this very significant feature from you. Manual says nothing?

 

[Lyong_Min]

Am very surprised ASUS would had hidden this very significant feature from you. Manual says nothing?

Yeah! nothing is there the manual is basic. It only shows do's and don'ts and how to use the laptop.

 

[Nukrien]

Hi,

I have an ASUS K401LB laptop, and already upgraded it to 12GB RAM max. As I upgraded it I noticed that my laptop (K401LB) has a mSATA on board with 24Gb SSD installed.
Is it possible to upgrade the said mSATA SSD to a higher capacity e.g. (256GB) and install my OS there? Or the on board mSATA is only dedicated for caching?

Because if the K401LB on board mSATA is dedicated for HDD caching only I will ditch my plan on buying a higher capacity mSATA SSD and just replace the 2.5 HDD with an SSD.

 

[Nukrien]

Hello, did you have any luck with setting up the 24GB mSATA for a boot drive? Is it enough for windows 10? What's your current set up now? Thanks if you have time to reply. Take care!