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Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:28:27 GMT

Thanks!

Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:00:16 GMT

Hi!

That is encouraging! You obviously added a bracket. Did your laptop have the small SSD like I have? What OS did you use?

Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:14:41 GMT

pchatala wrote:
Hi - Did you get a chance to post the SSD installation on youtube.

Hi pchatala, Good idea. However, since I don't want to take a risk and reformat the small SSD without more info, I have not done so. Let me know if you do take the plunge and how it works out for you!

Re: Aspire V3-771 Have changed from Win 8 back to 7 - now no bluetooth?

abspoel — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:15:36 GMT

Hi! What kind of advice did you get?

Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:42:21 GMT

I was told that the small SSD is meant for Fast Boot. Whether replacing Windows with Linux has an effect on that, I do not know. I am not going to take risks without some more information about whether it is okay to use the SSD under Linux. I now also know that the SSD is a SCSI disk. So, in case you would consider replacing it with a larger SSD, take that into account!

Re: Hidden ssd?

abspoel — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:47:24 GMT

If so, does it make any difference anymore because I switched to Linux? Is it now a swap area for the bios?

Re: Alternative operating systems for my Aspire V3-571 to remove W8

abspoel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:33:10 GMT

I notice that Disk tools have marked the above mentioned 4 Gb SSD as a swap partition. Now, if only I could be sure there is nothing else there...

Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:02:50 GMT

Digging deeper, I see that the SSD is marked as "swap". So it should be safe to format it...

Re: 2nd hdd tray for "acer aspire v3-771g"?

abspoel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:10:18 GMT

Before buying anything, have a good look under the cover! I formatted the HD and installed Linux, which works fine. Today I happened to have a look at Linux' disk tool. That revealed that my V3-771G has in fact a small (4 g.) SSD disk besides the 500 giga HD! Just clicking on 'computer' did not reveal the existence of that SSD. I have not opened the back of my laptop yet, but obviously that small SSD has to be somewhere. I also do not know what Acer has used that SSD for and whether I can safely format it and place the Linux system files on it for a super-fast boot. Anyone who knows about that?

Re: Alternative operating systems for my Aspire V3-571 to remove W8

abspoel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:04:57 GMT

Hi! I did not have the foresight to think about warranty etc. So I formatted the hard disk to remove Windows and installed Linux. By now, I have tried Ubuntu, Mint and at the moment Zorin Linux. All work well. I did notice (using Linux Disk Tools on my AspireV3-771G) that I seem to have a hidden 4 gig SSD. I have asked elsewhere on the forum, whether it is possible to place the Linux system files on it. That way, booting should be very fast indeed! I do not yet know the answer to that question and I fear that I would remove vital Acer files by formatting the SSD disk. The funny thing is that I cannot 'see' the SSD disk by clicking on "Computer" (which should show all disks). Hence my uncertainty. But, to come back to the original question: yes, you can run Linux. It will also not void the warranty, but in case you need help from Acer, they may ask you to go back to Windows.

Hidden ssd?

abspoel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:54:20 GMT

Hi! I have an Aspire v3-771G with a 500 Gb hard disk. I removed Windows and installed Linux, which works like a dream. Using Linux disk tools, I noticed the laptop has in fact a small (4 Giga) SSD. I'd love to install the Linux system files on it so booting will be faster. However, am I going to remove vital Acer files by formatting the SSD disk?