Notebooks & Netbooks

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I would really like to know with 02 internal sotrage device, 01 being mSATA, if it can be made the boot device, etc.

You've been extremely helpful!!!

Kind of crazy that this knowledge isn't readily available in standard documentation, IMO ...

And I do wish Acer would chime in to confirm (though everything you have offered makes sense ...)

Again, thanks!

[JackE]

As I understand it, doesn't matter which SATA bay a SATA drive is in. The bios boot settings menu should correctly identify and distinguish between the HDD and SSD SATA drives as well as allow changing their relative boot priority. As implied before, the mini slot drive is really secondary to a SATA drive as far as the SATA controller is concerned. So, unless the SATA drives are missing or somehow hidden, the mini slot drive probably can't be made a boot drive. I'll see if I can get a knowledgeable Acer Ace involved in this thread. Sit tight. 8^) 

Jack E/NJ  

[Acer-Cory]

The V3-772G shows support for 2 SATA HDDs and 1 SATA ODD. It also shows support for mSATA on a Sata 3.0 connection.

We have models such as the V3-772G-9640 that ship with the mSATA and a HDD. The mSATA drive is used for OS and quicker boot times.

Unfortunately, I can't specifically answer if you would be able to use both sata HDDs and the mSATA at the same time. We have only configured and shipped with product using 1 or a combination of 2 of the 3 ports. It is also possible that the connection from the HDD or mSATA bay may not be connected to the motherboard unless it was originally configured to be in use. Finally, items such as the HDD brackets and screws to mount an mSATA drive are not included unless the system originally ships with those compenents in place.

I took a few pictures of a V3-772G to show the configuration of HDD and mSATA area underneath the back panel.

http://imgur.com/a/xob3m#0

[JackE]

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You might wanna check this out. It seems to relate somewhat to the stuff you wanted to do.

http://community.acer.com/t5/Notebooks-Netbooks/Aspire-R7-572-Teardown/m-p/217869#U217869

Jack E/NJ