Linux on SanDisk 32gb SSD

[Christian Leber]

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:49:05PM +0200, Giannis M. wrote:

>    Has anyone installed Linux on a Sandisk 32GB SSD?

A SSD disk is just like any other disk from the interface point of view.

You could as well try a modern 5400rpm disk with 80GB (so that it only
has one disk), it will be most likely also very silent and such a thing
is just 50 bucks.

When you need the speed of the SSD you should go for a fast SSD device,
MTRON seems to be fast for example, probably also the new samsung
drives that are to be released soon.

>    I read that a driver is needed to enable AHCI when using Windows XP.

Retro computing, but afaik you can even install XP (without
slipstreaming and other funny games) in ATA mode on the D830.

>    I plan to purchase a D830 Latitude notebook and install Ubuntu on it.

Ubuntu 7.10 will just work. No matter if you configure ATA or AHCI.
(sound probably not, i'm not sure if the issue is solved in the release,
i'm using a more recent kernel; docking also is a problem; d-bay hot
plugging also does not work; i never tried: bluetooth, serial, pc carc,
express card, firewire; i also don't know about the nvidia gfx, i have
the intel)

I get btw. a bit more bandwidth from my harddisk with ATA. (seagate
160GB 7200rpm, really a bad harddisk, it is very loud)

BTW.: my d830 hard locks from time to time. When are the E Latitudes released? >:->


Regards
Christian Leber

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