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EeePC 701 (4g) SSD mod instructions

HOW TO: EeePC 701 M.2 SSD mod

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Table of contents

• 1. Disclaimer
• 2. I NEED YOUR HELP!
• 3. Prerequisites
  • 3.1. Hardware needed
  • 3.2. Software needed
• 4. SSD Installation
  • 4.1. Choosing M.2 SSD to SATA converter
  • 4.2. Planning the position of converter
  • 4.3. Modifying converter
  • 4.4. Protecting mobo from shorting out
  • 4.5. Soldering wires from FLASH_CON to converter
  • 4.6. Checking the result
• 5. Updating BIOS
  • 5.1. Why?
  • 5.2. Choosing the way to flash
    • 5.2.1. AFUDOS
    • 5.2.2. ???
  • 5.3. Checking the result
• 6. Troubleshooting
  • 6.1. SSD is not visible in BIOS
  • 6.2. ATA DMA errors in Linux