any news on when is the new haswell chipset going to be launched with this model?

Just got my new half size Msata SSD,


tear up the panel with a guitar clip after unscrew


here the slot for msata



pls take note that, vostro 5460 bios don't support boot from msata
thus, in order to boot OS from Msata, create boot partition on HDD were needed.


Done OS installation


Speed test



This post has been edited by kam_4160: Jun 22 2013, 11:56 AM

So initially the laptop doesn't come with the mSATA SSD?

How much did you buy from TaoBao?

Lol, how do you like the speed of the new SSD?

how is the touchpad of this thing? ( cus when i went to the shop, its not very comfortable cus of the metal finishing... when u slide diagonal, it goes slightly to the right cus of the grains of the metal finishing)... and the the build quality is quite poor... if u press down beside the touchpad, it sinks quite alot.

This post has been edited by bugzzap: Jun 22 2013, 02:04 PM

Mine didn't come with msata, I5m version.
Fast boot n response time.
15second boot win7 x64

Cost around rm250 including postage.

wow.. so fast...

ur disk 0 is msata and disk 1 is ur hdd?

u meant need to have boot partition in ur hdd (disk1) and windows on ur msata (disk0), since bios boot option can only select disk 1 (hdd).

do u reinstall ur windows? what if i plan to clone my current windows, any idea how should i do it.

can i just shrink and clone my current c into msata, and leave current boot partition at hdd (disk 1) then edit the bootloader of msata(disk 0) to read disk 1?

any idea about running as cache? if i plan to get 32gb instead of 64gb

This post has been edited by Alexdino: Jun 22 2013, 09:14 PM

correct, a system reserve partition need to be created when install win7, its contain boot files inside. since bios din't support boot from msata, that partition need to be created from disk 1 (HDD).

i'm prefer to reformat the OS, coz it's easier and clean. whole installation take 5-8 mins only.

There are a lot of utilities for clone os, like ghost, xxclone, Partition Assistant, etc

Boot Configuration Data Editor (BCDEdit) and EasyBCD is the utility to use when editing boot loader information in Windows 7 (and in Vista too).

you can choose either run msata as normal ssd or cache, once u choose to run it as cache, u can't see it in my computer and save anything inside.

cache will help on certain situation only, won't be much different with only HDD.

But run as OS partition will increase a lot on boot time and software response time.

32gb also manage to install win7 which take around 15gb only, but few space will left after install software.

This post has been edited by kam_4160: Jun 22 2013, 10:22 PM

thanks for the info.

btw, i bought the wrong harddisk size today , might as well go back change to ssd tomorrow, luckily i didn't open the package yet, dont know they allow me to change or not

i never know this model run on 7mm hdd bought a 9mm standard 2.5" . anyone know will it fit?

ps: i have previously tried to upgrade ram 4g and msata, but all bought it wrongly didnt know it only has 1 ram slot, and 1/2 cut msata, instead upgrade all to my asus g55 now..

my hdd gt bad sectors, gotta claim warranty with dell next week
Damn poor building materials n part

seagate...

just claim warranty lah Dell technician will fix it at your place.

So you able to install OS on it? Seems like my hope has revived!

This post has been edited by scarxxx: Jun 24 2013, 07:41 AM

bro, not sure for linux
coz i boot from HDD but track to win7 on Msata

are you able to boot the mSata from Bios??

No this option

i damn hate the speaker

any1 have done some fine tuning on the speaker?

btw.... kam_4160
i bought the i3 free dos version......is it all dell vostro are same motherboard?

bro, got any guide on how you created the boot partition in hdd 1, but boot os from msata? even chinese forum is ok for me

Whats the difference between Inspiron and Vostro anyway? Is the Vostro build quality much better and can withstand constant trips?

Difference? Branding
Vostro build quality is only "so so". It's supposed to be entry level "business class" machine, but Vostro 5460 doesn't look too "business" like (maybe I just have myopic view of what business class should look like ).
But Vostro 5460 is lighter than Inspiron 14, has 2 internal fans, come with M CPU for certain specs.

If you are those type of users who are more hamfist, then need to spend a bit more and get proper business class laptop, like Lenovo T series, Dell Latitude E6xxx, HP Elitebook. These things has (roll cage), more solid build, better shock absorption, can withstand lots of abuse, and you can opt for "complete coverage" warranty (brands will fix any damages due to any causes).

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jun 25 2013, 09:01 AM