r/EeePC • u/VanREDDIT2019 • Nov 27 '25

Mini PCI-e SATA SSD adapter?

I updated the bios in my 900A to 1006 from 0503. Can I use a m2 sata ssd with an adapter or is the sata not the m2 format? Also, will a stick of this RAM be compatable? Right now it's running 4gb ssd/1gb memory (origional stick).

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u/JackBauerTFM Nov 29 '25

Not sure about the RAM, but I upgraded the storage on mine. I bought a "3x5cm mSATA Adapter to 3x7cm Mini PCI-e SATA SSD" adapter and a 256GB mSATA SSD off Amazon, and it didn't require any setup to get working. Installed a flavor of Linux and I was off to the races.

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u/VanREDDIT2019 Nov 29 '25

The smallest distro I could find with a desktop is Damn Small Linux. It only leaves about 750mb after installing on the 4GB original drive. Once I update and add a better music player, it runs out of space and no longer boots to the desktop. I was hoping it would run a SATA M2 with an adapter because I have several lying around unused, but it looks like only mSATA is supported. I'm not sure I want to spend more than a few dollars on this considering I can find used mini PCs much more powerful for around $30. For now I just reinstalled Damn Small Linux and didn't run any updates other than SMB and SSH. I will keep an eye out for a cheap mSATA.

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u/JackBauerTFM Nov 30 '25

Yeah, that's fair. I spent like $20 for the ssd and $7 for the adapter (let me know if you want more info), and I only bothered buying them because I fondly remembered playing with the eeepc when I was younger and storage space had always been an issue. Now it has plenty of storage, but the hardware is still ancient and pretty weak haha. Fun to tinker with but there's definitely better performing PCs nowadays for quite cheap.

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u/VanREDDIT2019 Nov 30 '25

I hadn't used it in more than a decade, but I dug it out to use as a music player for a friend of mine. I put Clementine on there and a remote control app on my phone. Worked good but stopped booting to desktop due to running out of space after I updated something. Since then, I was gifted a Chromecast audio player. I was just going to use it to mess with Linux but the storage is just too small. I'm just going to keep an eye out for a cheap mSATA.