[ltp] adding a non-lenovo mSATA cache drive to a X230

[Theodore Ts'o]

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 09:35:12AM +0200, Ismael Olea wrote:
> > Yes. I've installed non-Lenovo mSATA drives on my X230 and more
> > recently on my T430s.  I've never had a problem.  I've typically used
> > Intel SSD's, with an 80GB 313 on the X230, and the 240GB 525 on my
> > T430s.
> 
> Can I ask you if used them as:
> 
>    - regular disks
>    - Intel Rapid Storage Technology cache
>    - or Linux dm-cache?

I'm using them as regular disks.  On my T430s, I have a 240GB Intel
525 as my primary root disk, a 512GB Samsung 840 Pro as my auxiliary
disk in the 3.5", 7mm bay, and a 1TB Seagate Momentus 5400rpm HDD in
my media disk.  All of them are using either raw Linux partitions
and/or LVM under Linux.  I also have a Windows partition primarily for
Adobe Lightroom / Photoshop.

I used to use a 5400 RPM HDD for the build trees, while keeping the
source trees on the SSD.  These days I'm keeping the .o files on the
HDD's, and it's all been good.

Cheers,

						- Ted