Can this me used as usb linux boot drive without sacrificing the ddr cache???
1801128
This drive is junk, I wouldn't use another one if you gave it to me. Like many other reviewers have reported, my Buffalo didn't last a month. I put a bunch of videos on mine and now I can't get it off because the drive simply won't power up. TO your question, I see no reason for the cache to be inoperative based on how the drive is used, and saw no indications in the drive setup info that indicated such is the case.
1801129
When you hook the drive up it asks to install software which i assume is what makes use of the cache. So if linix doesnt support it you may be out of luck. Btw my drive has worked fine for around 5 months now.
1925233
I think so, as you won't be using is as the boot drive. You should.be able to access any good files.
1038705
Yes. I am running my OS on this drive. I had to switch to legacy boot mode to get it to work.
429571
No, or it would be considerably more expensive. 5400RPM / 8MB cache per mfg's Web site. I found it fast enough to please me when backing up data and plugged into a modern USB 3.0 port, but quite a bit slower attached to an older computer that only had USB 2.0 ports.
1546618
I have not tried to boot from a USB flash drive using a PCMCIA USB card. But I have encountered problems with some older computers/laptops refusing to boot when there is a flash drive in the USB slot (no PCMCIA card). And there was no setting in the BIOS to allow booting from USB. It depends on at what point the PCMCIA card becomes active. The only way to tell with the unit that you have is to purchase and try it.L
1377106
Probably not. This model is a network drive. I use it to store and retrieve data/music from many different computers on my LAN. The USB version should be able to boot directly to a computer.
1449471
It depends on how big the USB drive is. Windows XP is a pretty big OS compared to Linux. It also depends on whether or not the BIOS supports booting from USB.
906191
The system memory is soldered to the logic board. It is not user upgrade able. The solid state drive is interchangeable/upgradeable.
2280771
you can move your OS to it. I use it on my Maximus VI Formula as a spare drive though, but I can put my OS on it.
1913973
Yes...I used this drive to install Windows 7 and again for Linux. As long as you can set your particular PC to boot from USB device you should be all set.
162281
I don't know how it would act with Linux, but, with Microsoft Windows is proved to be unreliable - data corruption, lock ups... with a known good SATA drive. In other words, I would look elsewhere if you value your data!
2215866
Sorry to say the answer is NO. The system will not boot from CD/DVD or USB drive so no way to install any other Operating System
1428403
I haven't tried to do it, but I don't see why not so long as there is a Mint/Linux kernel for that CPU and drivers. Note that the machine came with the OS installed so be sure to do a backup and boot media. You might want to contact ASUS: http://service.asus.com, +01888-678-3688 to be sure.
892189
BIOS must support boot from USB device.Important to note: If Windows OS, you may run into HAL or MBR problems if the hardware is significantly different.
1707412
Not sure. I would suggest you to use a flash drive to install linux stuff instead.
728817
I don't think you can. This unit uses its own proprietary file system (a pain, IMHO), and formats the drives at install.It's a decent unit if you know your way around linux and have time to configure it, but I have to say that overall it's not a system you can easily jump into and set up quickly...
1975928
You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.