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Dual boot with expansion card (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by 67darwin@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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Hey guys,

Just curious if someone has done it before and thoughts behind it. I’ve ordered a 16 with GPU and was wondering what’s the best way of setting up the system when it arrives.

My primary OS is Arch Linux and I prefer not to split the disk for windows. And I happen to see some folks might be booting an OS through an expansion card ( I got the 1TB ).

My windows usage is primarily Steam and nothing else. The expansion card seems fast enough to run an OS, but it doesn’t look as fast as an SSD or NVMe, so games like starfield might suffer some performance is my current guess. If my guess is right, does it mean it’s better to have some external SSD to use as storage?

What do you guys think?

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[–] lebbi@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

windows wont let you install on an external drive, but there are ways to force it. generally, i would not recommend it. you will have performance issues.

[–] GeraltEnrique@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Wrong on that end. As someone who's used Windows to go since the Windows 8 days I can confidently say a along as you use good USB drives such as the framework expansion card (which are small ssds with phison controllers) your experience will be good. Running Windows 10 ltsc on To go mode on my 250gb expansion card for over a year. 0 issues. People should do their research before spreading misinformation. Performance is sata ssd level. Not everyone needs their boot drives to be nvme.