eSATA SSD on AAO110

I replaced the original PATA SSD with a cheap 16 GB eSATA SSD - without case ! -(32 GB was unavailable)(http://www.ritek.com/p2-pro4-eSATASSD.asp) – fixed with double-sided adhesive foam squares & without shielded wires, only with short pins in SATA connector. It’s work 3X better, 95 MB/s read & 30 write – due to system limitation!? It is possible to keep the old PATA SSD with minimum of mechanical rearrangements, but personal I remove it. The only wire I’ve used is the +5V dc power (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnkgrl/276 ... 718788110/) and a short mechanical ground.For additional photos & questions don’t hesitate to contact me!
On this SSD I use an n-lited XP for Dell mini 9 (available on net without registration key) plus a1 ctl by Noda (super program!) combined with a PUPPY Linux in installed in frugal mode (dual boot mode with grub4dos installed). Both OP'S are optimized for SSD and my AAO work fast and quiet even at 800 MHz - speed is all! As Storage Expansion I use a 16GB - class 6 - Silicon Power SDHC with resonable read speed ~ 24MB/s.

 

Cool! I had that idea when another manufacturer first announced one of those eSATA USB drives biut I didn't do it because they nver said "SSD," which implies wear-leveling and optimizations for OSes accessing it like an HDD. I don't see any pics of it on your link though... just tnkgrl's eSATA mod and others.