I will make sure to buy one of those as my next computer purchase, then. Hopefully by then the libre EC firmware will also be production-ready.
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > it has a DVD/CD drive but you can remove that, and put a HDD there, > using a passive adapter (the slot itself is already SATA). > > T400, R400, T500 and (later to be added to libreboot) R500 and W500 > all have built in 2nd SATA ports, those can also be used for a 2nd HDD/SSD > > On 10/09/15 22:44, Dakoya wrote: >> Oh! That is good to know. Then I shall do that, as far as I knew >> the dock only had a CD drive. Thank you for the help! >> >> You can add a 2nd HDD/SSD to the docking station, in the slot for >> the DVD drive. >> >> On 10/09/15 22:32, Dakoya wrote: >>>>> Alas, the goal was to have two working drives in the machine >>>>> - one for system (being the mSATA in one of the mini pcie >>>>> slots) and one for other things (movies, etc) so you could >>>>> remove the "Other" drive and still have a working system. The >>>>> only solution to use mSATA would be to do a risky soldering >>>>> on the motherboard which I'm not skilled enough to do. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It has SATA, and there are SATA->mSATA adapters. You could >>>>> use one of those. >>>>> >>>>> On 10/09/15 21:36, Dakoya wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Is it possible to take the mSATA code from the >>>>>>>>>> X220 coreboot port and apply it to work with the >>>>>>>>>> Libreboot X200? Or does the feature require >>>>>>>>>> proprietary microcode? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The hardware has no SATA connections to the miniPCIe >>>>>>>>> slots (only PCIe and USB), so it's not possible. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ah, dumb mistake then. Thanks for clearing that up for >>>>>>>> me. Do you know of any Libreboot-compatible systems >>>>>>>> with which two storage devices can be used and stored >>>>>>>> from within the original chassis (without taking up any >>>>>>>> USB ports)? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> >>> >> >> > > - -- > Minifree Ltd, trading as Ministry of Freedom | Registered in England, > No. 9361826 | VAT No. GB202190462 > Registered Office: 19 Hilton Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 9QA, UK | > Tel: +44 (0) 1268 857 837 | Web: http://minifree.org/ > > Use free software. Use GNU/Linux. > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1 > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJV8fqyAAoJEP9Ft0z50c+UfGgH/jh1U583p8EeW0sXXrmVvP+1 > ekJwFHuEHvqMZsoLgcKbDxmPrcVlrGStaOhWA6wmIr/pxeBgLKG38MiWDvRSzm5L > D/kIUp8FpyHc8mAP3iI3m2qVNL5sR7pi7bic8+eTH4Xa/q546AR7xcPY6JYhw8JR > leIlri6FwhTilHEOpyVKNU7tSCYoXBWSZYjcnUa8WX4tDm5kDxEHMXMcmRjlzg4c > s4HjMfXc8FymUM+au7BJOu7+6YdZLjG463D8vLR1K5VWBViTxqfQ9OtwBoqz5Wt8 > /tY2txP+LxBHEPMjb9OeU0Vm6UKdzsrzvzQpNKONLjYcdgZPsy/waOYtXiliTug= > =FSXJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- "It is indifferent to me where I am to begin, for there shall I return again." - Parmenides, quoted by Proclus
