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Wolfgang just harping back to the Mint MATE boot - would installing a SSD with the Mint MATE on it instead of a stick plugged in to a SATA port on the board make it any faster to boot than using a stick in a USB 2.0 port?
All I think I would need to do would be to set that drive as first boot in the BIOS before booting?? Plus it would save having to have the stick hanging out of the machine (or losing the thing) and always be on tap so to speak.
Sure, the SSD is always faster. If you set it first boot, then it will boot from the SSD when that is attached and boot from your internal disk when the SSD is not attached.
Thanks Wolfgang I was rather hoping that would be the case as I am not really up on speeds as such.
I don't know how much faster as the SATA is 3Gbs (as opposed to 2.0 USB) and like I said I really am not as cluey as you blokes on speeds I just know the very basics. Suppose I should get genned up on such stuff as it is pretty basic and logical stuff to need to know in computing eh?
The drive I am going to make it an internal one as I have two extra SATA ports available so I shall just have to make sure the right drive is set for first boot when I want to use the Linux
Internal would be optimal. Then you get the best speed. But on an internal drive, you can also make a real Linux installation (native and not like an external). Just make sure all other disks are disconnected when you do that. Note that the initial Mate installation is only a bootstrap. You will find a CD icon on the desktop of Mint that you have to open in order to make the final installation.
Once Mate is installed, you reconnect the other drives and then you can switch between the installation with the temporary BIOS boot order.
Thanks again Wolfgang I thought that would be the case and I shall just install the MATE in that case and alter the BIOS order as you say
PS I have often wondered what is your avatar a pic of??:)
I've looked at that avatar for 4 years now and never realised what it was. They really are good photos.
Besides being beautiful, what's fascinating is 1/7th of each one is underwater. Those puppies can be HUGE!