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In my previous post I mentioned that one of the limitations of the windows tablets I had come across is the small amount of available storage. The simplest way around this is to add an SD card. Unfortunately, windows will not allow you to install programs to an SD card and some programs will not use it as storage. A way around this is to mount the SD card as a virtual hard drive. Here are a list of steps to get this done. This method works with Windows 7 on (upgrading my tablet to Windows 10 broke the logic so I can confirm it for Windows 10):
If you want to upgrade from an HDD to an SSD, you will need to have a case that has 2.5” drive slots or use an adapter. An HDD is a 3.5” device so there is a size difference between the two. While fixing an SSD into place is purely optional if you don’t transport your PC, it can lower vibration and noise if you do. I currently have an Epson P-3000 portable hard drive, but it only stores up to 40GB. I just purchased a WD (Western Digital ) My Passport Ultra portable drive, but it does not have an SD slot. I could hook this Epson drive to the WD drive with the supplied USB 3.0 cable (Epson USB slot is not 3.0.) that comes with the WD drive. A way around this is to mount the SD card as a virtual hard drive. Here are a list of steps to get this done. This method works with Windows 7 on (upgrading my tablet to Windows 10 broke the logic so I can confirm it for Windows 10): Ensure the card is formated as NTFS (Computer Right Click on SD Card Format). My Spin 1 C4UG has an SD card slot on the right side, have a 64GB in there at the moment. AFAIK the eMMC versions are not upgradable, mine has a 32GB so a 64GB version would be good. OTOH I have an R3 that came with a WD 500 GB HDD that I replaced with a much faster Samsung EVO 850. Connect the External Hard Drive (EHD) to the USB port, or insert the Micro SD card into the slot located on the rear, towards the bottom, left of the HDMI cable. (When facing the rear of the Stream+) When a Micro SD Card is inserted all the way into the slot, you will feel a click. Then stop pressing on the SD card.
- Ensure the card is formated as NTFS (Computer> Right Click on SD Card> Format)
- You may want to wipe the data even if the card is properly formated
- Open Disk Management Utility by searching for 'diskmgmt' from the search bar
- In the Disk Management window right click on the left side and select 'Change Drive Letters and Path...'
- Click 'Remove'
- This will cause it to no longer appear in the computer menu
- Click 'Add'
- Under 'Mount in Following Empty NTFS folder' type 'C:Media Container' (Or whatever you'd like just be sure to remember it for later)
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'Remove'
- Return to the main Disk Management Windo
- Click Actions> Create VHD menu
- Click browse and specify the location of the SD card (C:Media Container)
- Save a the file as 'Media Store' (Again can be your choice)
- Set the size to match the SD card
- Select the VHDX option
- Select the Dynamically Expanding option
- Click 'OK'
- Right click on the left side of the new disk and select 'Initialize Disk'
- Use the GPT option
- After it completes right click on the right side and select 'New Simple Volume'
- Click through with all defaults
- Save and exit out
- Click Actions> Create VHD menu
In order to make this a permanent fix there are a few more steps that need to be taken.
- Create a . txt file in 'C:Media Container'
- Add the following to the file
- Launch the Task Scheduler by searching for it in the start men
- Click Create Task
- Name Task 'Mount SD' or something along those lines
- Change the account to 'SYSTEM'
- Goto Triggers Tab
- Click 'New..'
- Set begin task to 'At Startup'
- Click 'OK'
- Goto Action Tab
- Click 'New'
- Set Action to 'Start Program'
- Under Program/script add 'diskpart'
- Add arguments '/s 'C:Media ContainerMount Script.txt'
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'OK' and exit out
After rebooting your computer you should see a 'D' drive that was formerly an SD card. Now you should be able to use it as a normal hard drive.
The information from this post originally came from the Superuser Forums but has been expanded and simplified to make it easier to follow.
In my previous post I mentioned that one of the limitations of the windows tablets I had come across is the small amount of available storage. The simplest way around this is to add an SD card. Unfortunately, windows will not allow you to install programs to an SD card and some programs will not use it as storage. A way around this is to mount the SD card as a virtual hard drive. Here are a list of steps to get this done. This method works with Windows 7 on (upgrading my tablet to Windows 10 broke the logic so I can confirm it for Windows 10):
- Ensure the card is formated as NTFS (Computer> Right Click on SD Card> Format)
- You may want to wipe the data even if the card is properly formated
- Open Disk Management Utility by searching for 'diskmgmt' from the search bar
- In the Disk Management window right click on the left side and select 'Change Drive Letters and Path...'
- Click 'Remove'
- This will cause it to no longer appear in the computer menu
- Click 'Add'
- Under 'Mount in Following Empty NTFS folder' type 'C:Media Container' (Or whatever you'd like just be sure to remember it for later)
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'Remove'
- Return to the main Disk Management Windo
- Click Actions> Create VHD menu
- Click browse and specify the location of the SD card (C:Media Container)
- Save a the file as 'Media Store' (Again can be your choice)
- Set the size to match the SD card
- Select the VHDX option
- Select the Dynamically Expanding option
- Click 'OK'
- Right click on the left side of the new disk and select 'Initialize Disk'
- Use the GPT option
- After it completes right click on the right side and select 'New Simple Volume'
- Click through with all defaults
- Save and exit out
- Click Actions> Create VHD menu
In order to make this a permanent fix there are a few more steps that need to be taken.
- Create a . txt file in 'C:Media Container'
- Add the following to the file
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- Launch the Task Scheduler by searching for it in the start men
- Click Create Task
- Name Task 'Mount SD' or something along those lines
- Change the account to 'SYSTEM'
- Goto Triggers Tab
- Click 'New..'
- Set begin task to 'At Startup'
- Click 'OK'
- Goto Action Tab
- Click 'New'
- Set Action to 'Start Program'
- Under Program/script add 'diskpart'
- Add arguments '/s 'C:Media ContainerMount Script.txt'
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'OK' and exit out
Externe Hdd Mit Sd-slot
After rebooting your computer you should see a 'D' drive that was formerly an SD card. Now you should be able to use it as a normal hard drive.
Hdd Mit Sd Slot Formatter
The information from this post originally came from the Superuser Forums but has been expanded and simplified to make it easier to follow.