Boot OS from micro SD

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Stigc
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Boot OS from micro SD

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I just got my new fitlet-H Barebone (fit-PC4-CA1067-WACB-FM4U-BFLT). Where is the micro SD slot, is it the one labeled "µSD"?

I have read I could install OS and boot from the micro SD, which could be fine since a 32 GB card is cheap.

But will it perform as well as boot from a HDD? or and SDD?

Arwen
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The microSD slot is on the back panel, middle top. And I think it is labeled
µSD.

No, the microSD will not perform as well as a hard drive or SSD. It will
work just fine, though cheap microSD cards tend not to last as long as a
SSD would. (And certainly not as long as a spinning hard drive would.)

Some MS-Windows versions can't boot off the microSD cards in a fitlet.
That is a limit of MS-Windows.
Arwen Evenstar
Rivendale, Middle Earth

Stigc
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Thanks. The slot mentioned was the right one. And it performs fine boots in no time.

Arwen
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Glad it's working for you. Just remember to backup important files, (or the
whole system), as microSD cards don't last as long as mSATA flash drives.

As for speed, yes, a microSDHC/XC card seems to work great. I hope to
turn my fitlet-iA10 into a pfSense firewall soon, using a microSD card as
it's boot device.
Arwen Evenstar
Rivendale, Middle Earth

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