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Hi,
In theory nothing can stop you to do that. You have to disable the HDD before install OS on the mSATA. One important thing: The BIOS allows you to do that. I know Dell people have done that. At the mean time, the following article may help:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/triple-your-speed-how-to-install-an-msata-ssd-boot-drive-in-your-laptop
Good luck.
ps My HP machine has only 32Gb and inaccessible.
BH
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