Use of Express Slot Solid State Drive as a scratch drive

Is there a way to allow removeable drives to be used as a scratch drive?
I would like to use an express slot 32GB drive as a scratch drive in windows 7. The drive is loaded
by windows as a removeable drive. When I go to select it in CS4 the drive is not listed.
Windows loads it as a removable disk, not a local disk. If you use a USB external drive like a
western digital 500GB, via the usb port. Windows loads it as a local disk even though it's remote.
The expressslot drive should be plenty fast to drive a scratch drive.
Paul Caldwell

Zirynx:
The main problem with SSD drives is the space limitation. There are also reported difficulties with BootCamp and Windows, but that is not an issue for you. I believe they are available in larger capacities, but they become very expensive as you can see here.
Advantages include being very silent, and very fast.
Installation will be the same as a regular PATA Hard Disk Drive.
If the space limitation is not an issue for you, go for it.
cornelius

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Fmaharg wrote:
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buggy687 wrote:
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Hi Nick,
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Any SSD with a SATA formfactor of 2.5" diameter and a thickness of 9.5 mm will be compatible with your MBP. Another possibility you might explore is OWC.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/SSD/Mercury_Electra_3G_Solid_Sta te
You may also may find this informative:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4741
SSDs are indeed expensive, but is is not my place, nor anyone else's, to tell you how to spend your money. To dismiss your query by expressing personal bias is a disservice to you and the purpose of these forums.
I have installed in my MBP a Seagate SSHD (hybrid), 1 TB in capacity. The cost is a very modest premium compared to a conventional HDD. Boot and shutdown times are dramatically faster than before but it will not give the same performance as a SSD in processing resource intensive applications. This is simply to give you an additional alternative to consider.
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