MINIX - Martin
Staff member
In case some users may have some troubles doing this, we make an instruction.
Please note, the license key for the Windows 10 Pro is stored in the BIOS, so no need to worry that you will lose it.
Here it goes.
1. Go to the BIOS.
Attach a conventional wired/wireless keyboard to the NEO N42C-4, boot/start the box and press the "DEL" key/button.
2. Disable the eMMC.
Go to “Chipset > South Cluster Configuration > SCC Configuration”, and disable the eMMC.
Video instructions can be found here.
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3. Install the SSD (compatible SSD can be found here).
Open the N42C-4 by removing the 4 rubbery feet and screws, then install the SSD to the device.
4. Double check if SSD is in "Boot Option #1".
Power on the device and go to BIOS again to double check if the SSD is in "Boot Option #1".
If not, make it to be so.
5. Install the firmware to the SSD.
Instructions can be found in this thread.
6. Everything is finished when you read this step.
After all of these above finished, you may enable the eMMC again if you want.
Please note, the license key for the Windows 10 Pro is stored in the BIOS, so no need to worry that you will lose it.
Here it goes.
1. Go to the BIOS.
Attach a conventional wired/wireless keyboard to the NEO N42C-4, boot/start the box and press the "DEL" key/button.
2. Disable the eMMC.
Go to “Chipset > South Cluster Configuration > SCC Configuration”, and disable the eMMC.
Video instructions can be found here.
3. Install the SSD (compatible SSD can be found here).
Open the N42C-4 by removing the 4 rubbery feet and screws, then install the SSD to the device.
4. Double check if SSD is in "Boot Option #1".
Power on the device and go to BIOS again to double check if the SSD is in "Boot Option #1".
If not, make it to be so.
5. Install the firmware to the SSD.
Instructions can be found in this thread.
6. Everything is finished when you read this step.
After all of these above finished, you may enable the eMMC again if you want.
. This worked fine, I changed the bios Boot to the SSD drive and the system rebooted successfully from the SSD drive which at this stage was partitioned for 64GB as C: drive. I then used Windows Disk Management to extend the C: partition to 475.70GB. The " old" 64GB C: drive ended up being renamed to D: without any input on my part, presumably as part of the cloning process. The end result was great, I have both MMC and SSD Boot Manager options in bios and now have a much larger capacity system disk.