PCIE to ZIF adapter for Eee PC 901

Yep, with this you can put 1.8 inch HDD or SSD to your Eee PC

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Like I said, still some time to wait, but i will report as soon it's available...

UPDATED: I got pile of emails asking if the other adapter works on 901.. answer is no. It is set as master so you can't use it with internal SSD.

UPDATED: someone copied it and is selling it now

UPDATED: ..and on Ebay

Meet Asus Eee PC 900HD

And as it's on FCC, it's coming soon..

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Asus Eee PC 900HD





FCC label


Asus Eee PC 30G ( Asus China, with 30GB HDD )


Asus Eee PC 900HD



So another new 900... Is it still Celeron or is it Atom based as 900A ??

As you can see from the pictures, new 900HD has totally different design on the bottom side compared to other Eee 900s ( even compared to that China only 30G model )

Looks like they needed a lot of room there for something.. a 2.5 inch HDD maybe?

Other details are still confidential at FCC...

Thanks again FCC

Asus Eee PC 901 video review

My review of the Eee PC 901 and 901 vs 900

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Compare Eee PC 900, 901 and 900A


Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 900

Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 901

Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 900A

Asus Eee PC 30G reveals some possibilities

HDD on Eee 900 didn't sound that good first, but...

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Back cover removed


HDD fits ontop of the adapter and RAM module


Close up from FCC pics




Fitting CF adaptor to my 900.. looks very possible..



Now that I know how Asus is doing it, it sounds actually better.

They are using a PCI-E to ZIF adapter for the HDD. This means that it would be really easy to upgrade it with 1.8 inch SSD or CF adapter.. both good choices for speed and durability.

Even more, this kind of adapter could be used on the "original" Eee PC 900 too..

Should I do it?.. Should I make the adapter available?..


Thanks Pika214 from Mobile01 forum

Asus Eee PC 900 touch kit now available

Go go go!

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Seller says it's perfect fit...

Should work on 901 too, and we will see that soon as he said he is sending me one to test...

Fido at eBay

Yet another Eee PC coming! Meet Eee PC 900 with 30GB HDD

How many versions so far?? ..if HDD is what you want, this might be ok..

Continue reading..



Asus China, thanks Frank!

Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 900

New Eee PC 900 version coming.. 16G with lower price

Want cheapoish Eee PC 900?

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Without any notice from Asus, they have yet another model:

Eee PC 900 with 16GB flash SSD (Genuine Microsoft Windows & GNU Linux OS Version)

And it's already at some online shops for $399

I hope the 16GB module is faster than on current ones...

UPDATE: 16BG module is super slow

Thanks Cheaplikeafox

Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 900

Asus Eee PC 900 with touch screen

Perfecting my 900...

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Fitting the panel


USB lines from wifi pci-e connector


Controller placed on top of wifi card


Other good place for controller.. easier but i need that place for something else..


Chinese place to buy the touch screen

Ishop-express, no confirmation yet if it's good or not

Coming soon at Fido-Dido

UPDATE: Available at Fido's


Details, News and Links for Asus Eee PC 900

Asus Eee PC 900 with internal 3G

Connectivity goodness...

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USB lines from 2nd SSD.. slow and not needed SSD out, 3G in..


Main power from external USB port


USB power from webcam 5V tru on/off switch


All ok..





SIM card slot hole


And on/off switch...

Me happy:)

Details, News and Links for Eee PC 900

How-to: Internal bluetooth to Asus Eee PC 900

I'll be posting series of mods for Eee PC 900 in next days.. first up bluetooth..

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As Asus has connector pins for bluetooth already on the mainboard this is easy mod for anyone who can solder.

As you can see from the picture, there is nicely room for the module. I'm using 3 volt bt module but if you want to use 5V normal usb dongle, you should either check if it has 3V input too or use 5V pin near the webcam connector.

If you don't want to solder straight to mainboard, you could use webcam wires and install USB hub near the bluetooth module.

Next up 3G, fingerprint reader, touch and ..

Asus Eee PC 900 battery life

Battery life is one of the most important feature on mobile computer. That's why I have been doing some testing with my Eee PC 900..

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These test were done under full load, using Battery Eater.
I disabled all battery savings, brightness was at 100% and wifi was on.
I also disabled standby at 10% so these numbers show the results from 100% to 0%.

You can use Eee PCs at 630Mhz or 900Mhz and these tests clearly show the difference.

You can get easily 30 to 50 minutes more battery life by setting the cpu speed to 630Mhz from either BIOS ( 0302 ) or with eeectl software.


The second difference on battery life can be seen on this diagram:


It jumped from 40% to 10% in 2 minutes...

After I disabled the default "shutdown at 10%" I got 30% to 40% more battery life!

Typically laptops are set to shutdown or sleep at 3%, but for some reason Eee PCs can only be set to do it at 10%. Worst part is that as Asus battery meter is so inaccurate it may shutdown your computer when it thinks there is only 10% left, even it can be 30% to 40%.

Not good Asus! They really should fix this.

Mix this with the news that Eee PCs are shipping with different sized batteries in different countries... not good..

As for the batteries, I can highly recommend:
Mugen 7800mAh for best size vs power option
MonoMobile 5200mAh for second battery ( about 50 dollars )
MonoMobile's new Super Large 10400mAh for extreme need ( 5 hours 45 minutes on full load test! )

Eee PC batteries at Conics.net

Quick test: EeePC Tray Utility

Asus has uploaded softwares and drivers for Eee PC 900 XP version.. testing new ones now..

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This one is called EeePC Tray Utility and it installs with ACPI drivers..

Asus Support site

Asus Eee PC 900 available in USA now

It's still in stock on some places so if you have been waiting for it, horry!
Black versions are still not available... hmm.. Xp version seems to be cheaper?

Buy.com 20GB Linux White

Buy.com 12GB XP Home White

Asus Eee PC 900 screen on 701

Hacking the Eee PC 900 has started...

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While I was doing some testing, I remembered that some of you have asked if you could use the new 8.9 inch screen on 7 inch model.

..so the screen works, but bios needs to be hacked for full screen image.

..and you would need to modify the housing quite a lot.

More coming soon..

Asus Eee PC 900, Video Review

There is so much more i would like to share about it, but I hope this is a good start.. uups.. a 35 minute start..

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Specs:

8.9", 1024 x 600 screen
Intel® Celoron M 900Mhz
1GB RAM
12GB SSD (4GB built-in + 8GB flash) SSD (Microsoft Windows OS Version)
20GB SSD (4GB built-in +16GB flash) SSD (Linux OS Version)
Audio HD audio / built-in speakers
WLAN Built-in 802.11b/g
1.3M Pixel webcam
SD / MMC (SDHC)
3xUSB / VGA-out / earphone jack / mic / RJ45 10/100 Mbps
Power Output: 12V, 36W; Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Tracking Control Utilizes FingerGlide
Operating System Windows® XP Home / Linux
Pearl white / Galaxy Black
Dimensions 22.5cm(W) x 17.0cm(D) x 2cm~3.38cm(H) = small
Weight 0.99 kg

Battery life:

4400mAh -2.5 hours
5200mAh -3 hours
5800mAh +3 hours
6600mAh +3.5 hours
7800mAh +4.5 hours

All my Eee PC 900 news

Details, News and Links for Eee PC 900

Black Eee PC 900 spotted

Looking nice!

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UPDATE: Blogeee has more pix [ translated ]


"fish setup" pix here

Thanks, Yapyap