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I picked up a TW700 tablet and, after some tinkering, managed to use NTFS junctions to move \Program Files\ and \Users\ to a microSD card to give myself some breathing room.
I'm not expecting much from the device since it was $60, but even just using Chrome with two tabs open, the microSD card and slot become extremely hot. Even sitting at desktop after a cold boot, the card quickly heats up.
It's not too horrible an adventure to reverse my junctioning to take the load off the card, but my question is do I have to worry about the heat causing data loss or damage to the device?
astv25
Posted 2015-03-03T07:03:36.410
Reputation: 436
I wonder if its the SD card or wider thermal issues. Kinda hard to test though, unless you can test it with load elsewhere, or a dummy card – Journeyman Geek – 2015-03-03T08:18:39.380
If you're worried about data loss, then make sure you have a backup. The card (and even the internal eMMC) can fail at any time no matter what you do. – Bob – 2015-03-03T08:22:57.370
Most SD cards don't do any wear levelling, so don't last as long for frequent writes anyway. And, yes, high heat is bad for it, but also fairly normal - not much you can do about that. – Bob – 2015-03-03T08:25:47.057
@JourneymanGeek When I was creating the junctions, I had to do so from a recovery command prompt. The process was basically copy from C:\ to D:\ (flashdrive) as the device didn't recognize the SD card in that state. The USB connector of the drive got about as warm as the card feels. I'm thinking this might be a flaw with the device itself, now. – astv25 – 2015-03-03T08:44:03.403