Fujitsu FMV-U8240¶

The Fujitsu FMV-U8240 is a Japanese ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC) from 2007, part of the FMV-BIBLO LOOX U series. It is pocket-sized and surprisingly capable for its era.

Specs¶

Spec	Detail
Screen	5.6" TFT, 1024x600
CPU	Intel A110 (Stealey) 800 MHz
RAM	512 MB DDR2
Storage	40 GB HDD (original), 128 GB mSATA SSD (modded)

Mods¶

SSD Swap¶

The original 1.8" ZIF/CE hard drive has been replaced with a 128 GB mSATA SSD. Two adapters are needed to bridge the interface gap:

1.8" SSD Card Converter Board for 1.8" ZIF/CE Host Socket: plugs into the male 50-pin end of the proprietary motherboard ribbon and outputs a standard ZIF/CE ribbon
mSATA (PCI-E) SSD to ZIF/CE adapter: receives that ZIF/CE ribbon and holds the mSATA SSD

flowchart LR
    MB["Motherboard"]
    PR["Proprietary ribbon<br/>(male 50-pin end)"]
    CB["1.8&quot; SSD Card Converter Board<br/>(female 50-pin → ZIF/CE)"]
    MA["ZIF/CE→mSATA<br/>adapter"]
    SSD["mSATA SSD<br/>128 GB"]

    MB --> PR --> CB --> MA --> SSD

The stack fits perfectly under the maintenance trap without modification. No double-sided tape or spacers required.

Planned Setup¶

Windows XP SP3 + Legacy Updates¶

Install Windows XP SP3 and apply the latest community-maintained patches via the Legacy Update project, which provides a modernised Windows Update experience for end-of-life Windows versions.

DragonFly BSD (dual boot)¶

Dual boot into DragonFly BSD for experimentation.