[gene0915]

Will this work?

I bought an Asus Chromebox a LONG time ago and with Matt's awesome script, I configured it for a standalone OpenELEC install. It's been working perfectly for a year +/-. Now, I replaced this box with a Shield TV and plan on re-purposing the Chromebox. I have a spare 120 gig SATA SSD. I realize I can't install a 7mm SATA SSD into the Chromebox and must use a M.2 SSD but, a 120 gig M.2 SSD is about $80. Can I go buy a $10 USB 3.0 2.5" hard drive enclosure, put the SATA SSD in THAT and configure the Chromebox to boot from USB by default? (I don't want to have to hit some key at boot time and select the USB drive every time I turn it on.)

Also, is there a Linux disto that works best with the Chromebox or I can go with whatever I want? Will probably go with Mint.

Last note...... if I want to update the Coreboot firmware, should I boot from a live Linux distro and update before I do all this or is it safe to update the Coreboot BIOS afterwards? (I know, I know.....if it ain't broke, don't touch it.)

PS Just in case anyone asks, the 16GB of internal storage won't work for my re-purposing efforts. I need to have about 70-80 gigs of drive space and 120 gigs of storage will work perfectly.

Thanks