SSD upgrades other PC/laptop issues interest thread

[RH1667]

  On 6/12/2015 at 11:34 AM, RadX said:

Thot is start this thread n not corrupt the Amazon thread

 

Learn How Easy it is to up the HDD to SSD as that is king.

 

Chip in here for further knowledge sharing

 

 

This hybrid is interestinG but still ...

Thank you Boss!

 

Hope other Bros benefit from this thread too!

[Wildfaye29]

Thanks for opening a new thread! My laptop has a

Seagate Momentus 5400.6 320GB HDD

Edited June 12, 2015 by Wildfaye29

[Wildfaye29]

How to clone existing HDD to SSD?

 

After clone, just plug in the SSD and the laptop will function like normal?

[Watwheels]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:00 PM, Wildfaye29 said:

How to clone existing HDD to SSD?

 

After clone, just plug in the SSD and the laptop will function like normal?

 

Go back to previous page and click on the Cnet link on post no. 2. Watch the video.

Edited June 12, 2015 by Watwheels

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/12/2015 at 12:10 PM, RadX said:

Nb dun remind me. Wayyyyyy back buy 20mb hdd $600.... Knn

 

But then that was king haha

 

Early adopters tend to suffer .... Haiz

 

Btw bro u get ur t420, this one rocks. The t420 has the turboboost n blazing fast

Yah man, those were the XT and 286 days when PCs ran at 4.77 MHz. Datamini saw it's heydays back then.

[Count-Bracula]

Any bros have problem with their laptop built in cooling fan? Mine blows out hot air like a hair dryer!

Edited June 12, 2015 by Count-Bracula

[RadX]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:30 PM, Count-Bracula said:

Any bros have problem with their laptop built in cooling fan? Mine blows out hot air like a hair dryer!

The blow job is hot... Wohooo

[Watwheels]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:30 PM, Count-Bracula said:

Any bros have problem with their laptop built in cooling fan? Mine blows out hot air like a hair dryer!

 

You have got a laptop and a hair dryer in one. What more can you ask for?

[RadX]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:36 PM, Watwheels said:

 

You have got a laptop and a hair dryer in one. What more can you ask for?

Lol improvised function

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:36 PM, Watwheels said:

 

You have got a laptop and a hair dryer in one. What more can you ask for?

Doh! Nevermind there is no problem with the blower now. ><

 

The technician just came and replaced it.

 

*wah lao ehh*

[Kingkong]

  On 6/12/2015 at 12:05 PM, Count-Bracula said:

Oh I see . . . my Pc boots up in under 10s also and shut down in 7s

 

Such is the wonder of SSD, no wonder it is king.

 

Any bro knows how to use SSD like a portable drive? I have one spare to use.

What's the connection type of your spare SSD?

There are namely SATA (normally used in desktop/older notebook), mSATA (normally used in notebook), and M.2

Identify the connectivity and do a search in Amazon or eBay (or even SLS) for a casing to convert it to USB3.0.

You'll soon enjoy a fast portable drive.

[Kusje]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:43 PM, Count-Bracula said:

Doh! Nevermind there is no problem with the blower now. ><

 

The technician just came and replaced it.

 

*wah lao ehh*

 

What kind of technician visits you at 10:30 pm?

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:45 PM, Kingkong said:

What's the connection type of your spare SSD?

There are namely SATA (normally used in desktop/older notebook), mSATA (normally used in notebook), and M.2

Identify the connectivity and do a search in Amazon or eBay (or even SLS) for a casing to convert it to USB3.0.

You'll soon enjoy a fast portable drive.

It is an Intel 60G SATA SSD. Thanks! Did not know they have this casing, not been to SLS for almost a year.

[Kingkong]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:00 PM, Wildfaye29 said:

How to clone existing HDD to SSD?

 

After clone, just plug in the SSD and the laptop will function like normal?

Various ways to achieve that.

You just have to search the net for the steps involved, specifically for your notebook model.

Some brands of notebook just simply don't work well with certain brands of SSD, for whatever reasons.

Confirm that before getting the SSD.

 

For notebooks, usually will require additional hardware for cloning, that is the converter from your SSD connection to USB port.

If the new SSD that you bought comes with a cloning s/w, then use it.

Else, you can decide whether to buy one that you like, or download a free copy.

I no $$ after getting the SSDs, so can only download a free copy for use.

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:53 PM, Count-Bracula said:

It is an Intel 60G SATA SSD. Thanks! Did not know they have this casing, not been to SLS for almost a year.

I think SLS should have such casing, though I haven't been there for ages.

I got mine (mSata-USB3) from ebay.

[Ben5266]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:00 PM, Wildfaye29 said:

How to clone existing HDD to SSD?

 

After clone, just plug in the SSD and the laptop will function like normal?

Diskcopy C: D: /s

 

That was the good old days.

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:50 PM, Kusje said:

 

What kind of technician visits you at 10:30 pm?

Ermm ... ermmm . . . Yeah you said it. A kind one, a kind technician who rescues people who has problem with blowers which blows hot hot. This is not an easy job you know?

[Tigerwoods]

I bought Laptop with only SSD but boot up still 1min...

why ah?

[Kb27]

  On 6/12/2015 at 2:00 PM, Wildfaye29 said:

How to clone existing HDD to SSD?

 

After clone, just plug in the SSD and the laptop will function like normal?

 

Imo, it's not advisable to clone.

First, the size is not a perfect match. You may lose a bit of disk space.

Then the hardware and drivers may not matched up properly.

In some cases, you may still need to reinstall drivers.

 

Reinstalling a new OS from scratch is much cleaner and some times may be faster than the cloning.