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• SSD upgrade question

  I got this is the section of the BONE. Perhaps this is the right place *.
   
  Hello, I bought recently for a M7-J078CA from HP. The specs are all good for what I need, except I'm not too happy with the 1 TB drive 5400 RPM. However all in all with the rest of my needs, it's a fair trade off the coast compared to the other available models. It's my 5 HP and I love them.

  My question is, if I had to buy an SSD to replace the current drive, will be factory installed HP OS work properly on it? I remember years ago that try on a desktop computer and the recovery disks do not recognize the HARD drive, so would not install the OS thinking that it was another computer. I want to upgrade to an SSD for my OS and games load and run faster.

  Second, if it is possible, it would be as simple as removing the 1 TB drive current, installation of the SSD and then start with the recovery discs? Or should I install the second disc in the Bay of alternatives and try to install the OS in this way?

  I then format the 1 TB drive and use it as a secondary storage only

  Hello again iEvermore,

  To answer your question, yes the DVD will work without the operating system and HARD drive. As for putting in the SSD that I provide you with support documents to both HP. The first HP Notebook Hard Drives & solid state drives identify, prevent, diagnose and recovery of drive failures care and Maintenance measures. This document will explain how to put in and configure the SSD. I am also including the paper Support HP HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC HP ENVY TouchSmart m7 Notebook PC HP ENVY 17 Notebook computer Touchsmart Maintenance and Service of Guide which if you reference page 2 & 3, you'll see the following information for the HDD and SSD support.

  Supports 6.35 cm (2.5 in.) 9.5 mm hard disks (. 37-in) and thicknesses of 7.0 mm (. 28 - in) (all hard drives use the same bracket)
  Customer-accessible Serial ATA

  Supports the following drives:
  ● 1 TB 5400 RPM, 9.5 mm
  ● 750 GB 5400 RPM 9.5 mm
  ● 500 GB 5400 RPM 9.5 mm and 7.0 mm

  Configurations to two hard disks:
  ● 2 TB: (1 TB 5400 RPM x 2)
  ● 1500GO: (750 GB 5400 RPM x 2)

  SSD drive only configured with up to 8 GB system memory:
  ● 32 GB mSATA (some models only)
  ● 24 - GB mSATA (some models only)

  Page 48 has step by step instructions on how to replace the HARD drive as well.

  I hope that gives you the information you need. Thanks for posting this topic on the Forums of HP. Have a wonderful day!

• Laptop HP pavilion 15 t SSD upgrade M7H64AV

  I would like to replace the existing 1 TB of HARD drive, or add an SSD for my:

  Laptop Pavilion 15 t

  Product number: M7H64AV

  I found the following, which tells me that it is difficult to access the HARD disk (assuming that it applies to my laptop):

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/notebook-hardware-and-upgrade-questions/upgrading-HDD-of-HP-Pavilion-15...

  I also found this, which seems to indicate that I can replace the HDD with a SSD, but also mention of m2:

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/notebook-hardware-and-upgrade-questions/can-you-add-a-SSD-to-the-Pavili...

  Q1. I want to confirm the requirements for the replacement of the HDD with SSD:

  SATA 3?

  9.5 mm thick

  Q2A. This laptop has a SSD M.2 port/slot?

  Q2B. If so, what is the physical size and other requirements are needed?

  Q2C. If m2 exists, can be used to add an SSD while keeping the existing HARD drive?

  Let me know what additional information is required.

  Thanks for any help,

  JP

  Hello

  Have you read the manual on the first link?

  1. you can use SATA 3 and 7 mm SSD. You can replace 1 TB 1 TB or larger HARD disk (capacity) SSD.

  2 No, that is why everything has, b, c are s/o

  Kind regards.

• HP-Envy-17 t-3000-CTO lw900av: HP-Envy-17 t-3000-CTO Msata SSD upgrade

  I saw the following post and have a similar question

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/notebook-hardware-and-upgrade-questions/HP-envy-17t-3000-CTO-MSSD-mSATA...

  665930-001 300 - GB SSD drive
  Disc SSD of 256 GB 689223-001

  I have a 80 GB SSD, which I think is an MSATA.  There are two updates listed on the HP site, but the prices are prohibitive.  How to find a compatible player to a third party?

  Please see the HP ENVY 17 - Maintenance and Service of Guide for all the different hard drive / SSD / mSata drive configurations that were available on these models. Almost any drive vendors will work on your computer and HP sources these parts from many manufacturers.

  Hard drive (does not support hard disk, cables or screw):
  1 TB 5400 RPM, 12.7 mm 638974-001
  750 GB, 7200 RPM, 9.5 mm 633252-001
  750 GB, 7200 RPM, 9.5 mm hybrid 684506-001
  500 GB, 7200 RPM, 9.5 mm 634925-001
  320 GB, 7200 RPM, 9.5 mm 641672-001

  SSD drive (does not support, cable or screw):
  665930-001 300 - GB SSD drive
  Disc SSD of 256 GB 689223-001
  Disc SSD of 160 GB 665929-001

  mSATA by car:
  128 GB mSATA drive 665931-001
  Drive 80 GB mSATA 665932-001

  A player mSata SSD are not the same. SSD is the same as a hard drive form factor. An SSD is going to be cheaper then a mSata disc. Your choice will depend on what you are trying to do with his computer.

  If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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• VAIO vpceh24fx ssd upgrade

  I want to install vegas pro 12 on my vpceh24fx, but I got a blue screen of death, it is the hard drive. I'm considering an upgrade and the ssd memory expansion now. Should what ssd and memory cards I expect to receive vegas pro 12? In addition, vaio pc recgonize will new drive? How can I install windows 7 after upgrade? Thanx

  Hello woc2,.

  Thanks for posting in the community!

  If you try to install a software on your laptop, so you met a blue screen, there is a strong possibility that this is just a software problem: maybe you installed incorrectly. You can help out for the average time before jumping to conclusions.

  Kindly try to perform the system restore first to when it still works very well. Otherwise, please do the system recovery.

  SSD upgrade, size matters. As long as the replacement SSD has the same size as the original one, it should work. However, you must install a retail version of Windows 7 more download drivers one by one to http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=VPCEH24FX&template_id=1®ion_id=1&tab=download#/do...  You can use the recovery disks, or that you created or one of Sony, with the traditional hard drive Serial ATA (the one currently installed)

  Upgrade memory, as much as possible, get the same type than what is in the machine. Must not however exceed max of 8 GB.

  Please consult your card model VPCEH24FX. With regard to the Vegas Pro 12 system requirements, visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro.

  Kind regards

  Yuri

  If my post answered your question, please mark it as "accept as a Solution.

• MacBook pro 13 inch 2012 pcie ssd upgrade

  Is my mid-2012 13 "MacBook Pro compatible with PCIe SSD upgrade? I want to remove the internal optical disk and edit it in the PCIe SSD, so that I have 2 internal storage. Going to do?

  Your mention of an optical drive tells me you have a MBP non-retine.  PCI and PCIe SSDS are NOT compatible with your MBP.  You can install a card standard 2.5 "SSD in your MBP and still experience a significant increase in performance.  I suggest OWC SSD and Crucial.

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• Portege R500 - RAM and disk SSD upgrade

  Hello

  I have a PORTEGE R500 bought in 2007, SERIES NO.48025469H.

  I have obvious problems with VISTA and WINDOWS 7. The two do not work well, because he seems to have a memory. I wonder if I can increase the memory and replace the drive with an SSD. I want to keep this laptop because it is perfect for all my needs.

  Thank you

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  Hello

  According to the specifications of the laptop your laptop can handle with GB of RAM, but has been bundled with 2 GB memory is not possible.
  http://www.Toshiba.it/discontinued-p...Tege-R500-11z/

  What about SSD? SSD upgrade is possible and you can use 256GB SSD for upgrade. After this system will be much faster, and you will certainly more performance and speed.

• SSD upgrade for Satellite Pro P200 (PSPB7A-01000J) - possible?

  Hello world

  I had a Satellite Pro P200 for 3 years and more. It came with Vista Business pre-installed, but I have successfully installed Windows 7 a few months ago.

  A few months ago, I replaced the C drive in my office with a Solid State Drive and now he sings - program start and loading of the system is much faster than before.

  Now I'm wondering if the SSD upgrade even could be done to my trusty P200 and if yes, what brand/model of SSD could be better. It should be 128 GB or 256 GB maybe.

  Anyone else been in this way? The results? Pitfalls?

  All responses appreciated.

  Thank you.

  Greg.

  Hello

  I think that it should be possible.
  You must use a SATA SSD drive since the laptop supports the SATA controller.
  To be honest, I never tried to upgrade the laptop with a SSD but SSD is not very different from the HARD drive and normally should not be a problem.
  In some cases, an update of the firmware of SSD may be necessary but usually these firmware updates should be available on the SSD drive manufacturer support page.

• 17 - k204tx: SSD upgrade.

  Hi, I have an SSD upgrade on my laptop. I was wondering if my model, a 17-k204tx has a slot m2 on the motherboard and if so, what size m2 cards it will accept? Or do I have to buy a standard 2.5 "disk instead?

  Yes, there a m2 slot. Here is the Service Manual:

  Manual

  It is not easy to access. We had some users to post photos and if I remember correctly it is not necessary to remove and return on the motherboard, but that's what shows the manual. The m2 he uses is the size of SATA 2280 variety.

  See p. 67 of the manual. This video is also relevant:

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c04337198

  If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

• X 1 carbon (1st generation) SSD upgrade party purchase

  Hello

  There is an earlier discussion on the SSD upgrade 1st generation carbon x 1, up to 256 GB. Someone mentioned two specific models with exclusive SSF form factor on this machine. I did a google search and can't find anywhere to buy. This is the model number of 256 GB. Anyone knows where to buy?

  45N8483 SD SanDisk 256GB 3.7mmH SF, 2 X 10-256

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Are you ready to pay $502 256 GB drive?

• W530 - choose what size SSD upgrade strategy?

  I still hesitate between two strategies of size SSD upgrade for my brand new W530.

  1. an (internal) SSD + a HARD drive (internal)

  • Put the original of the ultrabay DVD burner in an external enclosure (connected to the laptop with a USB cable SATA) and use when necessary
  • Put the original Toshiba HDD 500 GB of the main Bay in a shopping cart, then in housing as a backup drive-ultrabay
  • Buy a Crucial SSD m4 (512GB) for the main Bay and use it to drive to OS/programs and road data

  2. two SSDs (internal) + a HARD drive (external)

  • Put the original of the ultrabay DVD burner in an external enclosure (connected to the laptop with a USB cable SATA) and use when necessary
  • Put the original Toshiba HDD 500 GB in an external case (connected to the laptop with a USB cable SATA) and use it as a backup drive
  • Buy 2 m4 Crucial SSD (128 + 256 GB):

  -one in the main Bay as player of OS/programs (128 GB)

  -one in a basket, then in housing ultrabay as data drive (256 GB)

  I also want to let you know that a 512 GB SSD is a little more expensive than a 128 GB SSD + a 256 GB SSD. Also, I like to choose the best strategy of resistance, reliability and durabilty.

  Could you share with me the benefits & disadvantages for both strategies and tell me which is the best strategy for your point of view?

  Thanks for your help,

  Bertrand

  @p1

  I agree with the approach of @eos. I have configured my W520 on the same track. I have an mSATA SSD 256GB (a - Data), with a 750 GB HARD drive in the Bay of primary and a 500GB HDD in the Ultrabay slot.

  The mSATA SSD is my boot device, even if I sometimes start from one of the other disks when testing new configurations.

  The mSATA slot is SATA 2 don't bother me a bit. It's very fast. Sometimes, I put an mSATA SSD in an mSATA to the 2.5 enclosure and run in the Ultrabay SATA 3-speed housing. I'm hard pressed to notice the difference.

  You're better off using a partition of HARD drive for data for various reasons. On the one hand, at least write cycles committed SSDS, longer it will last. Second, if your system partition is lost, your data is still intact. Third, you can save a small partition of data rather than a larger combo partion.

  I love having the flexibility of two open bays using the mSATA offer slot - i.e. I sometimes swap in my optical drive in the Ultrabay slot, etc.

• SSD upgrade/migrate inside 23 tilt of HP Envy TouchSmart?

  (model: 23-k001hk all-in-One)

  Hello all - asking for suggestions advice from wise and kind people on the best way - and operating instructions - for upgrading the speed of my current hdisk 1 TB + SSD 16 GB cache scheme of HP storage by one of these itineraries:

  1) upgrade the disk installed cache 16 GB SSD mSATA disk (limit Intel RST) 64 GB mSATA

  Why: I update regularly a slap (10-15GB) of data from the Agency.

  so given that the daily volume of modified files is comparable to 16 GB,

  I'm assuming that a larger cache will actually add value

  (2) install an SSD 'broad' to serve the main startup disk by replacing

  the existing hdisk of 1 TB (I use a tiny fraction of it) with a 2.5 SSD "

  with a suitable support (and deleting or disabling the 16 GB SSD disk cache)

  Thanks in advance for any advice on this point, HP does not have any information on that, nor any obvious way to access or review the settings of the RST (firmware?) used in their SSDcache + hDisk arrangement (Yes, tried Ctrl-I, the boot, etc.-no joy).

  -Rob in Hong Kong

  Hi WAWood,

  A late thank you for your advice. Based on this feedback and having discovered just that software ExpressCache 'hidden' on my system quietly stopped working after the upgrade to Windows 10 (and HP support does not currently have updated software ExpressCache for Windows 10), I decided to install a large SSD drive and use it as a boot drive.

  In the this could help other all-in-One HP Envy owners tilt, here is a summary of the steps that worked with obvious disclaimers that even if it worked for me, it is not a 'universal' solution and also that if you mess with the hardware/software of your system, you are of course on your own, without guarantees or responsibility for this author) :

  (also, my apologies for the format - in a hurry)

  System:

  HP Envy tilt (23-k001h model) running Windows 10

  Basic purpose:

  Change the original storage configuration:

  Hdisk (boot drive) 1 TB + 16 GB mSATA SSD cache ("linked" to the hdisk via ExpressCache)

  TO:

  Hdisk (spare drive) 1 TB + new Samsung Evo 850 mSATA SSD 500 GB (as boot drive)

  Result

  Many, many "zippier" system: QuickStart, app launch, etc..

  Measures

  Disable ExpressCache

  (HP Envy models tilt seem to use this supplement Windows 3 rd-party, instead of Intel RST):

  In my case, as my recent visit to Windows 10 has taken care of this for me (haha), I don't have to do;  Otherwise, I guess we should stop the ExpressCache service, uninstall the software from ExpressCache and/or drivers, then reboot - suggest you only look it up in the forums, because I can't offer my own experience on this one.

  Clear/unloading as much unnecessary data from drive C: (1 TB hdisk) as possible.

  The goal would be to have used space on C: be greatly below your 500 GB (or other) new drive (in my case, I cut the used space on the C: 100 GB).

  Also a good idea to run the defrag Windows on C:, as may be useful (necessary?) for the reduction of this partition in the next step

  Disk management Windows allows you to shrink the Windows partition (mapped as C

  Goal: you want a net size of all partitions on hdisk (Windows + hidden/recovery/system partitions) to be a little less than the actual size of your new SSD (my "500 GB" SSD was actually more as 465 GB)

  Warning: disk management can claim "not enough space" to shrink Windows (C when it's clearly not partition so - in my case, the problem was due to my Windows partition is not the last partition on the disk before the unallocated space (if any) - obviously this disrupts the management of disks.)  If so, you need to move partitions using a 3rd party soft as AOMEI (free app - has worked well for me) all for the Windows partition is the last partition on the hdisk, with unallocated space located immediately after the Windows partition.

  Result: when the dust settles, the partitions allocated on your hdisk must have a net size which is comfortably at less than the actual capacity of your new SSD (in my case, the partitions was 440 GB on a capacity 465 GB SSD).

  Physics card mSATA SSD upgrade

  • Power PC, unplug from the mains and remove the rear plastic cover:
  • http://support.HP.com/in-en/document/c04100400
• Remove the metal shield covering the RAM:
  • http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c04007922 (only the first 3 steps)
• Remove the metal shield covering the motherboard:
  • Locate/remove the 3 screws holding it down.
  • Lift on board as possible shielding at the booth of PC;
• Locate the SSD of origin (see tiny map labeled as SanDisk or some of these) and remove 2 tiny screws to attach to the motherboard.
• While keeping you constantly connected to the Earth (strap, touch metal chassis, etc.):
  • gently remove original SSD and save it in some static container (if upgrade fails and you want to restore the system to the original state of the material)
  • Gently insert the new card in lateral connector mSATA SSD,
  • and to the motherboard with the same 2 live
• Replace the motherboard of armour, armour of RAM and plastic cover

Check the new SSD 'visible' to the BIOS:

At first startup, use ESC to enter the BIOS settings, then check that BIOS 'sees' the new SSD as the original hdisk

Clone all partitions on hdisk--> new SSD

Start & connect to Windows and use Macrium Reflect (free) to clone all the partitions on hdisk for the new SSD - see large portico advice to:

http://www.howtogeek.com/199068/how-to-upgrade-your-existing-hard-drive-in-under-an-hour/

Do not forget:

• Suggestion from the link above, you must first a Macrium recovery disk
• You can clone * all * the partitions on the SSD's original hdisk

Result: cloned partitions now visible on new SSD. may have little extra/no allocated space on SSD (can deal with that later)

In the BIOS change the boot to new SSD drive

Reboot PC, press ESC to enter the BIOS to change the boot order:

• make the first boot drive in SSD
• also suggest to disable booting from originals hdisk (night before you really start SSD)
• Save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS

Make sure that you have started of SSD and clean the unwanted drive mappings

Start & log Windows

(the fact that you can reach this point means that you have passed the first test)

Use Windows Disk Manager to

* ensure that C: is mapped to your new SSD.

* make sure that you can still see original hdisk, too

* suggest remove you mappings of unnecessary letters drive

(with the exception of the C: drive!) for all other partitions on hdisk or SSD

Test through full reboot

As a further test, do a reboot of Windows to make sure there are no problems with the start-up of SSD; again, once in Windows, use disk management to check again once your C: drive is the partition on the new SSD

Optimizing Windows SSD

There are several Windows setting changes that you should do when your primary/boot disk is an SSD, either:

• If you have purchased a Samsung SSD, you can download/use their app "Samsung magician" to do so (see "Optimization of OS" section), or
• Google "Optimizing windows 10 ssd" to find any number of guides to achieve this, such as:
  • http://www.disk-partition.com/Windows-10/SSD-optimization-Windows-10-4348.html
• Note: one of the most important changes are those related to mode AHCI (ability to GARNISH)
• Note: some suggested parameters cannot be 100% essential, for example:
  • pagefile on SSD: some authors suggest no page on the DSS file, others say "keep" small'(?) "; most compelling advice I've seen are to retain the page file on the SSD, but let Windows manage the size; in all cases, should make sure that your system has * sufficient * RAM (8 GB and more) for your usage requirements.
  • 'leave free space' (aka overprovisioning): SSD experts suggest that current-technology SSDS, it is not necessary
  • "do not defrag": 10 Windows recognizes SSD and disable defrag automatically

All the problems?

Note that at this point, you still have your original hdisk with windows/data for a few days, so if this migration does not work, you can always go back by turning off the SSD and change the startup disk (in BIOS) originally hdisk

After a few days: some cleaning

When you are reasonably comfortable that your system is booting from SSD and Windows/apps work correctly, you can perform the following operations:

• Use Macrium Reflect (free) or similar to save a snapshot of your current partition SSD
• After the backup, delete old/unnecessary partitions on original hdisk. For some, drive management works; others may need to resort to using the command line program Admin "diskpart" (read the instructions carefully!) and use "Delete Partition Override" (be very sure that you have selected a partition on the * original hdisk * (IE, 'old'))
• Disk management allows you to create a new simple volume on hdisk original now empty, as a reader of alternative utility
• Regular backup of SSD Annex: SSDS, as with mechanical parts, will fail - it's only a matter of time. It 's going to happen. Thus, strongly suggest that you configure regular (daily) snapshots of your SSD partitions. Again, I use Macrium Reflect to do this with a full backup weekly + differential daily backups and save the images in the now empty original hdisk in the PC
• If your SSD has any sense space not allocated, you may want to expand the Windows partition on the SSD drive use disk management to make use of this space

• M7-k010dx want SSD upgrade

  Does anyone have the manual of reparation for this system? I'm doing an ssd upgrade but I can't find any real documentation on how to get to training. I can assume kind of how its going to go but I prefer to have a guide to tell me that I need to worry, if there are wires.

  Hello again Jerky_san"

  Thank you for waiting.

  I contacted someone who could give me this:

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c04337198

  I know that it is not listed as your model, but it's exactly the same laptop. Only a different color.

  Note that you need to clone your disk to your SSD. In order to have all partitions recovery.

  I think that this document could be useful.

  http://Lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-Windows

  Don't thank me, thank Russell-E for his help.

  I do it by this agreement. Thank you Russell E.

  Drunks.

• Clean install of windows 8 pro x 64 on a new ssd upgrade, I have windows xp x 32 on a disk hard available, which I no longer use, can I do this?

  I want to clean install windows 8 pro x 64 on a new ssd upgrade.

  I have windows xp x 32 on an existing hard drive which I no longer use, I can do this, that I can start the upgrade process, and then point the installation on the new SSD?
  I really don't want to install XP on the new SSD and am not bothered about keeping programs or settings

  How to do a clean install:

  Step 1: Use the upgrade wizard to describe the PC and pay the $40 (US)

  Step 2: When the 'Install Windows 8' message appears, select 'Install by creating media' to create a bootable USB key or .iso (a disk image) file.

  Step 3: Wait for the Wizard download Windows 8 Pro installation package and create the bootable media or .iso file. The flash player must be having 3 GB or more of free space available.

  Step 4: Burn the .iso file, if that's the path you have chosen, to a blank DVD.

  Step 5: Use this key USB or DVD to boot the PC.

  Step 6: When you get to the screen in the Setup program that asks, "which type of installation you want?" choose "custom".

  Step 7: Select a drive for the operating system partition in the next screen. At this point, you can create a new partition if there is enough space available or reformat the hard disk.

  Step 8: Proceed with the installation of Windows 8 Pro.

  You should probably do a phone activation after installation is complete.

  1. press the Windows key + X , and then click run, and then type: slui.exe 4

  2. then press the ENTER"" key.

  3. Select your "country" in the list.

  4. choose the option "activate phone".

  5. stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

  6. explain your problem clearly to the support person.

• I have an upgrade question. I received a notification when I connected my computer to the internet that Lightroom 5.7.1 was available

  I have an upgrade question. I received a notification when I connected my computer to the internet that Lightroom 5.7.1 was available had merge to HDR & Panoramic photos. I can't find these. Where can I find them.

  It is unfortunate that Adobe has chosen to use the "update" in the notice inside LR 5. It is not an "update". It is an 'upgrade '. Thus, you pay if you want. Also as usual, Adobe directs clients to the CC solution and makes it hard to find perpetual license option.