Portege Z30A - upgrade to larger SSDS

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• Portege R930 - upgrade the mSATA SSD succssfull

  Just briefly, I wanted to report an SSD upgrade.

  When I got my Portege R930 (PT331E, i7) two years ago, I changed the HD to a PRO 840 Samsung SSD 512 GB (big improvement). Now, this SSD is too small (photos!) and I wanted to increase the capacity up to 1 TB.

  But instead of a new SATA, I decided to go for an mSATA + adapter SATA I felt an mSATA unit would be more "evolutionary" - next update of the laptop for me would be a Portege Z, who use mSATA.

  So I bought a Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB with a Delock adapter/converter mSATA SSD, made a clone of the Apricorn cable and the software switched the SSD and everything works fine (actually a little faster )! At first I tried to use the clone with software from Samsungs migration but this didn t work, maybe I didn t the right version.

  -Now I have a lager SSD that will live longer than my R930. Please note that I'm not an expert with computers - just a happy user Toshiba! Thanks for a good forum with my good ideas!

  Concerning
  / Anders

  So, I bought a Samsung SSD 850 EVO mSATA 1 TB whole with a converter/adapter Delock...
  .. .and everything works fine

  Good news Lao!
  Thanks a lot for the comments...

  I also upgraded my laptop with a 250 GB SSD drive and now I think of a larger SSD... I should consider your solution now...

• Re: Portege R600 - upgrade to hybrid SSD + Win7

  The R600-4201 is _For far_ the best laptop computer I have ever owned or even seen, and I intend to keep it for as long as possible. I just bought a Seagate Momentus XT hybrid hard drive (SSD + magnetic) and Windows 7 Ultimate edition.

  To support installation hardware and the operating system switching from XP to W7, I will have redundant (more local cloud) perfect backups of data files to e-mail, data files, passwords, etc.

  Can anyone here guide me more access to specific Toshiba updates, drivers, BIOS, etc., should be done? Further guidance or advice will be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you!!!

  I think that this portable 2-book with the new operating system and hard drive will challenge anything on the market today. With radio offshore and with the Transflective screen, I get more of * WORK SIX HOURS * at the park or at the beach - there just isn't any better than that.

  Hi dude

  Thanks for the comments on the Portege R600.
  I like this laptop. I wish that I would have enough money to buy this toy, but I have a u400. It of also great computer laptop not too big... the size of the screen is perfect because I travel a lot

  By the way; You can find all the drivers (also for R600) here:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/

  Welcome them

• iMac9, 1 & large SSD not compatible?

  Tried upgrading the iMac9, 1 (early 2009) with a Sandisk Ulta II 960 GB SSD. It is a SATA III SSD. Finished with a white screen on startup. Absolutely boot with this hard drive (internal or external). I have test the background and even SSD installed in a late 2009 iMac10, 1 that starts very well. Then I put a 240GB Kingston (also SATA III) in the 9.1 and it starts fine. Verify that the reporting system and reported SATA interface that negotiated 3 GB to 1.5 GB. The speed improvement was always phenomenal as the SSD was El Cap top and all operations starting from were fast enough.

  I remember OWC having 3Gb SSD (and a quick search on OWC for a compatible SSD with the imac9, 1 confirmed they recommend 3 GB).

  What have been the experiences of the other iMac9, 1 owners who have done this kind of upgrade? What large SSD (960 GB/1 TB) have worked for you?

  Thank you!

  Barry

  The question may be that it is SanDisk, which doesn't always work well on Macs. I suggest you return it and get a refund. Open no more on an 3 G SSD from OWC . No additional expenses for a 6G SSD points then you will get the best performance. Now, it is also conceivable that your model can not simply support SSD that big. I do not know. OWC makes SSDS as large for older iMac like yours.

  I would also suggest trying an OCZ SSD. In my view, that Vertex models supported 3G as will be the most recent. Amazon usually has good deals on SSD OCZ.

  Now, just so I don't forget anything. Partition you the new SSD for the GUID and Mac OS Extended journaled format. The DSS came that way. How did you put OS X on this drive, and what version of Mac OS X you have installed.

• Acer R7 - 571 level disk cache to large SSD to the boot drive and keep the traditional HARD drive.

  Is it possible to replace the drive 24 GB of cache in the R7-571 with a larger SSD (say 128 GB and 256Go) to use as the startup disk and keep the traditional disc for storage on the other?

  I saw the references to individuals 'redevelopment' of SSD, but normally they keep the 24GB disk cache and upgrade their traditional 500 GB drive?
  If it is possible to replace the disk cache of 24GO, it seems silly to keep it and throw a perfectly good car. Seems would not be much point in having the disk cache if your main player is an SSD.

  Yes, I put a 128 GB Plextor M5M in my mSATA port. Make sure that you first create a USB recovery, then open the R7 and replace 24GO with your new mSATA disk drive.

  Make sure that your new mSATA, not ordinary SATA SSD!

  You can see a R7 being open and where everything is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLWdiLxLoyI

• HP ENVY 14 (14-2020NR): my computer load AHCI or SATA3 upgrade to an SSD

  I have 16 GB of RAM (max for my computer) and I have the I5 processor.  I want to upgrade to an SSD.  I don't know what SSD for upgrade to or if my computer is equipped to handle the upgrade.  I was told to support AHCI or SATA3 upgrade to an SSD... I do not have a good understanding of what those who are if I really need them to upgrade or if its worth the upgrade.  Thanks in advance for any help.

  -Nile-

  Hello

  Your device supports the SSD even, it only supports SATA 2 SATA 3 is backward compatible with SATA 2.

  Kind regards.

• HP 17-x025na: upgrading to an SSD

  I use HP 17-x025na with 1 TB of hard drive now I want to upgrade my laptop to SSD. Can I install an ssd on my laptop? Which ssd is the best choice for my laptop?

  Yes. You can install an SSD.

  They type of SSD you need is a SATA SSD.

  My preference is 850 EVO from Samsung.  A 256GB SSD with a capacity to do what you need.

  See the sticky to the laptop hardware and update the section of the forum for more information about how to upgrade to an SSD.

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/T5/notebook-hardware-and-upgrade-questions/BD-p/hardware

• W520 - upgrade RAID HDD SSD

  Hi all

  I have a W520 who has Dual RAID hard drives (via Bay adapter), HDD 500 GB, 7200 RPM configured by lenovo when I bought the machine. I was curious if it is possible to upgrade to an SSD HARD drive? If so is there something that needs to be disconfigured for it? In addition, the SSD can be used similar to a RAID?

  Any help on this is greatly appreciated that the machine is quite slow with the HARD drive.

  Thank you!

  My original plan when I bought my W520 was to get a pre-configured with RAID and then buy an msata and settle the system. I couldn't find a raid system for a reasonable price where I lived well...

  But this might be something for you perhaps? You can install an OS/system for msata ssd and keep the hard drives in raid for quick storage. MSATA is SATAII, but where the reader to other bays are on the W520 SATAIII. Yet, I used my msata for OS/system for a while, can't say he felt somehow more slowly.

  Not really answering your question, I know. But maybe something that might speed things up. I have no experience with ssd's in raid. A lot of articles on this topic, if you look around, however.

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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.

• Portege Z30A - firmware update available for PM851 SSD?

  Someone (else) have a SSD PM851 in their Toshiba Z30A? (Windows 'Device Manager' will show only).

  It has come to my attention that these drives have a serious flaw in their firmware that affect performance.
  Google search for 'firmware 840 EVO performance' to find the patches for the commercial version of the Samsung.

  Y at - it for the PM851 SSD firmware update?

  My Toshiba Z30A delivered with such an SSD.

  I've updated my machine with 840 EVO and I ve installed S... Software Wizard so I was informed about the latest firmware update and I ve installed.
  I ve checked manufacturer s page to support SSDS but I didn t find anything for PM851 SSD so I think that the firmware update is currently not available.

• Portege S100 - upgrade after cloning BSOD & HARD disk

  Hi all

  I wonder if anyone can help me please. I have a laptop Portege S100 with a standard 80 GB drive. I want to upgrade to a 200 GB drive.
  Here's what I did.

  I ran Acronis to save an image of the 80 GB HARD drive. All backed by an external USB disk and checked. I inverted the readers and restored the image on the 200 GB drive. All restored and verified.

  I restart the PC with the new hard drive in place. "Windows XP" logo comes up, then aarrgh blue screen. Stop x7B.
  Swapped the old disk, system boots fine.
  Check in the BIOS, with the old hard drive in place that the RAID configuration is enabled by default

  New swap disk, JBOD configuration is enabled in the BIOS. Could this be why it is not booting? If I want to activate the RAID configuration, it is ok, but I'm told that it will wipe the hard drive!

  I have no qualms about wiping the new hard drive, but it will work? If I change the RAID configuration, then restore the image? The only reason why I have not done it so far is because it took some time to create the image, and then writing it back on the new disk and at that time there the owner of the laptop is needed it back. !

  Help appreciated!
  Thank you very much
  Alex

  Hello!

  Can you post the BSOD detailed please?

  I'm a little confused on RAID m parameters are you wrote. As I know the Portege S100 can handle only a single HARD disk.
  In addition, you must use the same settings as with the old HDD RAID.

  Maybe the SATA controller has a limitation of LBA 28 bit and can't handle a 200 GB HARD drive. In this case, the larger HARD drive should have 120 GB. Here you can learn more about the limitation:
  http://www.48bitlba.com

  Last but not least, you can see the new HARD drive for errors. Maybe it s faulty. For this, you can use the Drive Fitness Test:
  http://www.HitachiGST.com/HDD/support/download.htm#DFT

  Sorry, but for the moment I put t have more ideas.

  Good bye

• A few questions about the Portege R100 upgrade

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Portege R100 of America with 768 MB of RAM, 40 GB HDD, DVD-ROM on the PCMCIA card. I want to renew the Windows XP Pro Notebook by updating the material.

  -How can I update a larger HARD drive?
  -What RAM should I update?
  -Can I upgrade the processor?

  Thank you for your help.

  holger112

  Hello

  You cannot switch the processor!

  You can upgrade the HD, but because it is an interface 1.8 "HD with an ide (50 pin ATA) the best you can find is a 60 GB HD (Toshiba MK6006GAH 60 GB) you can find them on ebay for a reasonable price

  You can easily switch from memory with a module 1 GB pc2700-dimm ddr1 (like kingston or corsair) in replacement of the module of 512 MB to a maximum of 1.2 GB.

  You can buy them everywhere

  Also note:

  install XP on a R100 is not very easy, but you can find lots of information on this forum, as here:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=19232

  success

• The upgrade with an SSD

  I plan on migration to an SSD soon. After the upgrade SSD will appear as drive E:? If so, how can I change the C: drive SSD? I use a computer house built, based on the motherboard ASUS P5K - E. The processor is Intel E8400 3.0 GHz. I have 2 GB of RAM. Please ask me for more details if you need it. Thank you!

  If I understand you correctly, you want to change your system so that the first disc (the one where Windows is installed, as well as all your programs) is a new SSD.

  Assuming that the new SSD is at least as large as your current system (c) partition and assuming that there are no other partitions on your current hard drive more (I assume that your current D: is a CD or DVD drive) the right way to achieve your goal would be to do the following:

  • Clone the current C: drive on the SSD drive (preferably, but not necessarily, in an external USB enclosure)
  • Turn off computer
  • Remove the existing computer C: drive
  • Physically install the SSD to the computer (for example, out of the outer shell)
  • Turn on the computer and restart
  • At this point, you can stop (a) or (b) install the old hard drive as a second internal drive or (c) put the old hard drive in the external box.  For one of the last two options, you can use the old hard drive for backup.  I would hold off the coast on the restructuring of the old hard drive for at least a few weeks until you are sure that all cloned correctly.

  If you are not using an external enclosure during the cloning operation (for example, you install the SSD as a secondary internal drive), you MUST shut down the computer WITHOUT REBOOTING and remove the original hard disk before rebooting.  (See, however, notes Anna me at the end of this response.)

  If you want to have the two former players and new internally, be sure to log in using the appropriate connector and set the jumpers to ensure that the SSD is considered to be the main or the "master" drive

  Cloning software

  If you have a Western Digital hard drive, you can get a version of Acronis True Image free of WD (http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119) or you can get the software of cloning separately (this is not an exhaustive list and in no particular order, some are free, some not):

  Acronis True Image Home
  EASEUS ToDo Backup
  Paragon Drive Copy or Partition Manager Personal
  Casper
  Norton Ghost

  XXClone

  Macrium Reflect free
  What follows is a very old post of 'Anna' in the Microsoft support newsgroups (the predecessor of "Microsoft Answers", which, in turn, was the predecessor of the current "Microsoft Community."  I edited the message refer only to cloning, rather than "Disc imaging" as well (another method of backup not useful in your situation). Although some details have changed with the new versions of the software, it is always interesting to read:

  Detailed instructions for the use of Acronis True Image leprogramme to clone a hard drive

  Within the framework either of these two backup & recovery process, you are
  dealing with two hard drives - source & destination records say.
  the source is the HARD disk drive you want to save and the destination disk
  is the HARD disk that will be the recipient of the cloned content of the
  source disc or the recipient of the disk image that you create.

  When you use both methods, it is usually best for most users to use a
  drive external HARD as the disk of destination, i.e. the recipient of the cloned
  content of the source diskette or the recipient of the disk image created. This

  
  can be either a USB or Firewire cable or external SATA HARD drive. While the other internal
  HARD drive can also serve as the destination disk, that there is an additional element
  safety in the use of an external HARD drive because this player will normally be
  disconnected the system except for the cloning disk or recovery
  process.

  Here are the step by step instructions for
  by using the Acronis True Image 9 program to clone the content of a HARD disk to
  external HARD disk. (The steps are essentially the same using the latest ATI 10)
  (version):

  1. with two hard drives (source & destination disks) connected, start.
  Ensure that no other storage device, for example, flash drives, ZIP drives, etc.,.
  are connected. It is also probably a good idea to close all programs, you
  may have to work in the shadow - including any antivirus antispyware
  programs - before this disk-to-disk cloning operation.

  2. access to the Acronis True Image 9 program, under "Pick a task", click
  on 'Clone disk '. (In version 10 of ATI, click "manage hard disks" in the)
  "Choose a tool" box, and on the next screen click 'Clone disk').

  3. in the next window "Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard!", click Next.

  4. in the next window of the "Clone" Mode to select the automatic option (it should
  be the default option selected) and click Next.

  5. on the next window of 'hard drive' Source, ensure that good source
  HDD (disk you duplicate of) was selected (highlight).
  Click Next.

  6. on the next window of 'hard disk of Destination', ensure that good
  destination of HDD (disk you duplicate to) has been selected (even once, click
  to highlight). Click Next.

  7. in the next window, select the option "delete partitions on the.
  destination hard disk. Understand that all data currently on the disk which
  will be that the recipient of the clone will be removed before the disk cloning
  operation. Click Next.

  8. the next window will reflect the disc source and destination. Once again
  confirm that the correct commands have been selected. Click Next.

  9. on the next window, click on the button continue. A message box appears
  which indicates that a restart will be required to undertake the drive cloning
  operation. Click on restart.

  10. the cloning operation will pronounce on reboot. With modern
  components and a medium to high power processor, data transfer rate will
  be in the range of approximately 450 MB/min at 800 MB/min during cloning to
  an external USB HARD disk. much faster when cloning to another internal
  HARD DRIVE.

  11. when the cloning operation has been completed, a message
  indicating the disk cloning process was a success, and ask you to
  Shut down the computer by pressing any key. Do it and unplug your USB
  external HARD disk.

  If, however, the destination drive was another * internal * HARD drive, see the
  NOTE below.

  12 note that cloned content now residing on the external USB HARD drive take
  on the file system of the source drive. For example, if before the
  disk cloning operation your USB external HDD was formatted FAT32 and
  your XP operating system has been formatted to NTFS, the cloned content will be formatted in NTFS.
  There is no need to format the USB external HARD disk before the disk cloning
  operation. Similarly, it is not necessary before the operation of disk cloning
  to format a drive HARD internal if use you a drive HARD internal as the
  destination drive.

  13. the system restore can be performed by cloning the content of the
  data from the external DRIVE for a normal HARD internal disk drive
  process of cloning such drive as described above.

  NOTE: Just another point which should be emphasized with regard the
  the recipient of the clone disk cloning operation would be an another intern
  HARD drive and not a USB cable or Firewire external HARD disk. Immediately after the disk
  cloning of the machine must be decommissioned and the source that HARD drive should
  be disconnected. Boot ONLY on newly cloned drive. CAN I NOT BOOT
  IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPERATION OF CLONING WITH TWO CONNECTED DRIVES.
  It is quite possible that in doing so, it is likely to cause future
  starting with the cloned disk problems. Of course there is no problem in this
  area should be a port USB or Firewire EHD be the beneficiary of the clone since
  device is not usually bootable in an XP environment.

  **************************************************************************************************

  LEM:

  As you may know not my previous posts about this issue of cloning/disk-image disk, I am rather partisan passionate about Casper 6 - disk cloning program and highly recommend this comprehensive program for most PC users as a backup tool. (I recognize that this is probably of little interest to the OP because I guess it is concerned primarily or exclusively with cloning just the content of its failure (apparently) HARD drive to a newer HARD disk. And it seems that it may have other problems as well!)

  The reason for this post is in my "NOTE" (quoted above) caveat regarding the sea program. I wanted to mention that one of the main reasons we prefer program Casper to other disk cloning programs (for example, the Acronis one) is that, unlike these other programs Casper completely avoids this potential problem I did reference.

  During the two years since we started working with the Casper drive cloning program we had done (or were involved with) hundreds of disk cloning operations, involving a wide variety of PC brands/models, hard disks (both PATA & SATA), etc. During this time, we have never met a * single * instance of the problem raised. IE a user could clone the contents of his HARD 'source' to another disc * internal * HARD drive and would not (possible) later problem affecting the ability to start the (cloned) destination HARD disk even when the system was booted to the HARD drive with the cloned HARD disk connected source * immediately * after the disk cloning operation.

  Under this scenario the cloned HDD would be obviously treated as a HARD secondary, a drive letter assignment drive of (obviously) other than C:. However, the source disk HARD later disconnect so that would imply the boot * only * the newly cloned HARD drive, this drive would start without incident and be granted the 'normal' C: drive letter assignment.

  In addition, two hard drives must be connected in the system and the user changes the BIOS boot priority setting to accommodate a first start at the cloned disk as HDD will start without incident. And, of course, the ancient source THAT HDD would be then treated by the system as a secondary as HDD should in these circumstances.

  And if the user decides to start at the disk of origin at a later time (for some reason any), the boot of this player would normally occur.

  I thought that the information above might be interesting for you & others.

  Anna

• Upgrading to an SSD

  Hi all

  I have an i7 in early 2011 15 "MacBook Pro. Beautiful machine, but I want to upgrade the hard drive for an SSD. I intend to get a Crucial MX200 250 GB which is in my price range. My question is when I remove my current hard drive and put it in an enclosure I'll be able to access it as you would a normal external HARDRIVE. My apologies if this if this is one of those stupid rolls eyes to the issue of the sky!

  Thanks in advance.

  Paul

  Paul Mcdaid says:

  My question is when I remove my current hard drive and put it in an enclosure I'll be able to access it as you would a normal external HARDRIVE.

  Yes, but I encourage you to first install the SSD in the pen, clone the HARD internal to external SSD drive, test the external SSD to see if it will start the MBP and if successful, then make the physical Exchange.  If there is a problem, you reduce the number of times that you need to open the MBP to play with readers.

  Ciao.

  Addendum: you can find this article useful support:

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204417

• Portege 4000 - upgrade RAM & graphic card driver installation

  I'm having some trouble with my Portege 4000 for the moment. I installed XP on a disk, but will no longer have that I have 256 MB of RAM...

  -Have you tried 2 manufacturers but the PC133 512 is not compatible. However, my system has an IBM of PC100 256 chip, which was bought early last year, after much trial and error, and I wonder now if the motherboard will be more suited to the PC100 and PC133 non?

  -Consider the options alternative to XP, 98SE or 2000 because they are lighter operating systems. I can put it on a spare drive (test). Is it possible to set up a partition for recovery CD Rom (which has 98SE) on this subject and have little space left over to install another Linux operating system or its Manager partition crushes everything?

  -J' put another post for .exe drivers related to the display/vga for 98SE and 2000.

  -Just for the record, not all Linux distributions seem to go back on the size of the screen, so it takes some work...

  Thanks much for any help.

  > Tried 2 manufacturers but the 512 PC133 is not compatible. However, my system has an IBM of PC100 256 chip, which was bought early last year, after much trial and error, and I wonder now if the motherboard will be more suited to the PC100 and PC133 non?

  The protégé 4000 is compatible with the PC133 modules! AFAIK, you can upgrade RAM of this notebook 1 GB (1024 MB) and you can use these modules;
  PC133 512 MB (PA3108U - 1 M 51)
  PC133 256 MB (PA3086U - 1 M 25)
  PC133 128 MB (PA3085U - 1 M 12)

  > Considering alternative options to XP, namely 98SE or 2000 because they are lighter operating systems. I can put it on a spare drive (test). Is it possible to set up a partition for recovery CD Rom (which has 98SE) on this subject and have little space left over to install another Linux operating system or its Manager partition crushes everything?
  You can create partitions on the HARD drive using a 3rd party like Partition Magic 8 tool. I use this tool and it's really nice.
  After you create 2 or three partitions on the HARD disk, you could install different OS (operating systems).