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• Guide: replace the HDD with SSD, Lenovo Y480

  Lenovo
  That's how I replaced my HDD with a SSD in my Lenovo Y480. I did it immediately, so there is no user file to consider. I used a key from Lenovo recovery. Read this guide in its entirety before starting.

  Execution time: about an hour.

  Items, you will need:

  -Y480 Lenovo

  -New SSD (I chose a Mushkin Chronos Deluxe because my research lead me to conclude that it is the best available from June 2012)

  -Small Phillips screwdriver

  -Butter knife or similar to remove the HARD drive. There is not much space for your fingers in there.

  -DVD-r blank

  Step 1

  Turn on the computer.

  Step 2

  Write the number '1' on a blank DVD-R and insert into the optical drive.

  Step 3

  Press the small button just to the right of the power button. This launches a recovery key.

  Step 4

  Follow the instructions on the screen to make restore disks. I chose the factory restore option, which required three DVD - Rs. label each disc with numbers to let you know in what order to use them later. Once it is finished, place back #1 DVD into the optical drive.

  Step 5

  Physically remove the hard drive and insert the SSD drive by following the instructions below.

  1. turn off and unplug your computer, flip upside down.
  2. remove the battery.
  3. remove the access panel by removing the two screws and slide.
  4. remove the two screws that hold the hard drive carrier.
  5 remove the hard drive by lifting upward. There is a right angle SATA adapter plugged into the hard drive. This card just came out with the hard drive.
  6 disconnect the hard drive adapter and plug it on the SSD.
  7 unscrew the hard drive bracket and screw it on the SSD.
  8 put the SSD drive in the Bay, screw the support down and replace the access panel. Be sure to screw it up.
  9. replace the battery, lock.

  Step 6

  If you did not already the first recovery DVD in the optical drive, use a paper clip to open the optical drive and insert the diskette. Close the drawer, then turn on the computer to start the restoration.

  Step 7

  Select the boot drive by pressing F12 when you see the Lenovo logo during startup, and then select the optical/DVD drive in the list.

  Step 8

  Follow the instructions on the screen. The first time that I did, restoration impossible immediately, probably because of a missing partition. However, after restarting the computer by performing a battery pull, then continue to step 6 restore completed successfully.

  I have not compared this drive, but I can tell you that the Windows experience index is 7.9 and startup time is 24 seconds now. The base index is 6.8 for this system now.

  You will find that Windows has already helped TRIM. However, regular defragmentattion was still on. I think that the system restore has been disabled automatically.

  Good luck

  Matt

  I saw no option for this, and I was quite surprised, that he didn't do it automatically. I'm not an expert on everything, so what follows is a guess.

  Perhaps that if you create a partition on the SSD first, recovery will recognize and use it.

• Replace the HARD drive - reload Windows?

  I had a HARD drive failure on my ThinkPad E530.  I have a USB key with the backup that I created when I got the laptop, but I have no idea how to get this re-installed on the laptop.

  In an ideal world, I would replace the small msata SSD upper unit (128 GB) and run windows from that and just put in a new standard 500 GB drive to store data.

  But the backup created does not start or do something - it is large (40GB) and on a 1 to USB drive.

  For any help or suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

  Kevin

  OK - everything is supported at this point - thought I'd post a summary for anyone else dealt with a similar issue.

  I could download an ISO of windows 7 Professional from a link in an article I found on pcworld.com.  I highly recommend using a download manager - large file and it took forever and not was not the first couple of times that I've tried.

  http://www.PCWorld.com/article/248995/how_to_install_windows_7_without_the_disc.html

  You will need the product key for your original purchase - it is only with the same version of windows, make sure that download you the ISO of what you had before - no upgrade

  I then used the rufus program put it. ISO on a bootable USB file - I found another article detailing how to do this, its quite simple - online but you do need at least a 4 GB usb drive

  http://bootableusb.NET/install-Windows-Ubuntu-USB-drive-using-Rufus/

  I installed a Plextor M5M 128 GB SSD on the msata port - insert USB drive w / windows - booted the laptop - access BIOS by pressing FN + F12 when the startup Lenovo screen appears.  Reset your shoe so that the new SSD is higher on the list then everything but the DVD player.  Save and Exit-

  Restart again if he does on its own - use FN + F12 again in the first menu select your boot device - and select the USB key.

  Windows must now walk you through a new installation - you'll need to key product windows here - I had to call Microsoft to get mine activated because it does not automatically, but the process has been automated and went smooth.

  Windows need a bunch of drivers that have not been found for networking / wifi / and a dozen other devices.  I was able to copy the two files to a colleague with the same laptop - it was SWTOOLS and System32 - all the drivers I needed.

  Once I had windows work - I installed all the updates of Windows I could - then turned off and installed a new 500 GB WD blue.  After that start again I had to right-click on computer - select Manage - select disk management - and install and format the drive - WD technical support walked me through it.

  Once the two drives were visible I created folders on the new E: drive for all user Documents as records / music / Photos / videos / downloads - and reassigned those files to that drive to keep as much free space on the SSD drive - found an article for that as well.

  http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-move-Windows-7-personal-folders-my-documents-another-DRI...

  Everything works fine - startup time is have really quickly - just install all my programs and get my email dropbox works.

  There was a review that I found on the Plextor drive that suggests some parameters to make the SSD drive last longer.  Disable defragmentation / ensuring the system to activate the AHCI.

  http://www.Guru3D.com/articles_pages/plextor_m5m_ssd_benchmark_review_test, 1.html

  I have installed a specific Lenovo software at this time - I can look for the power management widget, but things are much simpler without all their tools differnent - let's see what I may need in the future

  Hope this helps someone else.

  Kevin

• How to prevent the FF31 opening new window? I want to open all links in a new tab at the top of page.

  I think the following quote, below, for help on the page is my problem.

  I have a site that I use when I click on a link in the Web site it opens a new window with the tab down. In addition, when this happens, I lose the orange rectangle FireFox, bookmarks and navigation options. How can I define FF31 so that the link opens in a new tab, and I keep all my options? I use Classic theme restaurateur 1.2.3. I also note that, in the new window, I lose the ability to use some of the addons.

  I have two laptops and both are running FF31 and W7. One of them works perfectly and the other is having this problem. As far as I can tell they are both defined by the same. The only difference is that when I upgraded to FF31 they both had difference older versions of FireFox. I also read in the help forum that maybe I need to go back to FireFox 28 to accomplish what I am trying to accomplish.

  I noticed that when I'm going under: config that the version of FF that does not work unless options compared to the version that works. An example would be that the working version has 'browser.tabs.onTop' where, on the other computer laptop is missing.

  > > > open new windows in a new tab instead: this option controls whether links from other applications or from web pages which request to open them in a new window opens in a new window or a new tab in the most recent window.
  Note: If you have chosen to open pages in new tabs, Firefox will ignore this option and opens a new window from a link if the page author specified that the new window must have a specific size, because some pages cannot be displayed correctly to a specific size. < < <

  Thanks in advance for any help,
  Yeto

  You can override how the links are opened through the browser.link.open_newwindow.override preference.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
  • 1: active tab; 2: new window; 3: new tab;

  Use it for links opened via JavaScript.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction

  See also:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features

• How to replace the HDD on Satellite 1130?

  How to replace the hard drive in this notebook?

  Hello

  If I remember well HDD is under the optical media drive. Optical media drive is fixed with a screw that you see above the player. Remove the screw and remove the drive from the Bay.

  HARD drive is fixed, I think, 4 screws (probably black). When the screws are removed you can use two fingers to remove the HDD from the connector plug. I hope you now know how to put the new HARD drive.

  Good bye

• E5-432: replace the HDD with SDS

  I of the E5 Aspire-432, that come stock with a 500 GB HDD, I would like to exchange for a SDS in the future. I found not yet no info via Google or this forum.

  Anyone has any info on this? Is there an available maintenance manual detailing how to replace the HARD drive in the e5-432?

  Would be-I just need to clone the HDD to the SDS, the Exchange and start?

  Thanks for any info

  UPDATE: I just did the swap HDD/SDD in the Aspire E5-432. It is very easy to do.

  It starts now less than 15 seconds. Much snappier.

  Prepare the SDS:

  1 installation Drive Clone or as software

  2 connect the SDS, via USB and to clone the HDD to SDS - cloning took about 1 1/2 hours with a USB2 cable

  Note: leaving the size of the partition that DriveClone wouldn not (not enough message space), I reduced the main partition of about 400 MB and everything went well

  Remove the HARD drive:

  1. power off the laptop, remove all the screws from the bottom and crack open

  2. a screw holds the HARD drive in case tray, remove

  3. a screw holds the USB/audio jack PCB, remove it

  4. on the audio jack USB PCB, lift the lever to release for USB/audio cable

  5. on the motherboard, raise the white lever for USB/audio cable that is stuck on the plateau of HARD drive

  6. remove the taking USB/audio PCB and right speaker held in place with eyelets pink silicone

  7. slide the HARD drive to the right tray, can he get out of it

  8. remove the 2 screws from the HARD drive tray

  9 FLEX tray by pressing the top middle holding the sides, push the HARD drive from the open side. Trying to force the HARD drive does not work out with tools

  Do the reverse steps to put SDS in, reboot, enjoy!

  Worth it!

• Replace the HDD on NSLU2

  OK, so it finally arrived to the point that I need to upgrade the HDD on my NSLU2. I am currently using a 250 GB as DISK1, and let use the DISK2 GB 320 for backups to DISK1. My questions are...

  (1) if I swap to be the new DISK1 DISK2 my data (stocks, config, etc.) will be still intact?

  If not, then...

  (2) how can I migrate to a new disk without data loss?

  and finally...

  (3) don't like just your SLUG? Mine worked for three years or more with only a few minor (although scary) hiccups.

  OK, I had took charge. I moved to the port of disk1 disk2, everything is good to go, so now I can connect the new drive in port disk2 and should be good to go, just I have to configure the backup again routine since it automagically diappears when it is initialized with only one connected disk.

  THX

• Replace the HDD with a SSD

  Hi, I am a new consumer of HP and I would like to replace the HARD original with an SSD drive. The question is:

  If I do that, then I lost the warranty? (In English)

  Salvo, sono a nuovo consumatore di prodotti HP e sapere I wanted is sostituendo Hard disk capacity guarantee del PC original, grazie. (Italian)

  Hello:

  Unfortunately, there is no redress related to the support page and the driver of your laptop, so I have no idea whether or not you can do the job yoursel without voiding the warranty.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/product/HP-15-R200-notebook-PC-series/7486447/model/7835232/manuals

  I suppose the easy way to say would be that if your laptop is a service door Bay on the bottom of the PC, you should be able to replace the disk hard if you see after removing the cover of the service Bay.

  If it's a solid background and without visible access panels, so it would be a model where access the disk cannot be done by an authorized service center.

  There is a manual related to the series 15-r000.  It is the series of model closer to you to your model.

  According to the manual, it seems you need to take about the portable unit departed and arrived at practice.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/product/HP-15-R000-notebook-PC-series/6875200/model/7174380/manuals

• Replaced the HDD with SSD and does not start?

  I replaced the original HARD drive in my Latitude E5500 with a new 240 GB SSD. I can't the computer to boot. Blue lights above the blink of keyboard on and out and nothing else happens. Is there a sequence of keys that need to be pushed? I have the boot CD in the DVD player, but can't even get it to work.

  Is there a place to find written instructions?

  Thank you.

  Hi ran61a,

  Click here to find out what you say the flashing lights.

• Replace the hard drive and windows 8

  I want to order a new ddrive hard (640 GB) and replace the software and drivers. I found an order replcement for $30 + to replace the drivers and software for windows 8.  I get the new software to replace the information on a new hard drive, or do I have to order a new package of windows 8?

  Earl

  Hello

  Where do you find the replacement for $30 +? What is a recovery of HP? A resumption of HP will be Windows and drivers for your computer that lets you bring your machine back to factory settings.

  Kind regards.

• Add it to the opening of new windows in a new tab in the same window

  I use a software that opens the Scheduler in a new window. I have in the past had an add on which enabled the new window to open in the original window in a new tab. Add it on disappeared when I refresh Fire Fox but I don't remember the name of the add element on. Thank you.

  Have you checked the settings in the Options/Preferences > tabs?

  See also:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
  • 1: active tab; 2: new window; 3: new tab;

  For links opened via JavaScript, you can watch this pref:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction

• How to prevent the opening of new windows in firefox? I want ONE INSTANCE ONLY.

  I want to avoid the pop ups, pop unders, etc.. Literally not a single response was appropriate, so I rephrase the question. I want firefox even simply not acknowledge the request to open a new window or tab of the HTML, server, Web site, etc. I don't want to same notify you me, it's not has confirmed the request to open a new window or tab. I NEVER want to see a firefox window or tab or the instance that I have not caused directly via the mouse or the keyboard, and I want it to be COMPLETELY transparent. How do I do that? (I don't like the answer is long or technical).

  Try Tab Mix more.

  • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
  • http://tmp.garyr.NET/help/#links

  The add-on preceding can make some pop-up windows to open in new tabs instead. If you don't want pop - up opens automatically to all, you can set the preference dom.popup_allowed_events to a blank value in Subject: config. You can then open the blocked pop-ups by clicking on the notification icon on the right side of the address bar. You can also allow certain sites to open pop-ups under Options - content - Exceptions.

• If I reset Firefox due to the opening of new windows when I use the browser or logout of the e-mail, I'll lose my favorites?

  When I logout of e-mail is g-mail or yahoo, Firefox email in a new window and not the window being closed. The current window looks like that I have not disconnected.

  No, a reset will not lose your bookmarks, passwords, history, etc. In addition, updated Firefox 18.

• How to replace the HDD on the Satellite U940-120?

  Hello world

  I would like to replace the HARD drive comes with my new laptop Satellite U940-120 with an SSD.
  Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to access the HARD disk location without breaking the lid.
  I pass the memory sticks, but not details.

  Any help with this is appreciated.

  Concerning
  McVries

  Please take a look at this document created by Toshiba:

  [Replace drive HARD Toshiba Satellite U940 | http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/CRU2C02EX0000R01.htm]

  I think that's exactly what you are looking for.

• replace the HDD with SDDS in pavllion HP DV7

  I have laptop HP DV7. recently my hard drive creates a few (ratllle nosie) nosie and I rebooted my system again... I didn't ERROR no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key...

  I have googled this error and understadn the hard drive died... am outside the warranty period. I decided to replace my HDD with SDS... I don't know if I can do it?

  I got tosibha MK6461GSYN HARD drive. I would like to replace with SDDS and reinstall the OS from another software...

  Hello

  There are two parts: hardware and software. For hardware, it will take 5 to 10 minutes, but for the software that can take several hours, days or even weeks. To shorten the task of software, my suggesion: order the recovery disks on HP and put your machine into factory settings. You can continue from there.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/bph07143

  Have a good weekend and good luck.