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• ENVY of HP dv6-7246us SSD Upgrade, problem Windows 7 installation with boot from a usb/dvd drive.

  Hi all

  I recently bought the dv6-7246us and have updated for one SSD HARD drive. The problem I have now is I can't boot from usb or dvd drive that contains the Windows 7installation. Initially, this laptop has a HDD with Windows 8. I changed the boot order to boot from the USB drive and the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive several times and have still no chance to start to the top of the installation. Is there a solution to this problem?

  Thank you

  Robert

  Hi, Robert:

  Go you into the BIOS and change in legacy Mode?

  I think that you need to do in order to boot from another device other than the hard drive.

• Compaq Presario CQ60-409SA: SSD upgrade problem

  Hello

  I just replaced my HARD drive with a new 120 GB SSD 11 Extreme Sandisk.

  Everything went well without problems and much faster search time, etc...

  The problem I have is that when I start the laptop from the cold, IE turn it on to use the SSD is not recognized and I just get a black screen with cursor top left of flashing, but if I press on Ctrl-Alt-Del, the system restarts then boots in windows without problem.

  I want to know if I can access BIOS Advanced Options, if I press F10 at startup I get only Options as the starting order of change and not more advanced Option to change the parameters of training, etc. and F2 does not work Diagnostics for the SDS.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated I'm very satisfied with the performance increase that disk SSD gives Windows and start itme except for having to start twice.

  Concerning

  Hi Hüffer,

  The SSD was visible on the Windows installation disc, but after I installed the AHCI drivers during the option to load drivers installation succeeded and starts as it should.

  Kind regards

  Mike

• Is XPS 8900 1 TB HDD to Samsung SSD upgrade - a sound plan?

  I'll be unboxing my new XPS 8900 this weekend containing a 1 to drive HARD and Windows 10.  My ultimate plan is to add/replace this with a SSD from Samsung 850 (probably a 1 TB) and have a clean install of Windows 10.  Based on this goal and what I've gathered online, my plan would be as follows:

  1. 8900 start and activate Windows 10 (for Microsoft servers recognize this license on my PC
  2. Create a bootable media Windows 10 (probably USB) MS direct downloads
  3. Download and install different drivers from the Dell website for 8900
  4. Install the SSD
  5. Perform the clean installation of Windows 10 for SSD using bootable USB; install the necessary drivers gathered in step 3.
  6. Re-enable windows 10 license with MS according to the needs (what is automatic as recorded in step 1?)
  7. Remove the original HARD disk or reformat for use as secondary drive

  Issues related to the:

  1. The flaws with this plan?
  2. Any reason, I can't do without various applications/utilities Dell coming more in this process?
  3. Any reason why I can't get all the required drivers via a combination of Windows (automatically) and manual downloads of the Dell site?
  4. A reason to keep the recovery on the original HARD disk partition?
  5. No reason to use Alternatively Samsung cloning feature instead of taking my steps above?

  Any thoughts would be most welcomed.

  Thank you!

  Hi Ronin777,

  Your plan sounds good to me. My personal preference in this situation would be a clean install of the operating system, but you also have the option to create a set of recovery discs or a USB flash drive and restore the image of Dell for the SSD. This would be certainly faster. Then you would still have the factory image for later use.

  Have the recovery partition on the original disc, for me, is not important because you have the recovery discs or flash drive.

• SSD upgrade problem AHCI mode

  Hello.

  I want to change my HDD with ssd (OCZ Vertex 4)

  I have HP Envy 17 2101er

  and I can't find the AHCI mode bios setting

  How can I do that.

  I do it first time

  RAHIMLI

  It is already set to ahci by default. You can just go ahead and install the SSD

• SAMSUNG SSD on El Capitan crash / boot problems

  Hello all, about two weeks ago, I installed a Samsung SSD in my Macbook Pro mid-2012. Installed fine with El Capitan, but when using the laptop, I have questions where it will freeze and not respond to excessive amounts of time. In this case, I have to restart; However, when the system restarts does not load (sometimes indicating a panic of the core/kext). I then reset PRAM / MSC or head of disk utility, after tampering that I can possibly restart. I thought that the DSS could have been faulty so I went through another new, but the same thing happens. I also noticed that my laptop has also issues freezing when my laptop is moved around, IE picked up and moved from one office to another. Ive used disk Sensei, terminal, and Trim Enabler to allow cutting. Also of note (not sure if this is relevant) but I changed my cable from HARD drive about 2 months ago because my regular HD had problems. If I reinstall my HD comes with the macbook, there's no problem at all. Please help me. This is terribly frustrating.

  I recently installed an EVO to Samsung SSD in a 2012 MacBook Pro. So far so good. But on two swaps the previous car, the MacBook Pro 2010, we found that the cable from the hard drive has failed and had to be replaced. The symptoms were almost exactly as you describe. The 2012 has a slightly different cable until 2010, but he runs the same twists and turns, folded in particular the DVD player to the hard drive. It was suggested that I read to put some insulating tape under the cable where it folds on the DVD player.

  I know you said you've already replaced the cable, but I wonder if somehow it always is not interface properly with the reader. It is strange that the old drive works OK. Some slight difference in how the pins connect to the drive?

  As you know, replacing the cable is not difficult if you are already familiar with the disk replacement. I ordered a cable 2012 when I did the swap, just in case, but have so far not needed it (put the tape in place, however). I found it on Amazon for $19: article #B00KR5QIEU

  'NEW disc hard Drvie 821-1480-a cable for Macbook Pro 13 Unibody' A1278 2012 "

  Check that it's good for your Mac before ordering if you decide to try a new cable again.

  Also make sure that you have transferred screws on the sides from one disk to the other so that it's safe in the case of the computer. (Obvious, I know, but it's easy to Miss).

  Good luck.

  -Winston

• ZBook 15u G2: is it possible to upgrade the G2 Zbook 15u from the 500 GB Samsung SSD 850 evo 500 GB SATA HARD disk?

  Turns out that the hard drive that I got this laptop when I bought it is not really meet my needs, and I'm looking to upgrade. I looked around, and the EVO of 850 SSD Samsung 500 GB seems a good choice for what I'm looking for.

  I just wanted to check if my cell phone is compatible with this ssd. My initial assumption is 'yes' but before I drop money I wanted to confirm this. For reference, I went to the start with the 500 GB SATA hard drive, and I'm looking to upgrade the 500 GB Samsung ssd 850 evo.

  I can provide the SN of my laptop for reference, if needed.

  Hello

  The simple answer is Yes you can. You can use a standard SSD 2.5 "to replace the current HARD drive. And the Samsung is a good choice.

  Kind regards.

• A720 2564-7CU SSD upgrade

  I am trying to upgrade the Samsung 64 G SSD that accompanies the A720 (this is drive C :) for a Samsung SSD 256 G model. Both are the art.5"SATA. So I drive C: to the new SSD. Here's my problem: I can't find the 64 GB Samsung SATA on the motherboard! It must be here somewhere. It is a SAMSUNG MZMPC064HBDR.

  Anyone can shed some light on this?

  Thank you

  John

  http://www.manualslib.com/manual/324733/Lenovo-IdeaCentre-A720.HTML?page=37#manual

  Damian

• 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

• 15 J191nb: 10 Windows will identify the Samsung SSD

  Hello

  On my laptop, I did the upgrade of Windows 10 and now I want to put an SSD.
  I want to clone all my data cable USB to SATA.
  But when I'm in 'Samsung data migration' and my SSD is connected, there is the message that I should connect a Samsung SSD...
  So I thought that maybe there is a bad connection or something, but when I look in device management there are:
  ASMT 2105 USB Device.
  If I disconnect the SSD, it disappears.
  On another computer, I did the same thing but under Windows 8.1 and there it worked.

  (Samsung data migration does not support Windows 10)

  What should I do?

  The software has been the problem, Samsung Data Migration has failed.
  Now, I did the clone with Macrium reflect (which supports win10) and it worked!

• Still slow after Samsung SSD Pro 850

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• Slow down the Evo 850 Samsung SSD

  Recently, I had a new SSD Samsung 850 EVO and installed on my macbook pro 2009. Using OSX El Capitan.

  But the reading and writing speeds I get are:

  Address: 209 MB/s

  Read: 264 MB/s

  and I should get about 450 MB for read and write at least. I went through to change the start-up as well as trimming startup disk, but did not help much.

  No idea how I can fix this problem? Thank you.

  Mbps 2009 have SATA2 connectivity.  You will not be able to experience the full capacity of the Samsung SSD.  You would need a MBP 2011 or newer to realize the full potential of this SSD. (This is when SATA3 connectivity was introduced).

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• Portege R500 - RAM and disk SSD upgrade

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  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

  Message was edited: assignment has been translated

  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.

• Slow Mac Pro after that reset complete and SSD upgrade

  Hi all

  A few weeks ago, my Mac (mid-2012) began to slow down, finally I tok inside the store for some advice. The guy told me to run check disk, repair disk etc, I did, but it did not help. I then decided to collect the files that I wanted to keep and reset my mac, still no better. Then I tried to upgrade to El Capitan, which made things worse. After hours of fiddling and waiting I finally ended up back with somehow Mountain Lion.

  I went back to the store where he then said that my hard drive has failed and we must replace, so I've upgraded to a GB Samsung SSD 850 250 evo. This is a slight improvement that I managed to get to El Capitan on it now. However, the startup time is about 7-8 minutes and any task takes a ridiculous time amount, I get the Rainbow wheel very often - even though at this point, I have no software installed except that downloaded as a basis (other than Spotify) nor do I have all the files on my hard drive either - once again, other than those that come by default. I would say that the performance has not improved the outcome of this change of hard disk.

  I'm pretty stuck now, my CPU usage seems to go up in the pics, but there is no indication as to what is causing these spikes. I disabled the spotlight, but that did not help either.

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  Run this test and post the results here.

  http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck