Upgrade SSD Edge 2 problems

So I finally got sick of my edge 2 slow access times and decided to install the MX200 Crucial I had in my last ASUS laptop in it, except that I can't.

Any time I try to start the laptop with the MX200 attached it crashes. Normal startup crashes on the Lenovo logo, using the Novo button and selecting one of the four options is the same thing. Tried to play in the BIOS, I can do once I have pull the MX200 and disabled SecureBoot and tried to use the Legacy option, no go. Don't try to change the protected Intel all that he was not sure what makes everything.

Any suggestion would be appreciated. I didn't know this was going to be more difficult then every other time that I changed to a hard drive.

So, first of all, I didn't buy the MX200 for this laptop, I took out my old one, thinking it would be great to have an SSD in my Edge 2. No go.

Second and because of my first point I did do that, research before you buy. Apparently, unlike my last Asus, at least some laptops Lenovo are very picky about something as simple as a hard drive used with it. Less then a minute of research would be revealed this, but again, I used what I had and didn't know until there is well, start.

Finally, once again its Samsung, Samsung, Samsung. Apparently some SanDisk and Toshibas works, but when you have the 500lb Gorilla like Samsung in the room, just go with them next time, regardless of the brand of the laptop, cause a Samsung does not work, apparently you shouldn't do it at all.

So, if you just bought a shiny new Lenovo and want an SSD inside, you now know what to buy.

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