hi, yeah, this is a laptop. so it's going to have to be a pro to do it. if it were a desktop, that's simple enough. lol. used to mess around with that sort of thing all the time. but in laptops, it's way harder.
On 2 November 2015 at 08:03, john <[email protected]> wrote: > Cloning can be extremely accessible (google drive image xml). > As far as installation goes, given that you're working with an ssd, you > should be able to plug it in yourself. Pay careful attention to the cables > plugged into your existing disk, track them back to their source, and find > matching ones for the ssd. Once that's done, you should be able to boot > your machine, clone the existing drive (make sure your current partitions > are smaller or of an equal size to the ssd - this is the most complicated > part imho) and remove your current hdd (or just reformat it). The part you > will certainly need sighted help for is getting the system to boot from the > ssd once its installed; do a google search for "change boot order" or > something similar. > > P.S: > This applies to desktops only. If you're on a laptop, get a professional > to do it for you (especially because laptops don't usually fit multiple > drives). > Good luck. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dallas O'Brien <[email protected] > To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected] > Date sent: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 09:27:47 +1000 > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] got my new solid state drive in > > Hey, how accessible is the cloning process. I am seriously considering > getting an SSD for this machine. But to pay someone to do the cloning, can > get expensive. Let alone, I'm probably going to have to get someone to put > the drive in. I don't know my way around the insides of this machine, and I > don't want to blow any fuses or worse, the microchips. LOL. > > > On 1 Nov 2015, at 00:49, Josh K <[email protected]> wrote: > > hey i got my new crucial.com 250gig solid state drive installed. I am > very impressed. My computer runs much faster now. Sometimes NVDA would lag > and it would take awhile for games to load even in windows10 pro 64bit on > this hp elitebook 6930p laptop. But now its so snappy and quiet it is > unbelievable! It cost $79 from amazon. everything from my favorite > audiogames to screen readers to software voice engines load so much > quicker. ms-word loads in less than a half a second. Its almost like I > turned my computer into a partial super-fast tablet or notetaker! so guys > if you want your audio games loading super super fast and if you want your > laptop or desktop to feel like a superComputer then I very much recommend > getting an ssd and using the free macrium reflect software along with a USB > to sata cable to clone the old spinning hard drive to the new ssd. your > whole computer and audio games and screen reader will thank you for it! > > Josh > > -- > follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
