OT: SSD

[Richard Kreiss]

Installed an Intel 240GB SSD last night to replace the 170GB hard drive in
my laptop.

 

Intel offers 3 package versions of this drive"

1.       OEM - drive only

2.       Retail - Desktop install ki t (SATA cable and power cord &
Installation Software)

3.       Retail - laptop install kit with SATA to UPS connector &
installation software.

 

The one I ordered was #2.  Went to Best Buy and purchased Apricorn cable.  

 

I installed the software which came with the drive but it couldn't find the
drive.  I then used the software which came with the Apricorn cable.  This
worked fine taking just under 2 hours do a sector by sector cloning of the
hard drive.  It moved both partitions. This is almost idiot proof as the
software is very clear as to which drive to select to be clones and to where
you are cloning.  The software provided would work in Windows, booted from
the CD. (For Windows, instructions for MAC's is provided) . 

 

With my ThinkPad, I removed one screw and the drive cover to get to the
drive.  Procedure took less than 5 minutes to swap the drives and boot the
computer.

 

The boot time is just under minute until the computer is ready to use.  I no
longer have to wait for everything to load after the desktop appears.
Programs open almost instantly. The longest delay is the initial
bootstrapping before the OS starts.

 

Since the drive is not mechanical, I expect that my battery run-time will be
extended.  Also the fan probably will not have to run as often.

 

Richard Kreiss

 

 

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