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    From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to All on Sun Aug 9 10:22:56 2020
    RE: SSD's and laptops
    BY: All

    I have a laptop from 2011, it seems that when I tried to install a ssd on it, it never perfectly booted where I ended up having to install its origial hard drive instead. :(


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  • From TOM WALKER@1:123/140 to MATT MUNSON on Sun Aug 9 19:49:16 2020
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    I have a laptop from 2011, it seems that when I tried to install a ssd on
    it,
    it never perfectly booted where I ended up having to install its origial
    hard
    drive instead. :(


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    Sounds like a Cloning program error.
    I have had great luck with the FREE program AOEMI Backupper Standard
    What program did you use
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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Matt Munson on Sun Aug 9 21:07:08 2020
    On 09 Aug 20 10:22:56, Matt Munson said the following to All:

    I have a laptop from 2011, it seems that when I tried to install a ssd on it never perfectly booted where I ended up having to install its origial
    ha
    drive instead. :(

    I've serviced many laptops and seen this behavior happen with a few
    different laptop brands. The Sata controller may not work correctly with SSD's. The most common symptoms are not being able to partition the drive or write a boot sector despite the drive showing up in the BIOS.

    Nick

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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to Nick Andre on Sun Aug 9 19:04:26 2020
    RE: Re: SSD's and laptops
    BY: Nick Andre(1:229/426)


    I've serviced many laptops and seen this behavior happen with a few different laptop brands. The Sata controller may not work correctly with

    SSD's. The most common symptoms are not being able to partition the
    drive or
    write a boot sector despite the drive showing up in the BIOS.
    It was a samsung laptop. I think the only best solution is to get a 7200 rpm laptop hard drive as a middle ground.


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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Matt Munson on Sun Aug 9 22:08:40 2020
    On 09 Aug 20 19:04:26, Matt Munson said the following to Nick Andre:

    SSD's. The most common symptoms are not being able to partition the
    drive or
    write a boot sector despite the drive showing up in the BIOS.
    It was a samsung laptop. I think the only best solution is to get a 7200
    rp
    laptop hard drive as a middle ground.

    Agreed 100%.

    Nick

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