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--- upgrade_to_ssd [2018.09.17 09:54] – Steve Isenberg
+++ upgrade_to_ssd [2019.12.13 14:30] – [Install to New SSD] Steve Isenberg
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+~~NOCACHE~~
 =====Notes for upgrading laptop to SSD drive=====
 //This is geared toward my replacing the HDD on my Asus laptop (Asus ROG GL551JM-DH71)//\\
 I'm thinking of doing a clone, with a fallback to a complete reinstall if the clone isn't successful or of enough benefit.
+====Install to New SSD====
+===What I did 12/12-13/2019===
+I wanted to have a fresh, SSD-based Windows 10 system on my laptop.
+  - I visited MicroCenter and bought a 1TB SSD for $110 plus tax.
+    - They have 500GB SSD's and larger ones than 1TB, and even 240GB SSD's for $25. This as of 20191212.
+  - Installed it physically into the laptop:
+    - Remove existing HD
+    - Replace with SSD
+  - Make a bootable USB drive
+    - Microsoft Store said they'd do this
+    - You'll need a USB that's 8GB or larger (ISO image today was 5.4GB)
+    - But I installed it myself by visiting [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/]] and following instructions to burn a bootable USB drive.
+  - Set laptop to allow boot from USB (in BIOS)
+  - Insert USB and boot laptop
+  - I needed to delete existing partitions [as I had installed Linux to test the SSD in the laptop].
+  - Annoying: the Windows 10 installation process didn't tell me to remove USB -- so it kept looping and asking me to install (again). So, after you see install complete and a reboot, pull out the USB stick.
+  - You then have a fresh Windows 10 install and get to shut up Cortana and answer all of the questions MS asks you.
+  * Note that I did not need to have my Windows 10 license.  Microsoft Store guru said that the license was linked to my PC's MAC address and would automatically apply (note: laptop had previously had Windows 10 installed.)
+  * I've put my old HD into a case so I can access its files as an external hard disk -- so no need to clone except now I have to load all the software!
+  * I'll be using LibreOffice in place of MS Office.
+====Notes for Cloning====
+//I did NOT do this, info comes from web sites.//
 ===Before getting started===
   * <todo>Call Microsoft and get the license for my Windows 10</todo>\\
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 ===Disks to consider using===
-[[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078DPCY3T/|Samsung 860 1TB SATA III SSD]]
+Samsung 860 1TB SATA III SSD
+  * [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078DPCY3T/|on Amazon]]
+  * [[http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=700930&utm_source=20180918_eNews_Bestsellers_R5019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=R5019&MccGuid=33ae7397-6678-46c4-ac2a-8c3164972629|At MicroCenter]] [[http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=700930|shorter link]]
 ===Software Tools to consider===
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 For the hardware, we just recently upgraded 22 of our client’s laptops to a Samsung 860 EVO 1TB hard drive, with a current cost of $169.99 at Amazon.com:  https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B078DPCY3T
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