jsharr ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 22, 2018 Just pushed the checkout button at Amazon. Will have 16GB of Crucial ddr3l 1600 sodimm and a new Crucial MX500 500GB ssd for the laptop on Monday. Done plenty of memory upgrades, so no worries there, but I have never closed and replaced a drive before. So do I attempt this myself or call my IT company and have them do the clone and install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 22, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 22, 2018 I have no idea what you are talking about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 22, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 22, 2018 Being in the IT business, the answer is always call the IT guy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Popular Post Share #4 Posted April 22, 2018 Just buy a new bike. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #5 Posted April 22, 2018 Is this a parody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: Just buy a new bike. That's the fix for everything. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted April 22, 2018 Share #7 Posted April 22, 2018 I understand a little less than donkpow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #8 Posted April 22, 2018 My computer knowledge has never failed me.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted April 22, 2018 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Is this a parody? I did not intend for it to be, but I will not say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 22, 2018 4 hours ago, jsharr said: So do I attempt this myself or call my IT company and have them do the clone and install? If you call IT, you'll have to hand in your man card. You can only call for help once you have screwed it up really bad and have an excuse like there was a thunderstorm in the area. Or you maybe surprise yourself and install it just fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #11 Posted April 22, 2018 They don't call it plug and play for nothing. How hard can it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #12 Posted April 22, 2018 There will be instructions somewhere. Choke it up and read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #13 Posted April 22, 2018 Just now, maddmaxx said: There will be instructions somewhere. Choke it up and read them. We don't need no stinking instructions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Wilbur said: We don't need no stinking instructions! Call them a check list then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 22, 2018 Share #15 Posted April 22, 2018 3 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Is this a parody? Maybe a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Wilbur said: We don't need no stinking instructions! Says a proud father, while sweating blood on Christmas eve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted April 23, 2018 Someone should start a pool to see if I go it right or screw it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 23, 2018 Share #18 Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Someone should start a pool to see if I go it right or screw it up. And how many feet of duct tape you used 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #19 Posted April 23, 2018 While you're at it, can you replace the screen on my laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #20 Posted April 23, 2018 It's been 6 hours since jsharr has posted. Do you suppose his computer is dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted April 23, 2018 Share #21 Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: It's been 6 hours since jsharr has posted. Do you suppose his computer is dead? Do you suppose he killed Parody Bot during this fiasco? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share #22 Posted April 23, 2018 So I cheated and watched an install video at crucial.com. Turns out I need a SATA to USB cable thingee to clone the HDD to the SDD. I did not order one of those Luckily the giant warrior woman site has them at the same price as Crucial and can deliver one tomorrow! Crucial even has a phone app to walk you through the process, so I may screw up my phone and my laptop tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #23 Posted April 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, jsharr said: So I cheated and watched an install video at crucial.com. Turns out I need a SATA to USB cable thingee to clone the HDD to the SDD. I did not order one of those Luckily the giant warrior woman site has them at the same price as Crucial and can deliver one tomorrow! Crucial even has a phone app to walk you through the process, so I may screw up my phone and my laptop tomorrow! I thought you were going to say "screw up my big boy pants and give it a try". Hey, you are an Aggie, and it is not much different from fixing a flat and putting the spare wheel on backwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted April 23, 2018 Share #24 Posted April 23, 2018 I like my computer case, it only weighs about 12 pounds. so when I upgrade, I buy parts, and then take them down to a computer shop, and have them put it in. I realises this will massively degrade my rep as a nerd, but I am afraid I am all thumbs where computers are concerned. Actually, it's not just computers. At today's prices, I once watched a $300 stereo cartridge go flying across the room. After it slipped from my fingers... Fortunately there was a guy in England who can fix the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #25 Posted April 23, 2018 21 hours ago, jsharr said: Just pushed the checkout button at Amazon. Will have 16GB of Crucial ddr3l 1600 sodimm and a new Crucial MX500 500GB ssd for the laptop on Monday. Done plenty of memory upgrades, so no worries there, but I have never closed and replaced a drive before. So do I attempt this myself or call my IT company and have them do the clone and install? Easy peasy. Labdaddy would mock you for waiting to do this upgrade. Download the free Mini Partition Magic app, hook the new SSD to the USB dongle doodad, and let it do its thing. Then, pop open the laptop, drop in the HD, and reboot. If all goes well, add the RAM next and boot up. If all goes well again, button it all back up again. Save the old HD as a good archive and easy swap if shit goes sideways. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share #26 Posted April 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, late said: I like my computer case, it only weighs about 12 pounds. so when I upgrade, I buy parts, and then take them down to a computer shop, and have them put it in. I realises this will massively degrade my rep as a nerd, but I am afraid I am all thumbs where computers are concerned. Actually, it's not just computers. At today's prices, I once watched a $300 stereo cartridge go flying across the room. After it slipped from my fingers... Fortunately there was a guy in England who can fix the things. I recently was in charge of having a FAST computer built for recording our system in action. It has three drives. An SSD for the boot drive and then the normal C drive for programs and stuff and then a 4 TB video storage drive. I was out of town on a scouting trip and the boss calls me to tell me it will not boot up. He has had our programmer with the MBA looking at it. They have been in the bios and cannot find the boot drive. I get back to the office on Monday, turn the power off, take off the side cover and find that the SATA cable to the SSD was loose. Plug it back in, button up the machine and , it starts right up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #27 Posted April 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: the SATA cable to the SSD was loose. Which jackazz didn't install that cable properly? They should be publicly humiliated! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share #28 Posted April 23, 2018 Just now, Razors Edge said: Which jackazz didn't install that cable properly? They should be publicly humiliated! Tom The builder. The cables to link the drives are so damn short that you have to remove all three drives, connect the cables (which do not appear to "click" and lock in) and then slide all three drives back into the drive bays at one time. Had to get another geek to help me. But I had the joy of fixing it when the MBA and the boss never thought to actually look at the drives. If they had, they would have seen three drives in the machine and the BIOS only showing two drives. As soon at they said it only had two drives, I knew what was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #29 Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Which jackazz didn't install that cable properly? They should be publicly humiliated! Tom Sounds like me, making a wrong connection on the electric fence and watching the horses get into the adjacent pasture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #30 Posted April 23, 2018 I can't get no sata sfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #31 Posted April 23, 2018 12 minutes ago, jsharr said: The builder. The cables to link the drives are so damn short that you have to remove all three drives, connect the cables (which do not appear to "click" and lock in) and then slide all three drives back into the drive bays at one time. Had to get another geek to help me. But I had the joy of fixing it when the MBA and the boss never thought to actually look at the drives. If they had, they would have seen three drives in the machine and the BIOS only showing two drives. As soon at they said it only had two drives, I knew what was wrong. It does sort of raise the question of "programmer with an MBA". I've worked with MANY programmers, and it is definitely a minority that know the HW side of things. I've worked with MANY MBAs over the years, and it is a minuscule amount that know HW (or SW), so if your programmer guy was busy getting his MBA, it is doubtful he would be learning anything HW related. Count yourself lucky he didn't damage the system "fixing" it! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share #32 Posted April 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: It does sort of raise the question of "programmer with an MBA". I've worked with MANY programmers, and it is definitely a minority that know the HW side of things. I've worked with MANY MBAs over the years, and it is a minuscule amount that know HW (or SW), so if your programmer guy was busy getting his MBA, it is doubtful he would be learning anything HW related. Count yourself lucky he didn't damage the system "fixing" it! Tom To be fair, he is not our real programmer, he designs the algos that make our system work. His partner, the other founder, does all the coding. Not sure that either one would have found this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 23, 2018 Share #33 Posted April 23, 2018 Is it here yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted April 24, 2018 Share #34 Posted April 24, 2018 Just put on your pretty dresses and Skype Couch. He’s a standup guy, he won’t snicker too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share #35 Posted April 24, 2018 Wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 24, 2018 Share #36 Posted April 24, 2018 "Spread the love online" What the heck are you installing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share #37 Posted April 24, 2018 I did it. New SSD cloned and running. RAM doubled. Seems to be working. Started a heck of a lot faster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 24, 2018 Share #38 Posted April 24, 2018 Just now, jsharr said: I did it. New SSD cloned and running. RAM doubled. Seems to be working. Started a heck of a lot faster. Don't quit your day job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share #39 Posted April 24, 2018 Just now, Kzoo said: Don't quit your day job. This is the laptop I use when my day job makes me work nights and weekends. I seldom take a day off where the boss does not call me for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 24, 2018 Share #40 Posted April 24, 2018 36 minutes ago, jsharr said: This is the laptop I use when my day job makes me work nights and weekends. I seldom take a day off where the boss does not call me for something. Good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted April 25, 2018 14 hours ago, Kzoo said: Good man. Already working. Sure is nice to have this thing start in under 30 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted April 25, 2018 Share #42 Posted April 25, 2018 I started a computer upgrade over a year ago. I got a 1070 video card and a new power supply. Been sitting on the fence since. While there have been a lot of changes, the time never feels right. It's getting closer, there's competition in the M.2 world, and that's driving prices down. Basically want to get a killer rig, and then keep it for several years. Saw an article this morning about modifying Skyrim for VR. A 100 mods, and that would not include the couple dozen player mods I have. https://uploadvr.com/skyrim-vr-differences-100-mods/ I still don't feel like VR is ready for prime time. The killer app isn't there, and there is only one 2nd gen device out there, and it has teething issues. Not to mention that it's obscenely expensive. But it does make me feel like ordering a few more parts, gettin' the old ducks in row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #43 Posted April 25, 2018 22 hours ago, jsharr said: This is the laptop I use when my day job makes me work nights and weekends. I seldom take a day off where the boss does not call me for something. I thought you were the boss. Oh, that's right. You were referring to your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share #44 Posted April 25, 2018 Just now, dotman17 said: I thought you were the boss. Oh, that's right. You were referring to your wife. I kind of do my own thing, as long as it all gets done, it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 25, 2018 Share #45 Posted April 25, 2018 7 hours ago, jsharr said: Already working. Sure is nice to have this thing start in under 30 seconds Startup? Who starts up laptops? Sleep - unsleep. Close - open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #46 Posted April 25, 2018 Static Disk Drives are the way to go. They are starting to become the default hardware in some laptops. I know my Chromebook has one and I absolutely love surfing the web and posting crap on this site using it. I just open the lid -- and presto! Instant opportunity to be enriched by guys like kazabooboo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share #47 Posted April 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Startup? Who starts up laptops? Sleep - unsleep. Close - open. It travels in a back pack with me to work and home again. It gets hot in it's bag if I leave it on. Wax On, Wax Off Danielsan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #48 Posted April 25, 2018 So, how is this going to help me replace the screen on my Dell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share #49 Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, 2Far said: So, how is this going to help me replace the screen on my Dell? I wanted to upgrade video in mine, but it is on the motherboard.... For now I am happy. Does not look to hard. Just buy the new screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #50 Posted April 25, 2018 On 2018-04-23 at 11:29 AM, Razors Edge said: Easy peasy. Labdaddy would mock you for waiting to do this upgrade. Download the free Mini Partition Magic app, hook the new SSD to the USB dongle doodad, and let it do its thing. Then, pop open the laptop, drop in the HD, and reboot. If all goes well, add the RAM next and boot up. If all goes well again, button it all back up again. Save the old HD as a good archive and easy swap if shit goes sideways. Tom I prefer Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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