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    Question For Acer TimelineX 1830T Owners

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Sere83, Dec 23, 2014.

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    Sere83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    Just wondered.....I have an 1830T and was considering upgrading to a Samsung evo 840 512GB SDD and simply cloning the current drive with Samsung migration software and swapping over. I was also thinking about maybe installing windows 8 too but noticed that the only drivers i can see that are available are for windows 7 so maybe this is not possible.

    Anyone know if I will face any issues with the SSD upgrade and also if a windows 8 install is even an option with this computer. Any help greatly appreciated
     
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    Sere83 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone out there help?
     
    Sere83, Jan 6, 2015
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Cloning to SSD won't be an issue. Just make sure that you have an SSD that will fir in terms of height - i.e. if 1830T uses 7mm drives, don't buy a 9mm one. Samsusng EVO 840 is 7mm tall so it will fit either way.

    As for the second question - you have to look for drivers for each important component yourself. I suggest you open Device Manager and cross check it with a website that offers different drivers - my suggestion would be Station-Drivers - NEWS.
     
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