Is this a good idea? (y410p)

1. Remove bloatware and slim down the system
2. Clone the HDD
3. Remove the HDD
4. Replace it with a Sata III SSD that i own
5. Image the SSD with the HDD image created earlier
6. Enable Trim on the SSD i just installed
7. Disable Secure Boot
8. Format the NGFF/Msata SSD to be used with Linux (i only need 24gb for linux anyways)
9. Use it as a dual SSD dual boot system?


Is this doable? Or will i get lots of errors are problems?

 

bump (someone please answer)

 

Should work fine AFAIK.
The SSD cache uses Intel SRT, so it might be a good idea to boot into Win8 and disable the caching before doing the clone. Also I think Trim will be automatically enabled but good to check.
You might also need to set the boot mode in the bios to Legacy if your Linux distro does not support booting from UEFI.

 

Ok thanks, no linux on this laptop would be a huge bummer

 

If Linux will fit on the 24 gb ssd you'll be fine. I cloned mine before I ever powered it on. Preferred it at way.

Cheers,

 

ExpressCache software is used for the SSD caching. There is no RAID, so no support for Intel Smart Response Technology.

Also, the bloatware is nearly impossible to completely remove on this machine. There's just so much of it and it's buried so deep into the OS it's ridiculous. It's much faster and problem-free to just do a clean install. That's what I did.

Lastly, I don't know much about this, but you probably want to do a clean install anyway so that Windows does the 4K cluster alignment correctly. Maybe the SSD experts will chime in, but I heard some cloning software won't align your SSD properly and this can cause premature wear and performance degradation over time.

 

On my old laptop, my full linux system ran on a 5gb partition, no swap.

 

hello just wanted to ask you as you have the 24 gb ssd lenovo cache cres y410p worth paying 50 dollars more for this. and if you really notes differences compared to only have 1 tb hdd 5400rpm. they actually have advantages other than speed of porsi boot in win8 and is fast. increases the reading and writing ability in general?? sorry if there is any fault in the text and translated with google since I only write in Spanish

 

hello just wanted to ask you as you have the 24 gb ssd lenovo cache cres y410p worth paying 50 dollars more for this. and if you really notes differences compared to only have 1 tb hdd 5400rpm. they actually have advantages other than speed of porsi boot in win8 and is fast. increases the reading and writing ability in general?? sorry if there is any fault in the text and translated with google since I only write in Spanish

 

Gravedig T_T

Read the reply i posted on my Full review thread.