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    Upgrading Thinkpad to SSD

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jonnyinter, Dec 26, 2010.

  1. Jonnyinter

    Jonnyinter Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone,

    I just purchased a 120GB Intel SSD for my T410 since right now I'm using the crappy 5,400RPM disk. I read that the intel ones work well with thinkpads but I'm a bit worried about migrating all the data from my current hard drive do the SSD.

    I was thinking that maybe it would be easier to just back up all my important files (not many) and then doing a clean install once the SSD got here, but how would I go about doing that and getting all the Lenovo ThinkVantage stuff? If anyone that's upgraded to an SSD could help that would be fantastic :)

    I want to get this stuff out of the way now so when the SSD arrives I can install it hassle free.
     
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    AboutThreeFitty ~350

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    alambpencil Newbie

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    Go with a clean install, the lenovo website has all the drivers you need.
     
    alambpencil, Dec 26, 2010
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  4. Jonnyinter

    Jonnyinter Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks guys! Much appreciated. It's probably much easier and 'cleaner' to do a clean install instead of using data migration software.

    Also, is it possible to revert it to factory settings once I install windows 7 again? Going through all those drivers seems a bit tedious.
     
    Jonnyinter, Dec 26, 2010
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    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah...a clean install is always best. You can always keep the ThinkVantage software in reserve and use that for drivers etc.
     
    lineS of flight, Dec 26, 2010
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    Snakecharmed Notebook Consultant

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    It's actually not that bad to comb through the drivers on the Lenovo site. When you do a clean install, you realize how little of the bundled Lenovo software you actually need. Most of your hardware will be automatically detected by Windows 7.

    I did a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 (yes, I detest WMP12 that much) a bit over a week ago and here's the only Lenovo-related software I installed:

    Airbag protection (which you won't need)
    Fingerprint software
    ThinkVantage Power Manager
    Audio drivers
    Hotkey utility
    UltraNav drivers

    As for the video, I kept switchable graphics disabled as I have pretty much since the time I got this laptop and downloaded Mobility Radeon HD 3650 drivers direct from AMD (at last, thank you AMD; Mobility Modder was an unnecessary PITA).
     
    Snakecharmed, Dec 26, 2010
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  7. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    accident.

    Renee

    Or you could make a complete (getting all petitions) copy and back it up to to the tatget disk. The question is actually how many partitions you have.

    Renee
     
    Renee, Dec 26, 2010
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