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    Upgrading standard HDD with Samsung 840 evo on Y510P SLI with dual video cards model

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dreinto, Jan 30, 2014.

  1. dreinto

    dreinto Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am new here from Canada, and I am totally new when it comes to swapping computer parts and etc. I would like to learn and challenge myself. I would like to change the 1TB 5400 HDD with Samsung evo 840 1TB.

    My order on Y510P SLI with dual 755m cards. Below is the exact configurations. I am wondering if there is any tried and proven manual or procedures that show step by step to help me. I need more help on the cloning OS part, and not the replacing the drives part. I am more visual so if there is a video or instructions with pictures then it would be great. Thanks for your help.

    Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

    Operating system: Windows 8.1 64

    Display: 15.6" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1920x1080

    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB

    Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

    Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 RPM + 24GB SSD

    Optical Drive: Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT755M (SLI) GDDR5 2GB

    Network Card: Intel® Wireless-N 7260 (802.11bgn)

    Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 4.0

    Warranty: One year

    Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion

    I have been told that the easiest way is to have the OS on a disc (called Recovery disk? yes?) and then swap the HDD with SSD and pop in the disc? Is this correct? When I called Lenovo, they said they will charge $$ for me to have the disc. However, they said that I can make the recovery disk myself since when I turn on the computer the first time it will ask me if I want to image a recovery disk. Is this also correct?

    Compare to migrating the OS from the HDD to SSD.

    Sorry if my question sounds dumb, but I am a newbie and try to learn this my self.
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    dreinto, Jan 30, 2014
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