In terms of RAM, and if it's available for a
machine, I like ECC RAM.
Error Correcting Code, because data corruption
often happens and this can save from data loss.
Glenn
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:15
PM
Subject: Re: Laptop updating
I too prefer Samsung but I have used a Crucial SSD and it was fine. In
everyday use it was fast but the Samsung was faster in file transfers and
testing. If your laptop has a M2 NVME port use it! you can get transfer rates
over 2 terabytes per second! My Samgsung 960 Pro read at 2.5TBs and wrote at
2.3TBs. Win 10 loads in less than 10 seconds!
On 9/17/2019 3:08 PM, Mike B wrote:
As far as RAM goes, I would go
with Crucial. You can go to,
and run a Crucial scan of your
computer. This scan will tell you what your motherboard maximum amount
is, also tell you how many slots you have and give you the recommended
RAM specifically for your motherboard.
For the SSD, I've never used a
Crucial SSD, but I've always used the Samsung brand and have had nothing but
good luck with it. I'm sure there other excellent choices, but this is
only my 2¢ worth.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go
dodgers!
I believe that everything happens for a reason. Usually, the
reason is that somebody screwed up.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Laptop updating
Thank you.
I’ll let you know how it goes. Any referrals on the ram
sticks and sd HD?
I have changed many
laptop HDs and RAM sticks.
Usually there are
two separate covers for these on the underside of the laptop, but sometimes
there is just one cover.
It will have screws
to remove, and you will have to feel for the screws and then the patterns of
seams to figure out which is which.
The RAM cover is
usually smaller
The RAM will have
wire on the sides of the RAM that hold in the RAM stick or sticks.
You typically
squeeze the sides of the RAM to lift it out.
Forget the idea
of a wrist strap, as that is for sighted folk who may not rest their arm
on the chassis while doing the work. The wrist strap is to discharge
static from your body, but I believe that it would not be possible to
non-visually do this without touching the
chassis.
Make note of the
notch in the RAM stick along the contacts, as there is a bump that it
lines up with in the slot that can be felt.
The HD will pull
away from where it slides in, there is usually a cover to unscrew from
that before sliding it out.
You may want to
feel the parts you are putting in carefully, so you can compare them for
orientation in the motherboard.
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Message -----
Sent: Tuesday,
September 17, 2019 3:07 PM
Good afternoon all,
With the talk regarding windows 7 and 10, I recently
noticed my laptop is windows 7, as well. I will update this to windows 10
and although being a Dell XPS 15Z model, it is as slow as a herd of
turtles comparing to my desktop which has a SD HD. I’ll be putting in a SD
HD, upgrading the ram from 4 to 8 and therefore, my
question...
When I take the SD HD and have it as main and then use
the older 7200 HD as a back-up drive, is this more difficult and I should
have a computer store do the work or is is all this work able to be done?
I will have unprofessional sighted assistance and have worked on and built
tower systems but with the laptop and the smaller size, is this more than
I should attempt?
Also, I would be attempting to do all the shuffling of
information from the old hard drive to the new SD with the latest
version/update of Jaws 2019.
Thanks for all comments,
Rick
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