I bought this Sandisk Ultra II SSD from Adorama for $80 as black Friday deal, unexpected price but really a worth product.
1. As soon as your SSD reaches home needs Partitioning
Connect your SSD thru SATA to USB cable and follow the instruction,
Partitioning an SSD
From
either the desktop or the start menu, Right Click Computer and select
manage. This will open the Computer management console. On the left side
select disk management.
Next
we will need to initialize the disk. Find the unallocated disk that
corresponds with the capacity of your SanDisk SSD. Right Click on the
area that says "Not Initialized" and select "Initialize Disk"
Now
we will have to choose a partition style. Either can be selected
however keep in mind older versions of Windows will only be compatible
with MBR. In our example we will select MBR partition style.
Once the partition has been created Right Click the unallocated area and select "New Simple Volume"
This will open the New Simple Volume Wizard. Click Next
Next you will set the Volume size. We recommend using the default. Click Next
Next we will need to assign a drive letter. Choose an unused Drive letter and click next. In this example we will assign Drive G
Next we will need to format the drive. We recommend using the NTFS file system.
After
formatting is complete Click finish to close the Wizard. Your SSD will
now be available for data storage in Windows Explorer.
2. Install the SSD dashboard
follow the link and install,
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15108
Download:SanDisk SSD Dashboard Installer
3. Now use the Clone software to close your HDD to SSD
I used - Easeuse TODO backup
http://www.todo-backup.com/
http://www.todo-backup.com/
4. Once your clone is complete shutdown your laptop/PC
5. Remove power adapter and battery from your laptop and replace HDD with SSD
6. Now reconnect battery and power adapter
7. Now restart, windows 7 will ask for boot disk, select C - SSD one
8. Your laptop now starts with windows 7 and updates your SSD firmware ( mostly)
9. Now your good with Installation.
Note: I have upgraded now to Windows 10, my boot-up time is 13 seconds and shutdown time is 20 seconds.
5. Remove power adapter and battery from your laptop and replace HDD with SSD
6. Now reconnect battery and power adapter
7. Now restart, windows 7 will ask for boot disk, select C - SSD one
8. Your laptop now starts with windows 7 and updates your SSD firmware ( mostly)
9. Now your good with Installation.
Note: I have upgraded now to Windows 10, my boot-up time is 13 seconds and shutdown time is 20 seconds.
