{"id":170,"date":"2014-06-23T09:37:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T14:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimandnoreen.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2014-06-23T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T14:37:19","slug":"an-excellent-ssd-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimandnoreen.com\/?p=170","title":{"rendered":"An excellent SSD upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was tasked with upgrading 36 aging corporate desktop computers (HP model DC5700) to defer the next hardware refresh by 2-3 years. \u00a0Bumping the RAM to the maximum 4 GB didn’t result in a satisfactory speed improvement so I decided to explore Solid State Disk (SSD) options.<\/p>\n

Users store their files on networked home directories, so there wasn’t any need to expand the PC storage much beyond the stock 80 GB. \u00a0Based on user reviews, size and price, the 120 GB Samsung 840 EVO-Series<\/a> looked like a great fit. (These are also available in 250 GB, 500 GB and 1 TB capacities). \u00a0It’s 3-year warranty also aligned perfectly with the planned remaining life of the computers.<\/p>\n

I fully expected to have a few issues to sort out on a test system before I could turn over the project to a junior tech for deployment. \u00a0I was pleasantly surprised to discover the bundled software is remarkably efficient and user-friendly:<\/p>\n

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  1. Boot Windows and log in as a local administrator<\/li>\n
  2. Connect the SSD to the PC using a SATA to USB adaptor cable or drive enclosure<\/li>\n
  3. Run Samsung’s Data Migration utility to copy the PC hard disk to the SSD<\/li>\n
  4. Shutdown the PC and replace the hard disk with the SSD. \u00a0(Don’t waste money on a 2.5″ to 3.5″ mounting adapter. \u00a0A piece of double sided foam tape is all you need to secure the SSD).<\/li>\n
  5. Run the Samsung Magician utility to tweak performance settings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Hands-on time was under five minutes per PC and it took around 20 minutes for the migration utility to copy everything off the hard disk.<\/p>\n

    The performance improvement is amazing. \u00a0Boot time reduced from 3+ minutes to under 30 seconds. \u00a0McAfee full antivirus scan, which previously rendered the PCs almost unusable when it was running, is now barely noticeable.<\/p>\n

    Tremendous bang for the buck and unconditionally recommended!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Users store their files on networked home directories, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[21,18],"tags":[49,42],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8sNNV-2K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":304,"url":"https:\/\/jimandnoreen.com\/?p=304","url_meta":{"origin":170,"position":0},"title":"13\" Retina MacBook Pro Retina won't boot, fan running full blast","date":"March 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"So this repair is mildly interesting. \u00a0The user's late 2012 MacBook Pro just wouldn't start up one morning. \u00a0It would get as far as a \"missing boot disk\" icon and shortly thereafter the fans started running full blast. 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