Installed New SSD Drive
Sep 22, 2015 17:56:27 #
I had this older HP g7 Pavilion with a 17 inch monitor running on Windows 7.
I had purchased a new HP Pavilion about 2 months ago because the g7 was running hot and causing the Key Pad to Malfunction after about 15 min's of operation requiring a remote key board in order to use it. It was also taking about 5 to 6 min's to boot up. I converter it to Windows 10 and brought the boot up time down to about 4 mins.
The new Laptop was a Windows 8.1 that I had up graded to Windows 10. I wasn't happy with it being it had a flat screen not the glossy screen of the older machine.
I decided to try the SSD card upgrade in the g7, figuring if it didn't work I'd use the card in another machine.
I ordered the Card from B&H yesterday and it arrived today. I also had order wire harness/USB cloning kit. The cloning took 1.60 hours. Installing the SSD took another 15 mins or so.
The machine now boots up in under 1 min. What I find hard to be-leave is internet speed seems lighting fast. The Pictures load in the blink of an eye where they seemed to scroll down as they loaded.
The over heating problem seems to cleared up, since this drive uses a fraction of the power of the old HHD.
I'm not sure but I think since it works like a SD Card on steroids that it seems to extend the RAM capacity. Meaning, when your RAM usage increased, the computer had to ready/write to the Hard Drive to store the data. With the SSD Drive, this occurs flawlessly where the HD would cause delays slowing down the operation.
I'm happy, happy. I know have my old computer back and it's out performing the New Machine. I good investment as far as I'm concerned.
I had purchased a new HP Pavilion about 2 months ago because the g7 was running hot and causing the Key Pad to Malfunction after about 15 min's of operation requiring a remote key board in order to use it. It was also taking about 5 to 6 min's to boot up. I converter it to Windows 10 and brought the boot up time down to about 4 mins.
The new Laptop was a Windows 8.1 that I had up graded to Windows 10. I wasn't happy with it being it had a flat screen not the glossy screen of the older machine.
I decided to try the SSD card upgrade in the g7, figuring if it didn't work I'd use the card in another machine.
I ordered the Card from B&H yesterday and it arrived today. I also had order wire harness/USB cloning kit. The cloning took 1.60 hours. Installing the SSD took another 15 mins or so.
The machine now boots up in under 1 min. What I find hard to be-leave is internet speed seems lighting fast. The Pictures load in the blink of an eye where they seemed to scroll down as they loaded.
The over heating problem seems to cleared up, since this drive uses a fraction of the power of the old HHD.
I'm not sure but I think since it works like a SD Card on steroids that it seems to extend the RAM capacity. Meaning, when your RAM usage increased, the computer had to ready/write to the Hard Drive to store the data. With the SSD Drive, this occurs flawlessly where the HD would cause delays slowing down the operation.
I'm happy, happy. I know have my old computer back and it's out performing the New Machine. I good investment as far as I'm concerned.
Sep 22, 2015 18:07:40 #
Seems to me that you had a HDD problem that was fixed by the SSD. Still one minute to boot???
It takes less than 30 seconds on my tower and less than than 15 on my new laptop. Granted these are over powered machines but still, a minute? wow! That is my wife's computer performance, a 7 years old tower with 8GB memory.
Now the keypad malfunction denotes another problem...
It takes less than 30 seconds on my tower and less than than 15 on my new laptop. Granted these are over powered machines but still, a minute? wow! That is my wife's computer performance, a 7 years old tower with 8GB memory.
Now the keypad malfunction denotes another problem...
Sep 22, 2015 18:13:55 #
Rongnongno, I think a lot has to do with the grade of SSD you purchase, this wasn't a top drawer.
Sep 22, 2015 18:19:37 #
More like a defective one.
SSDs drives are notorious for having problems over time and need to be reset often to avoid some of the pitfalls but in your case?
Naw the drive was at cause.
On that subject many times (if not always) drives have a looong warranty period (3 to 5 years). I have had a few drives replaced at no cost other than shipping back by contacting the manufacturer.
If the drive was in a laptop some companies like Seagate demand that the drive be removed and removed through a 'certified idiot' and will not honor the warranty otherwise. I ran onto that once.
SSDs drives are notorious for having problems over time and need to be reset often to avoid some of the pitfalls but in your case?
Naw the drive was at cause.
On that subject many times (if not always) drives have a looong warranty period (3 to 5 years). I have had a few drives replaced at no cost other than shipping back by contacting the manufacturer.
If the drive was in a laptop some companies like Seagate demand that the drive be removed and removed through a 'certified idiot' and will not honor the warranty otherwise. I ran onto that once.
Sep 22, 2015 19:25:48 #
It was a Toshiba 400 Gig Drive. You also have to know some of the history of the machine. I spend the winter in the desert, the dust is a big killer of anything out there. It's like talcum powder, and gets into everything. The big reason I have three camera bodies, kept in double bags and in 20 quart ice chest when I go out in my UTV. What doesn't get dusted gets sit in the small confines of a RV. Like Monk used to say, " It's a jungle out there. "
Sep 22, 2015 19:37:46 #
Bill Houghton wrote:
It was a Toshiba 400 Gig Drive. You also have to know some of the history of the machine. I spend the winter in the desert, the dust is a big killer of anything out there. It's like talcum powder, and gets into everything. The big reason I have three camera bodies, kept in double bags and in 20 quart ice chest when I go out in my UTV. What doesn't get dusted gets sit in the small confines of a RV. Like Monk used to say, " It's a jungle out there. "
That does not voids the HDD warranty!!! :mrgreen: but may explain the keypad surrendering to the environment. These are easy to clean if dust is the problem.
Sep 23, 2015 19:11:45 #
erickter
Loc: Dallas,TX
Bill Houghton wrote:
I had this older HP g7 Pavilion with a 17 inch mon... (show quote)
Minute still seems too slow for ssd. My laptop with ssd, i7 processor, 16 gig, and win 7 boots in about 10 seconds.
Sep 23, 2015 19:17:44 #
I'm talking from turning it on, entering the password and getting into my first application. I don't have a stop watch, but it's a far cry from what it was.
This machine is only 8 gigs of RAM. I've also noticed that when in PS, working, there is no hesitation like there used to be. Leading me to believe that is using the SSD card as additional RAM. Where it would right to the Hard Drive, it's so much faster you don't see it slow down at all.
This machine is only 8 gigs of RAM. I've also noticed that when in PS, working, there is no hesitation like there used to be. Leading me to believe that is using the SSD card as additional RAM. Where it would right to the Hard Drive, it's so much faster you don't see it slow down at all.
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