SSD for Asus Laptop

[greebal]

I have an Asus g73jh laptop with 2 hdd's about 2.5 yrs old,
would like to replace 1 hdd with an SSD for obvious reasons.

I am looking at getting a Samsung 128GB 840 Pro

Any advice appreciated.

 

[DeaconFrost]

That's a good drive, so as long as you are okay with the size of 128 GB, then you'll enjoy the upgrade. I'm not sure what advice you are looking for, but the drive you picked is a good one.

 

[Parman]

I just got 2 of that exact drive for my laptop that will be shipped soon. Are you looking to replace both drives or just one drive?

 

[indianacarnie]

Have heard nothing but good about that drive, but haven't used it. Just replaced one of my internals with a Crucial M4 and it all went smoothly. Remember to backup your intel chipset and wifi drivers. If you do a clean install as I did, you'll also have to go and get the ATK for your keyboard backlights. Its the first in the list on their site.They are all listed and I have to give Asus some props here, you can only download the ones you want and not the whole package.

http://support.asus.com/Download/Options.aspx?SLanguage=en&type=1

 

[greebal]

I reckon I am ok with 128
the advice I am looking for would be do I need to update the bios or do anything other
or can I just fit and go.

 

[greebal]

parman
only 1 drive (limited funds)
indianacarnie
Thanks, that is all in hand

 

[Parman]

Not knowing the size of your other HDD that will be in the system i have to tell you your looking at a good buy. As long as 128GB + w/e your other HD is enough room for your needs.

Another thing to mention is if your formatting both drives you could create a mount point partition on the HHD to point to a folder on the SSD and easily save large files inside that folder.

 

[greebal]

I should have said that my machine has 2x 500 gb hdd's

I would use the removed hdd for storage

I also have external storage otherwise, so no problems there.

 

[Bongo]

Have a look at this tutorial http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html I just did this moved all user folder but the desktop to D drive to save space on the SSD.

Jerry

 

[Parman]

I think you're in great shape getting that drive. Best of luck... also it has a 5 year warrenty + extra 3 months if you register it.

 

[bigmck]

I have an Asus g73jh laptop with 2 hdd's about 2.5 yrs old,
would like to replace 1 hdd with an SSD for obvious reasons.

I am looking at getting a Samsung 128GB 840 Pro

Any advice appreciated.

Just be sure the SSD is the same thickness as the HDD you are removing. Some are a bit thicker than others and can cause a problem closing the case.

 

[indianacarnie]

I reckon I am ok with 128
the advice I am looking for would be do I need to update the bios or do anything other
or can I just fit and go.

Shouldn't have to, I didn't but thats me. I pretty much just opened the machine and plugged the new drive in. Make sure you dis-connect the second drive first and take the battery out first of all lol. Took me all of 10 minutes maybe on my G74Sx. You MIGHT consider seeing if theres a firmware update for the ssd after you get everything back to working.

 

[LittleJay]

I just installed a 128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro in my PC and I love it. With 128 Gbs, you should have plenty of room to install your all your programs, at least I do. But then I don't have a lot of games.

 

[indianacarnie]

I agree about the room. Moved most of my data files to another drive before the switch..... and now I have 99.25gb free on a 128(119.14) drive.

 

[kbrady1979]

The physical dimensions are the most important things to look at, but as the Samsung is the standard laptop size (7mm thick) I don't believe you will have any issues. Some SSD's were physically too big for some laptops early on, but now for the most part, they are either 9.5mm or 7mm thick. The Samsung 840 Pro is one of the best out there currently.

Your BIOS shouldn't need updating to work with an SSD, but I do recommend a clean install of Windows 7. I would go to the manufacturers website and download all the newest drivers for your laptop and have them on a USB drive so you don't have to hunt them down after the install. Also, I wouldn't allow the laptop to connect to the internet until you have those drivers installed so it doesn't get any generic drivers from Microsoft during Windows Updates.

 

[greebal]

Thanks to all for your comments,
I will be clean installing W7.

Not that important
but how to know which HDD to remove.

 

[Parman]

Is one hard drive your OS and one your data?

 

[braddersz]

More then likley the Hard Drive Bays will be labled 1 and 2.

1 - Should be OS
2 Should be DATA.

Assuming thats how you have the drives set up. Unless your using a Raid?

 

[indianacarnie]

Probably the one on the left. NOT the one with a cable! (I'm assuming your G series is similar to mine)