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‎02-23-2018 12:49 PM

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Product: HP Probook 450 G2

Hello all.. I have a Probook 450 G2 I ordered a SSD for it.... I bought the SATA to USB adapter as well.. Are these an easy install or a hard install to do? I would post which one I bought but not sure if im allowed to or not.

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‎02-23-2018 12:52 PM - edited ‎02-23-2018 12:55 PM

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You can post what you bought. That is not against the rules of participation.

 

I hope you bought an M.2 SSD instead of a SATA-3 SSD.

 

Both will work, but the former has considerably faster access times.

 

The M.2 SSD needs to be a M.2 2242 SSD

 

 


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‎02-23-2018 12:52 PM - edited ‎02-23-2018 12:55 PM

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You can post what you bought. That is not against the rules of participation.

 

I hope you bought an M.2 SSD instead of a SATA-3 SSD.

 

Both will work, but the former has considerably faster access times.

 

The M.2 SSD needs to be a M.2 2242 SSD

 

 


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‎02-23-2018 12:54 PM

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Uh oh... I bought the Crucial MX500 3D Sata 2.5.

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‎02-23-2018 12:57 PM - edited ‎02-23-2018 01:00 PM

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@dkishton1486 wrote:

Uh oh... I bought the Crucial MX500 3D Sata 2.5.

Sure. That will work. It just isn't as fast as an M.2 SSD.

 

@dkishton1486It is still a worthwhile upgrade.

 

See the videos at the following link to see how the removal and replacement are done.

https://h20574.www2.hp.com/results.htm?SID=6943826&MEID=5FEA0982-7848-4F53-B004-966096792558

 

It is an easy install. Use the usb a=to sata adapter to clone it with the Crucial provided software and then swap it for the original 2.5" hard disk.


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‎02-23-2018 12:59 PM

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looked on Crucials website they dont list the M.2

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‎02-23-2018 01:01 PM

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It could be bought at another vendor. It is a hard to find size. most M.2 SSD products are 2280. Your notebook needs a 2240.


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‎02-23-2018 01:03 PM

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Thank you for your help.. Hoping this will be as simple as it shows according to Crucials website about copying and transfering

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‎02-23-2018 01:07 PM

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Now im worried, I seen some people have issues with Crucials cloning software and having to purchase a license to copy their old HDD

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‎02-23-2018 01:10 PM - edited ‎02-23-2018 01:13 PM

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I bought a Crucial SSD upgrade (migration) kit that was delivered with Acorn cloning software and a USB to SATA connector.

 

Did your kit have the Acorn software? It may be downloadable from the Crucial website.

 

The cloning was seamless and worked the first time.

 

I swapped the SSD into the hard disk cradle and it booted up and behaved just like the old one, except that it booted to Windows incredibly fast!!

 

The Crucial SSD install tutorial

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ssd-install


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‎02-23-2018 01:13 PM

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All I got was th SSD and the Sata to USB adapter......

 

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