I have read the prior posts and have learned a great deal, but I am missing something in regards to my exact situation. I have a Lenovo W530 laptop (Windows 7) with a 128 SSD and a 500GB HD, and I am running out of space on both. TheW530 has the 500GB located in the side bay, and accordingly the laptop does not have an optical drive internally installed. I have an external optical drive installed on which I have made a set of recovery discs.
I have purchased an Intel 730 SSD (240GB) and a HGST HD (1TB) as replacements. The Intel 730 comes with a small CD with instructions to download the Intel SSD Toolbox software. Both new drives physically fit into the 530, but when installed the Lenovo recognizes both new drives. It lists both new units and a third item (pci lan iba ge slot 00c8 v1550) as bootable devices. My external CD player is not recognized (no drivers and not internal).
I realize that I could image the original 128 SSD onto the new 240 GB SSD, but I would prefer a fresh install (also avoiding any problems with the new SSD appearing to be 120 GB instead of 240 GB). I have several questions in my mind, and I am also concerned about the additional questions that I am not smart of enough to ask:
1. I am unsure if I have to install the and run the Intel SSD Toolbox software as the first step. If so, how do I do best do this?
2. I have recovery discs (CD’s) made (but they are almost 2 years old , so Windows will need updates)
3. I have unused Windows 8 upgrade software, which I prefer to not use. Lenovo installed Windows 7 but they did not place a Window 7 sticker on the bottom of the unit with the code.
It is now clear that I lack the knowledge and a strategy for executing this ( I have replaced HHD’s before, but this is not so simple). I will appreciate any and all guidance, even if it is to find a tech.
I have purchased an Intel 730 SSD (240GB) and a HGST HD (1TB) as replacements. The Intel 730 comes with a small CD with instructions to download the Intel SSD Toolbox software. Both new drives physically fit into the 530, but when installed the Lenovo recognizes both new drives. It lists both new units and a third item (pci lan iba ge slot 00c8 v1550) as bootable devices. My external CD player is not recognized (no drivers and not internal).
I realize that I could image the original 128 SSD onto the new 240 GB SSD, but I would prefer a fresh install (also avoiding any problems with the new SSD appearing to be 120 GB instead of 240 GB). I have several questions in my mind, and I am also concerned about the additional questions that I am not smart of enough to ask:
1. I am unsure if I have to install the and run the Intel SSD Toolbox software as the first step. If so, how do I do best do this?
2. I have recovery discs (CD’s) made (but they are almost 2 years old , so Windows will need updates)
3. I have unused Windows 8 upgrade software, which I prefer to not use. Lenovo installed Windows 7 but they did not place a Window 7 sticker on the bottom of the unit with the code.
It is now clear that I lack the knowledge and a strategy for executing this ( I have replaced HHD’s before, but this is not so simple). I will appreciate any and all guidance, even if it is to find a tech.
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