Upgrading a laptop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มี.ค. 2018
- In this video I show you step-by-step how I upgrade RAM and storage to bigger and faster alternatives.
LINKS:
CPU-Z
www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z...
Kingston (memory advisor tool)
www.kingston.com/us/memory/de...
Crucial (memory advisor tool)
www.crucial.com/
Crystal Disk Info
crystalmark.info/en/software/...
Crystal Disk Mark
crystalmark.info/en/software/...
Acronis True Image 2018:
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Register Your Acronis True Image Software Here
www.acronis.com/my/box/
Rufus:
rufus.akeo.ie/
15 Piece Standard Computer Tool Kit:
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USB 3.0 to SSD / 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive Adapter:
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MemTest86:
www.memtest86.com/
Samsung Magician Software:
www.samsung.com/semiconductor/...
Video editing software used to create this video:
Cyberlink PowerDirector 16 Ultimate:
www.cyberlink.com/products/po...
Screen captures by Camtasia Studio 9.1:
www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
See more of Carey's video's here:
www.CareyHolzman.com
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It warms my heart to see a guy in his kitchen running a business and making use of his knowledge and skill. And helping others in the process. Nice video, well explained and demonstrated.
This is my number 1 favorite all time video on this channel. Carey explains step by step how to upgrade to an SSD drive which can save you hundreds. I just went down to my local computer repair shop and received a quote of $325.00 parts and labor to upgrade to a basic 128 gig SSD. This one procedure I can use for myself and anyone else in my family that could really utilize this service. Super impressed.
These are the best PC tech videos I have ever encountered on TH-cam. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your expertise!
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AMAZING instructional video. I just purchased a new HP laptop, with an SSD and i7 more other stuff too, but really because I wanted an HD screen, to replace my 6+ year old molasses i5 dell (which I can only use plugged in). This reminds me of years ago when I would work on my own machine. You have reinvigorated me to working on my dell to bring it back to life again. Thank you soo very much. I haven't enjoyed watching a computer repair-type video in quite some time. Also -- like you filming location, makes one feel 'right at home'!!!!! Again thanks so much.
Hey Carey I love watching your older videos - very clear and informative - My daughter had an old laptop that she was going to throw out and I did the same upgrade as you did here - we keep it as a spare upstairs just forbrowsing, watching videos and office stuff.
Keep up the fantastic work and keep on rockin'
Woodsie London, UK
When I brought my Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop at the end of 2018, I was blown away at how fast Windows 10 boots with a 256GB m.2 soild state drive. I finally see why SSD's are becoming the new standard. Thanks to you Carey, I will be reviewing my laptop some time soon. It's also amazing that your channel grew 100k subs in 5 years. Keep up the good work Carey :-)
Even 3 years old and your videos have been quite helpful for me.
thanks a million Carey ! been putting off 'ssd swop' for ages, for fear of failure, ha.
Your detailed tutorship has given me the confidence. Your the man ! cheers
Love those step by step instructions videos. Nothing is skipped or given for granted, perfectly clear explanations that anyone can understand. Thanks for putting these videos up Carey.
The best step by step videos on TH-cam. You can't learn properly if you don't see each step. Carey Holzman for the win! 🤗
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world, I have followed this upgrade to the letter and I am very pleased with the results, I have 23 years of IT Engineering behind me but there were a couple of utils that you used that I had not come across so I am grateful to you for pointing them out to us, watch about 4 of your videos now and found your explanation of this and any procedure to be very slow and methodical, thank you, regards TJK UK.
Hey Carey, this is Rick from SC and it is as Gary stated, "YOU ARE THE MAN". Just found you on TH-cam. Will be supporting you from this point on. I have seen no one with your ease of knowledge and ability. Keep up the GREAT work. Thanks
It was the best explanation about upgrading a laptop on TH-cam. Thanks a lot, sir! And greeting from Brazil! :D
Love watching your videos because you are so thorough on your explanations about every single move.
Just found this. You are a very good teacher. No short-cuts, no glossing over any errors - perfect . I will have a shot at this. Thank you from Byron Bay Australia. Agree with the below comment. Entertaining.
I installed a hybrid HD for my desktop thats 10 yrs old and what an improvement. SSD are still kind of expensive but I have a 120gb SSD on my intel i5 desktop and its fast.
Very helpful, and well-explained. Thanks for sharing.
It's almost 2020, and still an Awesome Video!
The classics never go out of style.
Hello Carey, you sir have excellent teaching skills. I don’t think I’ll ever be at your skill level, however you’ve given me confidence to tackle some upgrades & some troubleshooting. Thank You, Sir. Your knowledge and confidence is something you should be proud of.
Thanks to this video I was able to do this to my laptop yesterday. It was my first time ever trying to do anything like this.
the most thorough instructions on the internet. this guy is awesome.
I was using your video on how to install dekstop pc back 2013 , now i mastered most of it. Thanks to you Carey. :)
Fantastic! Upgrading Monday after I receive the software. THANK YOU!!!
I already know everything he said in this video yet I still felt compelled to watch. Haha. I'm such a nerd.
A very informative video, well explained and WITHOUT the mistake many IT-people are making of going too fast through the various stages! MY COMPLIMENTS!!
Thanks for sharing. I have been doing tech hardware support since 2012 and you have taught me some things I did not know. Keep up the good work.
This guy is good. Explains every detail in a precise way. He would be a great teacher
yeap he explains every single detail. thats good.
Good explanation ! Well versed in the subject ! Very eloquent ! Great kitchen ! Overall rating 9.9 of 10 ! Thank you sir !
Very good explanations. Not too fast or too slow. Just easy to follow. Your not selling anything, just trying to help your average Joe.
Thanks for posting.
A great site to go to. He is easy to listen to and clear with what he does and says. Give him a 10!
This is what I like good old fashion instructions with no bs 👍
The reason it wouldn't boot of the other USB socket might be because it was USB 3.0 (it's clearly blue as opposed to the other one) and some of the earlier devices with a USB 3.0 port need a driver to enable it which isn't loaded until the OS boots. So with older devices you might need to boot off a USB 2 port.
These videos are excellent. This is exactly all the same stuff that I do/use (for my own kit) and I'm also picking up some tips a long the way on a tool/tip or two that I didn't know about. Nice that that laptop has all the upgradeable stuff behind just 3 screws. I wish all laptops were like this.
Thank you so very much for an excellent video. My hard disk read/write speeds went from in the 80's to the 500's and 400's. I had some issues with getting the bios to boot to the flash drive and at one point it would not even come up at all. Finally it somehow cleared itself up and all was fine. All in all, it all worked itself out and again I am very thankful to you again for a great video.
Excellent video. Very informative and well presented.
Hi Carey,
I just wanted to say thank you for this video. I just finished upgrading my Alienware 18 with a Samsung EVO SSD 500GB and an additional 16 GB of RAM. I watched your video no less than 4 times before I attempted the upgrade. I followed your procedure and it went flawlessly. The only difference was with Acronis 2020 and Rufus. But it wasn't anything that I couldn't figure out. My Alienware has new life and, dare I say, is running faster than the day I got it.
I am continually amazed at how well you explain and answer questions that I have had for years...I very much appreciate what you do...
Thank you...
Excellent video, thank you so much. Nice and slow, comprehensive plus the great links as well. I have almost identical Lenovo laptop, just a few months older. About to do same upgrade with Samsung EVO SSD. Excited to try the upgrade with the aid of your video.
Watching this video in January 2021. Still love these "older" videos. I keep coming back to them when I need some info. Keep up the good work, Carey!
Very clear and concise tutorial. Truly helpful in maintaining and upgrading an older laptop. Thanks!
Excellent Video, thank you for taking the time to explain the steps one at a time - I ordered my first SSD drive, and plan to swap it in my desktop, using a Sata / IDE interface , Thanks
I really like the way you clearly explain things. Thank you and well done.
great video covered a lot of things enjoyed learned . thank you Carey
I've done this procedure a thousand times myself... but it's always nice to see another professional run his steps and see/hear what sort of things he looks for. Very educational! Thank you! 👍👍
Carey, what a great presentation! Even with medium knowledge of computers, I enjoyed watching! I work with the public selling computers, you have a great, simple to understand way of explaining, very informative! Nice job, I’m hooked!
Wow. Very well said and well done. Easy to understand. The best computer tech guru I have seen on TH-cam. Thanks Carey!
I enjoyed watching your video. Even though I am quite knowledgeable with building PC's, I was intrigued by your video title because just last week I upgraded a laptop a friend gave me that he wasn't using and hadn't used in years. The "Trashed" laptop was an old HP G6-series (17" HD Screen) with an A6 cpu, that he claimed was too slow for him. I took it home, cleaned it up, replaced the HD with a San disk 250 GB SSD ($70 @ best buy), replaced the battery ($13 on Ebay), upgraded to Win 10 and upped the memory with an additional 4 GB of RAM. This made it speedy enough for me but I did this to give as a surprise gift for my mother-in-law, who was still using a cheap laptop she had for almost 10 years (she couldn't afford to replace it). Hers ran like a snail compared to my buddy's old laptop BEFORE my upgrades! Your customers may not want to spend the kind of money (pro tech repairs) it takes to do what I did, but for us knowledgeable people it can be quite worthwhile to do, for how little it will cost us to pay for the parts alone!
I upgraded my dell vostro i3-2350 laptop with 8gb ram and ssd . remove cd drive and replace normal HDD with caddy to cd rom space . its just amazing !!!! i can handle 1Gb photoshop psd file very easy and my old 2nd gen laptop works super fast. its just amazing. Thank you for your tutorial .
I cannot thank you enough for these information given. Really appreciate.
Excellent guru. Very practical. The experienced people appreciate his procedure and give him a centum for the class.
Many thanks for this tutorial. I really enjoyed it. Nice one boss.
I was just checking some instruction videos on replacing backlit keyboards and somehow got stuck in watching some cool dude laying out concisely and ever so laid back how to upgrade your laptop. Something I have done over a dozen times in the past, including the image build for the SSD, and all I remember from those times, is heartburn and foaming mouth syndrome because I felt there was always something up with some unintended consequence I either overlooked or the manufacturer had dressed up more than it should have. How the hell do you stay so cool and collected?! Loved every minute of it, even though I could spell out every step ahead of time, glued to the screen due to your detached yet connected (you know?!) and in control manner in which you took us along for that ride. Subscribed!
Thanks a ton Carey! TH-cam should have the possibility to give a thousand like for this video.
Your video taught me how to optimize my old Lenovo Y510P laptop performance. My laptop was a nightmare since I updated it into Win 10. I was thinking to spend about 1000- 1500 Euros to get a new one. I followed what you said all the way to the end and all worked (other than a bit of change because of Acronis True Image). So, with below 200 euros (110 Euros for Samsung hard disk, 25 Euros for Acronis software, 10 Euros for Sabrent cable and 40 Euros for 8 GB Ram Kingston), I hope it works for another 2-3 years. I can't thank you enough Carey!
One thing that took me about 6 hours was that Acronis True Image was not functioning as good as 2 years ago. There are lots of negative feedback regarding bad user experience on Amazon for version 2020. So I decided to buy 2019 version. The one I bought was also defective. I followed as you instructed here but unfortunately the .ISO file from their website was not functioning. I couldn't use the DVD as it couldn't be read by my laptop. I'm going to return the Acronis back to the vender. The solution that turn out to be working for me was that Sabrent cable comes with support of Acronis - on the box for Sabrent hard disk cable is written that Acronis True Image for Sabrent software is inclusive when one purchase this cable. In Sabrent website www.sabrent.com/downloads/ we can download it. At the time of using the software the Sabrent hard drive cable must be plugged into the laptop. The cloning can be run under Windows OS (I tried it on my Win 10). It took me about 1 hour to do the cloning job without need to wrestle with changing boot device under CMOS setting, etc.
Just watched this video and as my HDD in my Compaq has triggered the SMART I am beginning the process of trying to find the correct HDD or other drive to replace what I have. Great and informative video. Thanks.
Just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks.Thanks for the lessons.Very easy to follow.Great tutorials.
Great video. Been doing this for years and do it the same way. I know there are free programs to use, but Acronis has 1) Never failed me and 2) The installed version (if bought by customer) allows them to have some piece of mind that comes with an auto-sync backup and recovery option.
This worked SO WELL! By putting Acrosis on a flash drive it takes all the risk out of creating an SSD clone. I've shut my laptop down the last few times just to watch it boot up! It is so fast, like I bought a NEW computer. I have a LARGE 3D program that used to take forever to load, now it's fast too!
The bootable flash drive is the best kept secret because it allows you to upgrade to as many SSD'S as you want for no additional cost. Most people use Acronis once because they run the .exe file and never realize that if they would have created the Rufus bootable flash drive, they would retain multiple applications.
Good job!,,very thorough and a clear presentation!,,,
I thought this video would be the same as a few that I've seen before on TH-cam....but I was very glad I watched this one!.....I enjoyed it very much! Thanks for that.
You have a nice way of explaining and a nice voice
Carey, you've got a voice for radio. Well done.
I think you did a fabulous job of showing how to replace a harddrive and memory in a laptop. The detail you covered in this video was very professional and well done. Anyone wishing up get more speed out of their old machine would easily be able to follow your directions albeit this is now 2 yrs old. Your video was very clear and your speaking was very clear and you always looked at the camera when speaking. Well done and thank you.
upgrading ram an hard drive is different in every laptop as far as being easy to difficult...meaning removing the back cover as well as upgrading said hardware, which could be more difficult if you have to do additional step like removing the motherboard due to harddrive/ram being under the motherboard.
Thanks for this. I switched to Mac in 2010, this was really helpful in letting me know which utilities work best for PC these days. I’m working on my mother-in-law’s ancient laptop on this cloudy Saturday afternoon. 😬
Had to find my way back here just to comment by saying thank you and tell you this was by far the best upgrade/repair video I have ever watched thank you
Saved my a__ I watched this video. installed crystaldiskmark. laptop was going bad. backed up files followed your instructions . You are a great thanks
Very well explained and presented, especially with the pre-checks and assessments.
Thank you very much l appreciate taken time to explain how get most of laptop
Simple, in plain English and to the point! Thanks.
Enjoy your videos, really well clearly spoken and at times some humour, thank you and please keep making your quality videos
Thanks, your awesome Carey..Been watching your vids for years 😊
Another very informative video from Carey --- Thank You
Thanks much for this video. It's a bit long but very detailed, so even an amateur can follow it.
More grace!!! Thanks 🙏 so much for great knowledge!!!
I enjoyed the video - I have been delaying changing to a SSD drive because of concerns over loss of my software. It appears very do-able and I'll be buying a drive and will be watching this as a guide for the upgrade. Thanks.
13:15 The real clock rate of frequency of ram is 1/2 of the rated frequency is because RAM these days processes 2 pieces of data per cycle. The word DDR stands for double data rate make sense in this case.
That is for data transfer rate, this is Dual channel, so if the ram is rated for 1600mhz Dual channel, then single channel would be half that, in this case 800mhz.
@@dongiddens7438 No. What Justin Leong said was correct. Dual channels mean chipset of the motherboard provides two dedicated high-throughput data channels. The channels permit reading from and writing to memory to occur on distinct channels and have nothing to do with the speed of the RAM.
Justin Leong was correct... is asian, can confirm.
Jokes aside, Double Data Rate... alternating transfer exchange is responsible for it displaying a (*true value*freq) following its marketed number.
Carey, you're amazing very good instructor. Clear step by step presentation and clear like a TV announcer. Like what you've suggested I ordered a Samsung SSD 250gb and a caddy for my current 1TB mechanical HD to be relocated on the optical bay. The only different was I downloaded a Free OAMEI backupper standard instead of buying Acronis. There would be a slightly difference in procedure in creating bootable disc and everything you have shown. Following the step by step procedure is easy but I might miss some options to check mark. Would you be able to add the same but instead of Acronis use Aomei backupper. The most complying reasons to use the later is it's free and most often than not it will be use once by most. The Acronis 2018 which cost you $30 is now $35 at Amazon for one laptop while the AOMEI free, no users limit.
Absolutely a well thought out and executed process. Just like all your other videos. Now if I can just find a replacement battery for my Yoga 910-131KB laptop that actually works properly. Thanks for your wisdom and guidance.
Love your video. Well-explained. Most important and the most pleasant fact is that it contains no unwanted, irritating, high-volume background music as can be seen in 90% of the videos created by senselss new-gen video-makers. Thank God. Thank you so much for your excellent video explaining almost all important facts in a lucid manner. Expecting more such videos from you.
I never thought of that but you are absolutely right. There was no annoying music that's too loud to hear the speaker.
Carey my man! spreading the knowledge!
always nice to see you help us Thanks .Watching Now in March 2022 cos we always need this
Great video. I have been a fan of Acronis for years. It is the only backup method I trust. My laptop is a Lenovo G50-45 which has an AMD A6 (yea, I know what you said in the video). I recently increased my RAM from 4GB to 16GB, and your video inspired me to order a SSD to replace the existing HDD. I expect it to be delivered later today. I hope to get a big increase in speed. Thanks for the links to the utilities......
How did the upgrade to SSD go,is it faster?
hi Carey i know you a fan of adata ssd drives and acronis true image did you know if you register with a data your ssd they give you the option of a FREE acronis drive image key
Yes, superbly demonstrated. "Secure Boot" - don't I just love M$ and the BIOS manufacturers!
just came across this video . After watching and hearing your speech with easy explanation you just gained another subscriber my man . nice job
wow! what a good video. learned a lot. I worked on towers the early days but havent opened one up in a while, thinking that laptops were more of a black box. thanks for instilling the confidence to work on laptops.
I liked this video Carey it was very clear and straight forward.
Just watched your video...AWSOME!!!! Installed my own 500gb crucial ssd with free Acronis. Boots fast. Thanks for the video!
one of the most useful youtube videos on the internet
Great! Thanks for this video. It realy whas that easy. Now my HP i5 laptop (2014) works realy super fast. It was worth the time spending on watching this video and do the work. Again thanks
thank you for all great videos🙏
such a good video im upgrading my stuff to SSD
Kiitos tämä selvitti paljon. Thank you very much for this.
Hyvä ohje. Good help.
Excellent video, Carey! I upgraded my Lenovo Z70/80 to a 1T SSD using a previous video you made. Cheers!
I love all your explanation, work & opinion. Thank you sir.
Great job Carey. Great knowledge and presentation.
Carey, I watched your videos for several years, several years ago. Much of what I know, I've learned from you. In this particularl presentation I anticipated just about every step. And yet, I don't know *one other IT professional (and I know a few; that's how I too make a living) who can explain what they're doing, what needs to be done, as precisely and as eloquently as you.
You should probably have mentioned that you were using the UEFI version of Acronis. That's not self-evident and perhaps needs to be explained. Still, great presentation. Thank you. I agree with Tim W. Thank you for your generosity. These videos are not just commercials. If they are, I certainly hope they work for you. But they're also just sharing and giving and spreading the word. Thank you for that.
AJ
It may be a good idea to place a large piece of white lint free material on your working area so that if you did drop a small screw it would not bounce and roll away to some mysterious hiding place.
Just watched this in 2019 Very well done. Great information Thanks!!
I'll be watching this again before I decide to upgrade my laptop. Thanks, Carey!
Excellent upgrade video. I'll be upgrading my Asus Mechanical drive and Memory now with an idea that it should work. Thanks Carey.
This video is great. Thanks
I have seen some anomalies with the Kingston upgrade checker, I use an old Lenovo X220 for some hobby stuff, I bought it as a cheap ex corporate machine, upgraded it the day I bought it to 16GB and SSD, it is a modest i5 CPU but more than adequate for the purpose (Win 10 pro). I believe due to the cost of memory when the machine was made it was never certificated for 16GB, just 8GB. It is solid and reliable with 16GB but not listed as possible on Kingston website. It is obviously up to the individual to do their due diligence. Many of these old laptops are very useable for stuff rather than being thrown away, for instance if you are into digital photography it is handy to have an inexpensive laptop to take on holiday, no need to have a brand new flagship machine just to quickly save and review pictures. The removed conventional hard drives are fine to be put in caddies. Great advice as always, Acronis may have saved me a lot of work!
Hi Carey-Excellent honest intelligent videos. Thanks!
Awesome video Uncle Carey.