05 Replacing Laptop Memory

What is usually required to access the storage bay inside a laptop?

Open the entire back of the laptop.

What can sometimes allow access to the storage without removing the entire back of the laptop?

A window or an opening on the back of the laptop.

What is the basic process for replacing a storage drive in a laptop?

Remove screws, disconnect the SATA connection, and slide the drive out.

What do you need to do to add a new storage drive to a laptop?

Plug it into the cable, screw it down, and secure it inside the laptop.

How do you connect or disconnect an M.2 drive in a laptop?

With a single screw, you can either connect or disconnect the M.2 drive.

What is the method to remove a drive from an M.2 interface?

Unscrew the single screw, then slide the drive out.

What is required if the storage drive is inside the laptop without an access cover?

Remove the entire back of the laptop.

What is typically found on a laptop with an M.2 connection for storage?

A cover on the back that you can remove to access the M.2 drive.

What is the first step when replacing a storage drive in a laptop with an access cover?

Unscrew and remove the cover.

After removing the storage drive, what should you do next in a laptop with an access cover?

Unscrew the mount keeping the drive in place and slide the drive back to disconnect it from the SATA connection.

What type of drive replacement can dramatically improve a laptop’s performance?

Replacing a spinning hard drive with an SSD.

What is a common method for migrating from a hard drive to an SSD?

Install an operating system on the SSD and manually transfer documents and applications.

Why might migrating from a hard drive to an SSD using an operating system installation be time-consuming?

It requires manually moving over documents and reinstalling applications.

What is an alternative and more efficient method for migrating from a hard drive to an SSD?

Create a clone or image of the hard drive and transfer it to the new SSD.

What does using a clone or image allow you to do when migrating to an SSD?

Transfer all of the user's data and applications without reinstalling the operating system.

What software is needed to perform a hard drive to SSD migration using a clone or image?

Software that can create and transfer an image of the hard drive to the SSD.

What might many manufacturers include with their SSDs to assist in the cloning or imaging process?

An application that can perform the imaging function.

What are the options for creating and transferring the image to an SSD?

Use commercial or open-source software, or use an application provided by the SSD manufacturer.

What is one method of performing a migration where no intermediary image file is created?

A drive-to-drive image, copying everything sector-by-sector from one system to another.

What is required for a drive-to-drive image migration?

Either two systems running simultaneously or a system that supports multiple drives.