8GB wouldn't be enough for the OS and program files.As I understand it they are 2 separate units. The SSD is for the operating system (Win 10)
8GB wouldn't be enough for the OS and program files.As I understand it they are 2 separate units. The SSD is for the operating system (Win 10)
Optane wasn't available until 2017, so that's not it eitherThere's probably a M.2 slot and a SATA slot for traditional 2.5" laptop sized drives. I bet that 8GB SSD is used for Intel's "Optane" they had going on during that time but is now largely defunct as SSD prices have dropped.
Optane wasn't available until 2017, so that's not it either
I respect your opinion and you're right...I don't agree.Having a new laptop or not doesn't change my primary message - investing resources in very dated hardware is generally not a good idea. You may not agree and that's just fine.
10-15 minutes.Describe an age. Your post has me curious about my boot up.
Lenovo Y70-70What model is it specifically?
Something else is very, very wrong. Even an i386 with 16mb of RAM and 5400 mechanical drive doesn't take that long.10-15 minutes.
YouTube video I posted above covers your model. It's a piece of cake to swap the HDD for an SSD.Lenovo Y70-70
II don't know, I'll need to go fire it up and look.And since you'll probably need it...
What version and what edition of Windows is it running now? Is the product license key sticker still on it?
That is possible. I have cleaned the system, removed older programs, and done all I know how to do in order to minimize boot time. No noticeable difference. Anti-virus programs run, cleaned registry of garbage, etc., etc. The HDD has almost nothing on it compared to its capacity.Something else is very, very wrong. Even an i386 with 16mb of RAM and 5400 mechanical drive doesn't take that long.
In my experience, when a computers gets "bad" like you describe, you'll never clean it using other software. I used to fix people's computers and got to the point of telling them the only solution is to reformat the drive and fresh install of Windows. I'd pull the HDD and put it in an external USB enclosure, copy "My Documents" folder (and any obvious folders based on their name that might contain their stuff - but I did NOT hunt for their personal stuff), and give them the flash drive or dump their files into the new Documents folder.That is possible. I have cleaned the system, removed older programs, and done all I know how to do in order to minimize boot time. No noticeable difference. Anti-virus programs run, cleaned registry of garbage, etc., etc. The HDD has almost nothing on it compared to its capacity.
You may need to tweak something very small on the Win10 USB install drive that the above link creates, especially if you have a license for the Professional version of Windows. If it's Home then don't worry about it.II don't know, I'll need to go fire it up and look.
Windows Home 64 bit. It came with Windows 8 originally. I don't have a USB thumbdrive with the capacity for Windows 10. Can I use an SD card plugged into a USB reader/adapter? Should work in theory...You may need to tweak something very small on the Win10 USB install drive that the above link creates, especially if you have a license for the Professional version of Windows. If it's Home then don't worry about it.
In any case, it'll be important to know if you're running Home vs Professional and 32bit vs 64bit ahead of time. It'll say so clearly under system properties.
If it's not using Windows 10 yet and there is no license key sticker on the laptop case or under the battery, then what may help a headache in the long term (after your data has been backed up and you're ready to kiss the old Windows install and the old drive goodbye) is to upgrade the current installation on the current drive to Windows 10 first. That will create a digital license on Microsoft's activation servers for your current hardware for that edition of Windows 10. Then you can swap the drive, install Windows 10 with the above USB key, choose the correct edition you have a license for, and it'll install and activate without asking for a key. It's pretty slick.
Conversely, if you have the Microsoft key sticker with the edition info on it, you can swap the SSD in, install Windows 10 from the USB key, click on 'I do not have a licence key' when asked, the once it's in Windows and has Internet connectivity, go to the activation link, plug in the key there and it should activate.
I've heard that some folks have used Windows 7/8/8.1 keys during Windows 10 install successfully but that's not been my experience. Waiting until you're in Windows 10 and activating it then works every time, assuming you have done everything else right.
/brain dump