Hard disk/SSD

The installed hard disk failed, so have to change to a new one, but as the installed hard disk is a SSHd and worth 80US$ compaired to a computer price of 1500US$, I decided to try a Samsung 500GB SSD.
After cloning and installation it works, but could be much better, if the Samsung migration tool or the Samsung Magician tool could be used, but the Samsung programs will not recognize the Samsung drive. (Raid issues I guess).
Well, HP use Samsung in many computers so what is needed to get the Samsung programs working, if possible?

Hey @TQ1,
Welcome to the HP forums.
I understand you're looking for information on getting the Samsung software to work on your notebook.
HP cannot offer support for a third party companies software that did not come preinstalled on your notebook. It would be best to reach out to Samsung and request support directly from the software manufacturer.
You can find Samsung contact information here: Official Samsung Support
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Comparison of SSD with hard disk drives

Attribute or characteristic
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Hard disk drive
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Random access time[45]
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Read latency time[46]
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Consistent read performance[48]
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Defragmentation
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Acoustic levels
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Susceptibility toenvironmental factors[47][52][53]
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Magneticsusceptibility[citation needed]
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Weight and size[52]
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Parallel operation[citation needed]
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HDDs have multiple heads (one per platter) but they are connected, and share one positioning motor.
Write longevity
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Software encryption limitations
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Cost
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As of October 2010, HDDs cost about (US)$0.10/GB for 3.5 in and $0.20/GB for 2.5 in drives
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Read/write performance symmetry
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Free block availability andTRIM
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HDDs are not affected by free blocks or the operation (or lack) of the TRIM command
Power consumption
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stefanobernardini,
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The 2nd article about it was on your support forum:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1019042
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But... if you want ZERO writes you need to move more than your cache folder. Firefox updates your settings (profile) folder as often as every 15 seconds as it maintains your session history (open and recently closed windows and tabs). So you would need to move your entire profile.
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Note that there may be permission issues with downloads, since Firefox uses the Windows Temp folder as an intermediary location. You might want to experiment with a new profile to make sure it works in the new location before moving your existing profile.
'''Create a new Firefox profile'''
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Can I change hard disk with SSD drive in Toshiba NB100 ?
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Hi
As mentioned above: the SATA controller is supported so you will need to use a SATA SSD drive usually it should not be a big problem to upgrade the notebook with an SSD drive in some cases it could be possible that the SSD firmware needs to be updated but this depends on the SSD drive manufacturer
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Change Hard Disk TO SSD

i just bought a SSD hard disk..i plan to change my notebook hard disk to SSD..is it possible ? i'm trying to open the behind case that place Hard Disk it was hard to open..i'm suspecting it can change the hard disk to SSD ?

Hi:
I've successfully upgraded my Pavilion 15-n209TX notebook to SSD and let me tell you that it is not at all a walk in the park. You have to take out topcover, base enclosure, keyboard, battery, USB board and reach upto the motherboard to get access to the HDD. After that, it is just matter of replacing it with SSD.
It will definitely void warranty if you're going to do it as a major disassembly is needēd. Even if you're not under warranty, I would suggest you give the machine to local computer guys to do the upgradation.
The HP site is down at the moment and the Service manual can be downloaded 1 or 2 days later. Go through it properly.
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How to stop hard disk noise on T61

Hello everyone,
I have a T61 and everything works well except the hard disk which is constantly working. The result is a gentle noise on the bottom right
of laptop, always present. I used to have a T42 which when configured on XP to turn off hard disk (through power management), completly turned it off. I could then read or write long open files with a completly silent laptop (used tpfancontrol for controling fan, but this is not the problem here) until I save document or explcitly trigger the hdd (a completly silent laptop is a delight!).
The noise of the present T61 is bearable, a kind of a whisper, but once it stops it gets really better for your ears. My problem is that the power manager (set to turn off disk after 3 minutes) works, but something is constantly accessing the hard disk, which prevents the power manager to turn the HDD off. So, sometimes it happens that after 3 minutes the HDD stops, and a hsort time latter, say 15 seconds, it turns on again because "something" used the hdd.
The worse is that, most of the time, the hdd is triggered prior to the 3 minutes, so that it keeps always running!!
I can see this as the hdd green light flashes.
This is always the case, with or without internet, AC or DC.
I tried to stop some services (including indexing), but I stopped looking because of the number of services to check!
How do I know what service/program is being written on hdd at the specific time where I notice it, or makes it work, such that I can possibly disable it?
This is maybe a XP SP§ issue I think, but I think many here have noticed this constant activity on lenovo´ T61?
Any advice on possible strategy to find out who write what on the hdd or other solution?
I really plan to fix this problem because the T61 as it is now is really good (with however minor problems),
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xtex
Message Edited by xtex on 09-01-2008 10:55 AM
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I would say it´s quite impossible on newer systems, to get the harddrive off for more than a few seconds.
Many user have tried that, but no one had success.
Another, but little dirty, possibility is, to take some piece of rubber or something and put it under the palm rest where the hdd is.
But beware, there is a little hole in hdd that have to be open to get some air.
This dirty trick will lower the permanent sound of your hdd.
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