Upgraded old computer


  1. MisterEd
    Posts : 2,360
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit v23H2
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    Upgraded old computer


    I didn't use a computer much anymore because it was so slow. That is, it was slow to boot and was slow at the desktop.

    The specs are shown below. Note it is a dual-boot for Windows 10 Home & Windows 7 Pro. I replaced the 1TB SATA HDD with a 1TB SATA SSD.

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    1. Cloned the Windows 10 drive
    a. I mounted the 1TB SATA SSD in an external enclosure
    b. I installed Acronis True Image 2017
    c. With it I cloned the 1TB SATA HDD to the 1TB SATA SSD

    2. I removed the 1TB SATA HDD and replaced it with the 1TB SATA SSD

    3. When I rebooted I had to go into the BIOS and change the boot drive to the SSD

    4. After I booted into Windows 10 I ran EasyBCD and fixed the boot for Windows 7

    Comparing the 1TB HDD with the 1TB SSD

    It may seem a surprise to some that the Sequential Read/write speeds for the SSD are not much faster than the HDD. However, Random Read/write speeds for the SSD are much faster than the HDD.

    Upgraded old computer-compare1.jpg

    Note the SSD read/writes speeds are only half those expected because the motherboard only supported SATA 2.0.

    Upgraded old computer-sata.jpg

    I download and ran Restart-Time (2023-03-02).bat before and after I replaced the HDD with an SSD. The computer not only booted faster but was much more responsive at the desktop.

    Upgraded old computer-compare2.jpg

    What is your Windows 10 Restart Time? (post #235)

    See Windows 11 Restart Time (post #81)
    Download file: Restart-Time (2023-03-02).bat
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  3. Daymin
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    Windows 10
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    You take almost any computer and Max out the

    SSD
    RAM ( Can vary not to think too much about it )
    GPU ( Can vary )
    CPU ( need to do some reading )

    and that computer/device will perform literally almost no different then a floor model with the ability to run some intensive time staking applications/programs.
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