Upgrade SSD

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with a small SSD

1.
PREPARE TO reinstall THe OS: To take advantage of the SSD's
speed, you will ideally need to reinstall your operating
system. Make sure you back up all your data and settings
before doing so. If you must avoid reinstalling at all costs,
software such as O&O SSD Migration Kit (www.oo-
software.com) will let you replicate your existing drive to an
SSD via a USB adapter.

2.
UsInG a UsB cAsInG: Some SSDs are sold with external
casings  that you can put your old hard drive into after the
replacement operation. Alternatively, you can buy one online
or at a local computer market. Use it to perform the
migration or copy data to another partition.

3.
INStAlLiNg THe SSD: Older notebooks usually have an
accessible flap or panel to allow easy hard drive
replacements. Newer ones might require you to pop off the
entire rear shell or the keyboard, in which case you will have
to follow the service manual's instructions very carefully.
SSDs usually come with a bracket that fits into desktop
3.5-inch hard drive bays.