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Trim, SSD and how to open a laptop

RoboMaster — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:20:40 +0800

I already bought the 4TB Crucial SSD and a external casing for the SSD and also a nvme and a external casing for the nvme too.

I also bought the sodimm ram. I also bought the flat, phlips and torvix screwdrivers I bought standard stanley packages. Not sure got the right screwdriver for laptop or not.
I just bought normal screwdriver packages. In total 2 packages. One package contain the flat and philip screwdrivers and another package all torvix screwdrivers.

I would like to put the nvme and ssd into external casing first and test them for any bug or defect like a hdd bad sectors whatever else. What software can I use to do that?

Then I will backup all my existing laptop data into the 4TB Crucial SSD first in external casing.

Then I would like to know how to open my laptop and install the ram and ssd and remove the existing nvme and hdd.

Almost forgot do I need to flash the nvme and ssd first before using? How to do that?

Currently have a 512GB Samsung 970 PRO, a 2TB Transcend MTE220 and a 4TB Crucial MX500 SSD and 2 piece of 32GB Transcend Sodimm 2666mhz ram.

The nvme and ssd do I need to flash them before using?

How do I disable the dont know what in bios first in case I need to access the old nvme and hdd in external casing?

I posted the laptop model info in the mobile computing section but seem any reply to show how to open my laptop.
I would like some video or full picture how to open up.

How do I do grounding?

Now curious question if I formated my nvme and ssd in external casing do I need to format the nvme and ssd again once inside the laptop? The problem is the 4TB will have all my laptop data already in external casing before I put into the laptop.

How does the trim work. Run it daily or run it once a week or run it after doing alot of installing, coping, deleting, updating?

Not sure I left out any more questions needed or not.

If there is typo sorry I try correcting them.

New hardware need help

RoboMaster — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:31:18 +0800

I would like to know any difference between 512GB 960 pro and 512GB 970 pro ssd? The price difference about RM100 to RM200.

The 512GB 960 pro ssd cheaper.

I woud like to know any difference between 4TB crucial mx500 ssd and 4TB samsung 870 evo ssd? The price difference about RM1000.

The 4TB crucial mx500 ssd cheaper.

I intend to use 4TB ssd as backup and also games I seldon play in it and put into a external usb casing.

I intend to use 512GB ssd as my main play games and put into a external usb casing.

My laptop currently have 3 usb port a and 1 usb c port. Attached in picture is my laptop model info.

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I currently used up 2 usb port a, 1 for keyboard and 1 for mouse.

I intend use the remaining usb port and usb c port for those 2 ssd.

So casing for both 512GB ssd nvme and 4TB ssd with both usb a and usb c connection is prefered so I can switch either ssds on either usb a or usb c port.
So I can connect 1 ssd to usb a and 1 ssd to usb c when I need to access both ssd to copy data and backup.

I read not all external casing is equal or support 4TB ssd for 2.5inch casing and nvme casing can only support up to 2TB.

Do I need to flash the ssds before using and how do I do that. I read some samsung evo 4TB 870 have some problem.

Might also buy MTE220 2TB but the price already up so much from previous price of RM899.So giveup for now.

Level51 Laptop need some help

RoboMaster — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:13:24 +0800

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I have this old laptop here from level51 the model attached in picture.

I have 3 things I want to do.

1) How to open the laptop and I need to buy and use what tools to open this laptop? Appreciate any guide with picture or videos.

2) I need to add 2 piece of 32GB sodimm ram 2666mhz so total made it 64GB ram.
I need the best compatible ram kit so that I can reuse the kit on other laptop either intel or amd later on or
even use the kit on mini computer such as mini itx intel or amd mainboard. I not sure how long this laptop going to last so when breakdown
I can reuse the 64GB ram kit on other new intel or amd laptop or even new intel or amd mini computer.

3) Any kit or accesorries to buy to clean out the laptop once I open up.