Installing SSD in W520

[jordanss]

hear hear! if it werent for sleepless nights we never get anything done

just hope I have enough disc space 3 8.5gb DVDs should do the trick 

[sarbin]

dual layer dvd, huh? i've not had the best luck with those. i tend to stick with the single layer.

think i need to sign off for a bit. i'll check this thread later in the day.

cheers!

[jordanss]

After a few hours a bad DVD stopped the progress not a DL though just one I had lying around turns out it wasnt blank...o well

theres always tomorrow night 

thanks again

[cowboymike]

Hi Sarbin,

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sarbin wrote:

 Be aware that you will only be able to create one recovery DVD set.

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I do not understand. Can you expand on that?

Happy trails, Mke

[sarbin]

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cowboymike wrote:

Hi Sarbin,

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sarbin wrote:

 Be aware that you will only be able to create one recovery DVD set.

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I do not understand. Can you expand on that?

Happy trails, Mke

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sure.

the Lenovo Create Recovery Disks program will only allow one set of factory recovery disks to be created. once it considers that you've done that task successfully, upon subsequent attempted runs of the program, it'll show a message stating only one set is allowed. i believe this is a licensing constraint.

does this help?

[cowboymike]

Yes that does help. I did not know that. Thank you. So if I needed additonal recovery disks do you know what my options would be?

[sarbin]

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cowboymike wrote:
Yes that does help. I did not know that. Thank you. So if I needed additonal recovery disks do you know what my options would be?

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well... any time i create a recovery set for a new pc from within windows, i take a spare drive i've got laying around and run a recovery from that new set. if all goes well, i can be fairly certain that i got a good burn. i then burn a second set as an archival copy of the first.

in addition to using the "create" program, for every new pc i receive, i contact Lenovo Service to request a factory recovery set. i believe they are still free of charge (might need to pay shipping) if you're within 30 days of purchase. if your beyond 30 days, i think they cost ~$50. at one point, i was under the impression that you couldn't get the disks after your warranty expired, but one of the experts here clarified that you can generally get them as long as Lenovo still has stock.

hth.

[MikeD001]

If you have a spare 16GB USB stick, you can save your recovery disk to that.   Then use a tool like Clonezilla to make a backup of the image which you can restore to another USB stick or drive as a backup.  Just make sure to use the yellow port to boot.

Here's some of my notes on converting from HDD to SSD ...

http://www.primitivebuteffective.com/2011/05/lenovo-w520-for-sony-vegas-pro-10-and.html