Replacing Clockwork with SSD on HP Laptop

Kurgen · 20 Apr 2015 at 20:13

a freind of mine wants a cheap laptop, i have an HP probook i3 with a hybrid drive and it flies, although im sure this one on overclockers is a later generation should i be concered about the low clock speed? it will just be used for office and tinternet

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-003-PB&groupid=959&catid=1828

i would like to replace the clockwork drive with this SSD as well to speed it up
does anyone know if the OS comes on dvds, or will have to create OS from some hidden partition

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-055-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394

Chris_Mackenzy · 22 Apr 2015 at 17:20

OS are available on DVDs in the market, you can also rely on bootable USB drives.

Dano · 22 Apr 2015 at 21:29

Hidden partition is the norm these days, my HP does have the ability to create a USB recovery drive though which looks like it will allow you to recover to a new drive in the machine, either way you should have no issue just installing from the correct media and then installing drivers and utilities that are available from the HP support site. Or you could just clone the drive to the SSD using macrium reflect.

Kurgen · 7 May 2015 at 13:55

thanks for this guys