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Old 18-01-2021, 11:21 AM
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pmrid (Peter)
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Originally Posted by The_bluester View Post
I did a similar thing with an old laptop of mine a while back, the difference between a well aged hard disc and even a cheap SSD is pretty startling isn't it?

I actually did the same trick (Using the same SSD as my old laptops motherboard failed) to revive a friends machine and it was a similar performance boost there too, and that had a reasonably good HDD in it to start with.
I guess the price for the transformation is that you have to backup more regularly. SSDs do fail and the so-called MTBF is not any kind of guarantee of longevity.

LATE EDIT: Here’s a stumbling block. I cannot get my Serial/USB connections to work. A TTL323 and FT323R - no drivers in Win10 and none I can find online. So I can’t use EQMOD or control my Moonlite focuser. Bummer. So I’ve reluctantly reinstalled my old HD until I can find a solution.

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