Which SSD?

debitcardmayhem

OK , I take it you went for a small one 120GB then I hope it serves you well, and at that price then you won't risk much.

KeithP

But the 240GB Kingston is only £3.02 more expensive than the 120GB when postage is considered - free postage over £20.

£22.97 versus £25.99.

£3 for double the storage capacity? Sounds good to me.

HereToday

Terrysdelight said:

I was going with the Crucial but delivery is not until 29th December so have opted for the Kingston.   The feedback on this product is very good.  

Really?

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=kingston+A400+freezing



Where does it state the 29th of December?

For the sake of £8, I would have gone for the Crucial MX500: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX500-CT250MX500SSD1-NAND-Internal/dp/B0764WCXCV/ref=sr_1_4

Especially if it takes some getting into the case. Five year warranty as opposed to three and much better overall.
Don't just go for the cheapest. There is a reason why it's cheap. I would cancel and re-order.

https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-MX500-250GB-vs-Crucial-BX500-240GB/3951vsm578496

getmore4less

amazon have multiple links for the crucial products you have to check price and delivery on all links as sometimes they are different.
worth a CCC check just in case prices in the right ball park if not familiar(like the BX are today at £32, were £23.99 during the week
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0764WCXCV?context=search
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0781VSXBP?context=search
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07G3YNLJB?context=search
https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07G3KRZBX?context=search

Terrysdelight

Well, we have progressed.  The SSD is installed.  I got the Crucial 240GB.  It was delivered yesterday and my son has now fitted it for me.  He said he will have a look into how he can reinstall Windows 10 tomorrow.   In the meantime, I'd rather do it myself if I can.   At the moment I am on the Main Bios Screen.   Picture below.   Can anyone point me to a set of instructions which tells me what to do?

interstellaflyer

Terrysdelight said:

Well, we have progressed.  The SSD is installed.  I got the Crucial 240GB.  It was delivered yesterday and my son has now fitted it for me.  He said he will have a look into how he can reinstall Windows 10 tomorrow.   In the meantime, I'd rather do it myself if I can.   At the moment I am on the Main Bios Screen.   Picture below.   Can anyone point me to a set of instructions which tells me what to do?

You don't need to be in Bios to install windows 10, what you need to do is create a windows 10 install tool on a USB stick from the Microsoft website, you will need to do this on another computer as you now don't have an operating system.

Terrysdelight

OK - off to find a USB stick.   I had windows 10 originally - it was one of those automatic updates.  Do I need to buy windows 10?

Terrysdelight

I ended up at the BIOS settings because of this image:

interstellaflyer

Terrysdelight said:

OK - off to find a USB stick.   I had windows 10 originally - it was one of those automatic updates.  Do I need to buy windows 10?

Looking at your CPU it predates Windows 10 so would've been Windows 7 or maybe 8 originally, you may be ok but worst case scenario is you either run an un activated version of Windows 10, pay for a genuine license from Microsoft or get a cheaper key from other sources (up to your conscience)  

Terrysdelight

Yes, I had windows 8, but then one of those automatic updates happened and before I knew it, I had windows 10!   I've got a USB stick now.   I guess I can't copy Windows 10 from my laptop?