I think the problem is because your laptop is so old, the BIOS doesn't recognize the controller on the SSD as being valid. Also this laptop is either SATA 1 or 2 so you won't get full speed on the SSD in the first place. I would find a nice 7200rpm HDD or even SSHD to give you a boost in performance.
I think it's more likely the SSD is 7 mm in height, where this system is designed for a 9.5 mm hard drive. The connector on the drive is likely not mating with the mainboard connector. An inexpensive shim should fix the problem.
There's no reason an SSD won't work with this system - these have completely standard SATA interfaces, and simply appear as a hard drive would -- once they're connected and recognized by the system.
You are correct - yet its a solid state drive which has no fear of vibration and issues no heat
All one has to to do is place a sheets of cut thick paper like at the bottom of a notepad and you are off to the races
It amazes me how a lot of these little kids have no common sense at all and even less appreciation for the rugged durable nature of these not too old solid business quality laptops and also what high quality core 2 duo not so old laptops which are excellent value even now
On top of that why not update the bios as a try if that is the issue
@beamermt79 please tell me what the difference is between an ssd and a sshd. From what I've been told, they are the same. And the boost in performance is the objective since my old mechanical drive was definitely failing. Dell is uncooperative to any inquiries, the minute they have the age of the device I get ghosted. I used EASUS to clone the old drive to the new one, but where can I locate the driver I need for it to be recognized.
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I think it's more likely the SSD is 7 mm in height, where this system is designed for a 9.5 mm hard drive. The connector on the drive is likely not mating with the mainboard connector. An inexpensive shim should fix the problem.
There's no reason an SSD won't work with this system - these have completely standard SATA interfaces, and simply appear as a hard drive would -- once they're connected and recognized by the system.
This is the type of adapter you'll need:
https://www.amazon.com/EDGE-7mm-9-5mm-Spacer-Adapter/dp/B014LQM6I2
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Hi ejn63!... Your suggestion worked!... Thank You So Much!... Oz :BigSmile:
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You are correct - yet its a solid state drive which has no fear of vibration and issues no heat
All one has to to do is place a sheets of cut thick paper like at the bottom of a notepad and you are off to the races
It amazes me how a lot of these little kids have no common sense at all and even less appreciation for the rugged durable nature of these not too old solid business quality laptops and also what high quality core 2 duo not so old laptops which are excellent value even now
On top of that why not update the bios as a try if that is the issue
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@beamermt79 please tell me what the difference is between an ssd and a sshd. From what I've been told, they are the same. And the boost in performance is the objective since my old mechanical drive was definitely failing. Dell is uncooperative to any inquiries, the minute they have the age of the device I get ghosted. I used EASUS to clone the old drive to the new one, but where can I locate the driver I need for it to be recognized.