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Having previously always used HDD I installed the Crucial SSD on my system a year ago. The motivation was to improve boot time and the trigger was the release of LL 5.0. I was impressed with both. I don't recall doing anything outside of the standard instructions current at the time.For what it is worth, I think defective hardware rather than your method is more likely the cause of the type of issues you have described given your HDD version works fine.
dmesg | grep -i sata | grep 'link up'
$ dmesg | grep -i sata | grep 'link up'[ 3.611072] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)[ 3.611145] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdX | grep "^SATA" # replace X with the appropiate, i.e /sda
$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb | grep "^SATA"SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 1.5 Gb/s
sudo apt install hw-probe
sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload
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sudo demidecode --type bios
best SSD for ASUS K401N-VX129R
Can you share the specs of your pc? I suggest downloading LL 5.6 https://www.linuxliteos.com/download.php and try with that one. Also, if the SSD has warranty, you might consider returning it and ask for another one.
Hi. I need your help regarding internal SSDs. I am not tech savvy so please pardon me if my questions sound absurd to you:1. Will internal SSD work with a very old (12-year-old) laptop?2. Are there specific SSD brands/models that are compatible with Linux particularly with Linux Lite (LL is the only OS in this computer)? Some lesser known SSD brands include compatibility with Linux in their product description but I’m worried about their durability. The more known brands do not specify that they are compatible with Linux.I asked because I replaced the original 320GB HDD (using only 15% OS + files) of my ASUS K401N with a Kingston 240GB A400 SSD 2.5'' SATA. I chose this because the memory (4GB) is also Kingston, and I believe, it’s a reliable low-cost brand. It fit perfectly, computer recognized it, but every time I would install LL 5.4 (always clean install, “Erase Disk and Install Linux” type) there was always a problem after another i.e. error in copying files during installation; cannot open an App; Install updates error (which I posted 2 issues in Installing Software section of the forum); Busybox Initramfs error every time I would reboot, etc. I never had trouble installing and using LL with the old HDD. After around 15 re-install attempts, I realized it was the SSD causing the problem. So for now I’m back with the HDD but I’d like to make it work faster so I want to replace the drive with an SSD.3. Is there anything that I should do first like formatting the SSD for LL, etc.?Thanks very much for your input!