> > Laptop seems to be crashing faster now. > > Is it blue screen or just 'off'. If the later you may have an overheating problem. > > Some laptops snork up dust bunnies quite easily. Sometimes the thermal paste on the > CPU is not put on very well.
I did have 1 BS, but it's almost always just 'off' or self reboot. Then it may reload where I can login, or get the "PXE Media Test Failure, Check Cable...."
ETA: I increased the size of the 'backup' partition on the laptop's HDD (and greatly reduced the size of the OS partition). Finally made the backup.
Now to put the SSD in, hope for the best.
eta2: Gotta have the partitions aligned. Can't seem to use 'Diskpart'. I ordered the FINEX ultra usb 3.0 tranfer thing. If I can't figure anything else out - then that should be my last hope.
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Final Edit (barring any unforeseen negative circumstances)
Using the Finex cable and HD cloning software I've now got the SSD installed and working. No more pxe bla bla at start-up.