On 16/03/2020 12:31, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/03/2020 12:17, John wrote:
I would strongly advise you burn a DVDÂ* with a live linux and checck
that boots OK before you remove the DVD

I have no DVD, only a slot, which can take an extar drive if I want.
Ah.
Id put a DVD in it. Easier to boot/install from that. I thought all
lenovos had dvd drives in them


I would further advise you to get a USB caddy for the existing drive nd
put the SSD in the laptop.

You lost me.

You can get a drive enclosure so you canÂ* take the existing drive OUT
and turn it into a USB drive. Then put the SSD back in its place in the
laptop.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ORICO-Drive.../dp/B00B0RD2RA





OK I did some more research. It is possible you don't have a DVD. and
you can install from usb drive by prepping the drive as seen here

https://linuxmint-installation-guide...test/burn.html

Then you will need to configure the Lenovo BIOS to boot legacy mode
(UEFI may work also) USB

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/p...tions/ht500207



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