On Monday, 16 March 2020 12:17:10 UTC, John wrote:

I would strongly advise you burn a DVD 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.

then it sounds like a good plan.

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

You lost me.

He means swap the existing hdd with a new SSD. Put your hdd where the dvd goes. Either should work fine though, no need for the switch around.


NT