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While Windows isn't my primary OS, I would like to add a few thoughts to Jack's excellent advice. First, have you run a Windows update recently (Settings>Update & Security>Windows Update). If not, that should be your first step. Secondly, before doing anything else, back up all your files to an external source and create a…

For all practical purposes, I cannot tell the difference, but, in my heart, I know it is now zipping along nanoseconds faster, and that makes me feel all that much better. :)

Just a quick update on this subject, in case it interests anyone. There was a recent update for the Insyde bios firmware. In the case of my laptop, it went from v1.06 to v1.11. Among other things, the motherboard has adjusted the memory speed from 2400 MT/s to 2667 MT/s. At least, it now matches the OEM memory stick.

Thank you for the response. I had a suspicion that any attempt to upgrade would produce negligible results, but I wanted a more informed opinion. Thanks!

Well, a week later and I now have another set of questions. To reiterate, my laptop has the Ryzen 5 - 4500u processor. It came with 8 GB of Timetec DDR4 memory at 2666 MHz and CL19. To this, I added 8 GB of Crucial DDR4 memory at 3200 MHz and CL22 (one of the suitable upgrades recommended by the Micron site). I use a dual…

Thank you for your response. I know just enough about computers to enable me to create huge blunders. (Timeshift is my favorite program.) I had thought that AMD had an equivaltent to XMP in their BIOS, but, as I am using a dual boot (Windows 10 and Linux Mint 20), the settings I had configured there may have eliminated…

My Aspire 5 came with the necessary hardware to install a SATA drive. Check the box for the included bracket and cable. The only tricky part, for me, was that the antenna leads to the wireless card became detached. (You have to elevate the wireless card to gain access to the SATA connection.) Reconnecting them is a bit of…

To add a bit more to this. USB 2.0 transfer rates can reach 480 Mb/s. I would expect USB 3.1 to exceed that more substantially than a mere 20 Mb/s. That said, after dong more research, I have a suspicion the problem exists in the controller of the NVMe m.2 enclosure I am using. I have ordered a new one with a Realtek…