how do you install a SAMSUNG 830 ssd on a thinkpad x230t?

[person400000]

how do you install a SAMSUNG 830 ssd on a thinkpad x230t?

SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5-Inch 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC256B/WW

http://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-2-5-Inch- ... B0077CR66A

i've used the same desktop for years
never really did anything with hardware before
i've never done this before so i dont know how to do this
so i'm asking for advice

my plan was;
1. back up all my data to my external hard drive
2. back up lenovo recovery partition to 5 d.v.d.'s
3. put in new samsung 830 ssd
4. insert the 5 d.v.d.'s to restore the data
5. move all my data from my external drive onto the ssd

would this work?

corrections or confirmation would help

thank you very much

[ansible212]

That is essentially how I upgraded my X220 to the Samsung 830.

[rsutoratosu]

If you have a dock, you can get the 2.5 sata bay and stick the drive or the ssd in it and do a ghost/acronis image/clone.

This is usually helpful because you can also use the hdd off the drive bay for backups or additional storage when docked.

I also have a usb to sata adapter that acronis and ghost both recognized and can do image/clone. - cheaper way, like 10-20 for adapter.

[ansible212]

My understanding is that cloning a disk like that won't guarantee that the partition(s) are aligned, which is the reason I chose to go the route I did with my X220.