It's nice to have these units be that much more responsive with an SSD, and the extra storage space in comparison certainly doesn't hurt, that's for sure.
baron42168, The "system" the admin is referring to the OS. A link to download the OS is in a reply above (it's the blue Download button), and directly below that link is the re-installation instruction video. I believe it's a proprietary OS, meaning it includes the drivers for the system, ...
cristalain, That's unfortunate. If you have any way of connecting the cloned SSD to a Windows computer externally, such as with a USB to SATA cable, or a USB external hard drive enclosure, I would use MiniTool just to check that the drive has at least four partitions. You could actually even add it ...
cristalain, See edit at end first... Though I won't say that you should use this method, as I don't want to go against the official word from ACEPC, I used MiniTool Partition Wizard and instructions on the following website. https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/migrate-os-to-ssd-hd.html I used optio...
A few things that I do to help performance are... 1. Setting the desktop as a solid color. Settings >> Personalization >> Background 2. Turning off transparency effects. Settings >> Personaliztion >> Colors 3. Setting the performance option to "Adjust For Best Performance" (pic below). Con...
cristalain, I apologize. It has been a while since I installed the SSD in my GK1. It turns out that, at least for me, it was the newly created Windows Boot Manager that I boot to first, as seen in the picture below, not the drive itself. With this said, I used MiniTool Partition Wizard to clone the ...
MalibuMontana, I would install Core Temp on the unit to keep an eye on the temperature. From what you're describing, I'm wondering if it's cutting off due to high heat. That you have to leave it off long enough before it comes back on might suggest this, as well. Make sure to pay attention during in...