Okay. Please help me as I ask COMPUTER BABBY QUESTIONS.
I have a Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 (AMD).
It has a 256 GB HD. That's too small. I want to buy a new, bigger one. I have a sense the good hard drives these days are "M.2".
Lenovo's specs page
doesn't say anything about "M.2". It says the hd is "PCIe".
I run "lshw" to see what's on the computer. It says "NVMe".
How do I find out the bestest fastest aftermarket drive Canada Computers carries that my computer will support
I only understand computation as the MANIPULATION OF ABSTRACT PLATONIC FORMS. I do not understand this realm where computers are "physical objects" you manipulate with "screwdrivers". I would prefer to use Math to translate my thoughts directly into action, as if I am casting magic spells
Okay. So I think I have my plans for the hard drive complete. Now here's the shedpainty question:
The old drive has Ubuntu 24.04 on it. I hate it.
Should I trade down to Debian?
Or should I trade up to Pop!_OS?
Will I regret either of these? Will either one, if I just go get a standard usb key installation, cause driver problems with my AMD chipset or secure boot or whatever other junk Lenovo has on board?
Okay I have more computer build babby questions
I got a hard drive
But I've been warned it's one that runs hot
So I think I want a thermal "strip", which is apparently a heatsink that fits into smol spaces like a laptop
I google
https://www.amazon.ca/Deal4GO-Heatsink-5B40Z68852-Replacement-Thinkpad/dp/B0CDSBKD1X
This looks good! Oh, they're out of stock. Except wait, why doesit say "replacement"?
I watch installation instructions
https://youtu.be/8sm1ScVUHqY?t=108
Is there a hd heatsink strip in my friggin laptop already?? (1/2)
I only want to open up the laptop once. Trying to decide if I should
(a) just open it and assume there's already a heatstrip
(b) I poke around and there's lots of weird blue polymer strips that seem to do the same thing? It wouldn't be that expensive to just buy one and have it around if it turns out there's not one in there already…
(c) set the computer preemptively on fire, so that the hard drive can't be the one to overheat it
(2/2)
Alright one last shedpainting question. Should I install Debian Stable or Debian Testing. Text replies welcome
Okay so I just got the YouTube video up, aligned all the pieces I need to move my SSD into an enclosure and a new blank enclosure into the laptop, convinced myself I easily have time to do the entire operation and even get started on a Debian install before going out for NYE, and then immediately realized that it would be better to put this off until Thursday so I'm not thinking about setting up Debian all evening and then pulling out my laptop to tinker with Debian when I'm w/friends tomorrow.
@mcc I HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ENCLOSURE!
It uses a USB-C connector!
If you run a speed test on it and it seems way too slow:
FLIP THE USB-C PLUG OVER.
@mcc i made a comment about this on reddit a few years ago and it seems to be one of the go-to answers when people google the problem:
@wademcgillis D: good to know