before the SSD upgrade.. any suggestions?

[Agnoslibertine]

I was thinking about getting a SSD for my mac mini, but then remembered, that I have a Crusial M4 SSD in my PC that I built last year. I could use that.

But my question, being a mac noob, I hear there are two ways to do it, after installing the hardware, I can install Lion through internet, directly, or by putting Lion on a USB. But anything else? Do I need to format the SSD before putting it inside the mac mini? Or can the mac bios format the SSD before installing lion?

 

[kdoug]

I was thinking about getting a SSD for my mac mini, but then remembered, that I have a Crusial M4 SSD in my PC that I built last year. I could use that.

But my question, being a mac noob, I hear there are two ways to do it, after installing the hardware, I can install Lion through internet, directly, or by putting Lion on a USB. But anything else? Do I need to format the SSD before putting it inside the mac mini? Or can the mac bios format the SSD before installing lion?

I did one today and I'm going to my home machine tonight. If you have a time machine backup that's all you need. When you install the SSD, cmd-r and go to the utilities disk and it'll ask if you want to repair your disk, (only do this if you want a fusion drive). Once this is done have it install Lion through the internet, this takes longer but it'll also install your hidden disk/partition and you'll be able to use "find my Mac".
Once it's done and it'll ask you to set up as new or install from another drive, time machine.

 

[Agnoslibertine]

I did one today and I'm going to my home machine tonight. If you have a time macing backup that's all you need. When you install the SSD, cmd-r and go to the utilities disk and it'll ask if you want to repair your disk, (only do this if you want a fusion drive). Once this is done have it install Lion through the internet, this takes longer but it'll also install your hidden disk/partition.
Once it's done and it'll ask you to set up as new or install from another drive, time machine.

actually I was thinking of just installing the SSD (128gb) to use for quicker program handling. and use a USB 3 external for my movies (I use the mac mainly for video edit, LOVE FCPx).