Speedster_ELuu39

I currently have a Lenovo Legion Y530 with a 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD and a 16GB Intel Optane H10 Memory occupying the M.2 SSD slot. I want to remove the Optane drive and replace it with an NVMe SSD while keeping the HDD. Is there any way I can make the SSD the Windows boot drive while keeping the data on the HDD and do I have to remove any software and drivers from the Optane drive installed on the laptop?

If I do a clean install, I have to reset the laptop and get the file for the USB boot drive right? If so, do I have to reinstall the programs and drivers that came with the laptop like Lenovo Vantage?

Ok, whats the minimum capacity on the usb flash drive that you would recommend for me to get when getting the boot drive since I have seen like usb drives being used to update car multimedia systems and the files are small but they recommend certain capacities max?

Ok,Thanks for your help

I want to remove the hdd after transferring windows to the usb flash drive, add the SSD and install windows on it. After that works, I want to reinstall the hdd and format it as if I got the SSD in the laptop first. I’ve already backed up my files so I want a fresh reinstall as if it was a factory reset machine. Are there any ways for me to format the hard drive after SSD windows install or do I need a program to do that?

there's no 'defective' card, just bad drivers