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Some people won't agree with me. I think it's never a good idea to migrate OS, fresh install is the best option. You tend to get problems with applications and hardware settings when you migrate your OS.

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Hey guys!

Im upgrading my first gen samsung 951 m.2 with 2x970 evo’s.

and i might need some tips.

what do people do to Clone OS from one ssd to another? And if i intend to configure my new m.2’s in raid, can i clone an os onto one of them at all, or do i need to reinstall?

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Macrium Reflect Home Edition. Free and really nice. You can either image your drive to a storage and then apply it to your new ssd, or boot on rescue media and clone directly.

 

Really easy. I use it a bunch!

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how many M.2 slots do this board have? Data I can find only shows 1

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Some people won't agree with me. I think it's never a good idea to migrate OS, fresh install is the best option. You tend to get problems with applications and hardware settings when you migrate your OS.

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2 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

Some people won't agree with me. I think it's never a good idea to migrate OS, fresh install is the best option. You tend to get problems with applications and hardware settings when you migrate your OS.

I do agree with you on it, often resaults register issues, and other random stuff. Might just put non-os stuff on another ssd and reistall. Ty!

2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

how many M.2 slots do this board have? Data I can find only shows 1

Oh, i havent updaten my info i think. Switched build a few weeks ago. Il edit it it soon. Thx!

3 hours ago, N1tro199 said:

Macrium Reflect Home Edition. Free and really nice. You can either image your drive to a storage and then apply it to your new ssd, or boot on rescue media and clone directly.

 

Really easy. I use it a bunch!

Thx Nitro! Il check it out☺️

 CPU: i7 8700k, 4.9ghz 1.29v llc1  Motherboard: Asus Z370-i G  Ram: Trident-Z 3200mhz->3866 cl17,17,37
GPU: Strix Oc 1080ti 2075mhz  Case: aNcase M1
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500gb, x2 Raid 0 PSU: Corsair SF600 SFX
Display: Acer Predator x34 100hz 1440p  
Cooling: Celsius C24  Operating System: W10   

 
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6 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

Some people won't agree with me. I think it's never a good idea to migrate OS, fresh install is the best option. You tend to get problems with applications and hardware settings when you migrate your OS.

I've heard the same from many users. They report better results doing a new installation than migration/cloning.

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