What issues can I run into swapping a new M.2 SSD into a slot currently occupied by my main M.2 SSD with the OS installed?

[Los_Jackal]

I currently have a 1tb Gen3 M.2 installed in the only Gen4 M.2 slot on my motherboard and I'm looking to swap it with a 2tb Gen4 M.2 SSD and move my current 1tb Gen3 SSD to the other M.2 slot on my motherboard.

 

-Since my OS is already installed on that 1tb drive will I run into issues by adding a new SSD and moving the current SSD in use into another slot?

-Do I need to or should I migrate the OS to the new Gen4 SSD I'll be adding?

-Is there anything I need to change in the BIOS as far as boot settings?

 

Just built my first PC this month and hoping to not brick it by doing this so any inputs are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Dedayog]

7 minutes ago, Los_Jackal said:

I currently have a 1tb Gen3 M.2 installed in the only Gen4 M.2 slot on my motherboard and I'm looking to swap it with a 2tb Gen4 M.2 SSD and move my current 1tb Gen3 SSD to the other M.2 slot on my motherboard.

 

-Since my OS is already installed on that 1tb drive will I run into issues by adding a new SSD and moving the current SSD in use into another slot?

-Do I need to or should I migrate the OS to the new Gen4 SSD I'll be adding?

-Is there anything I need to change in the BIOS as far as boot settings?

 

Just built my first PC this month and hoping to not brick it by doing this so any inputs are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Do you want to boot off the new drive?  Note that you won't notice any speed differences between then in actual use.

 

If you move the 1tb to the other slot, you'll be fine.  The Boot Manager identifies the boot drive, not a specific slot.

[Los_Jackal]

3 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Do you want to boot off the new drive?  Note that you won't notice any speed differences between then in actual use.

 

If you move the 1tb to the other slot, you'll be fine.  The Boot Manager identifies the boot drive, not a specific slot.

Thank you! I'm happy with how fast the PC boots up currently. If there is no noticeable speed differences and I don't have to mess with anything else then yeah I'm fine. 

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, Los_Jackal said:

Thank you! I'm happy with how fast the PC boots up currently. If there is no noticeable speed differences and I don't have to mess with anything else then yeah I'm fine. 

No, there isn't.  The hype of SSD's are ridiclous these days.  Everyone touting the new 10k drives as if they're the best thing since sliced bread.

 

You couldn't tell me if I had a 500MB/s SATA drive or a 10k/s NVMe monster in my machine if you came over and used it for gaming.  You'd have to do some benchmarks or force some serious productivity work on it.

[Los_Jackal]

20 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

No, there isn't.  The hype of SSD's are ridiclous these days.  Everyone touting the new 10k drives as if they're the best thing since sliced bread.

 

You couldn't tell me if I had a 500MB/s SATA drive or a 10k/s NVMe monster in my machine if you came over and used it for gaming.  You'd have to do some benchmarks or force some serious productivity work on it.

Makes sense. I'm sure I probably couldn't tell any difference in the speeds I'd be missing out on either if I just put the new Gen4 M.2 SSD in the currently open slot instead of swapping them but I figured I should make the effort to use what I paid for.

 

After recently installing the Wifi M.2 I was also hoping to be done with removing the GPU for anything again for a while but the spring Steam sale saw the end to that idea. 

[Jurrunio]

You might have to choose the boot drive in the BIOS again but that's it.

[Los_Jackal]

20 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You might have to choose the boot drive in the BIOS again but that's it.

Thanks! I'll be sure to check the BIOS when I install it to be safe.