SDD help

Nxl8 · June 20, 2014

Hello,

I just got a new SSD and a bit stumped as to how to install properly. This is my first time installing an SSD. The instructions say to use a USB to SATA adapter thing to migrate the software but I don't have one of those. Do I need one? Can't I just connect it up to my computer using the power and SATA cables and transfer the data that way? I plan on keeping my current HDD installed and migrating the OS and something other applications over to the SSD.

Thanks,

Nxl8

werto165 · June 20, 2014

I'd personally just do a clean install of the OS.

ForsakenLive · June 20, 2014

That USB to SATA thing is for people who are upgrading from notebooks.

You can plug it to your motherboard without problems.

I suggest you back up your data and make a clean install.

If you don't want to do it, you can:

Create a partition on your drive, using software like Easeus Partition Master. Put all the stuff that is not your OS and main apps, and leave the C partition alone with less than 250GB,

Plug in the SSD, and use the Acronis software to migrate data from your current C partition to the SSD.

Reboot and select the SSD as main drive from the bios.

Use the Partition master again, to delete the original OS partition, then add the free space to the storage partition.

Nxl8 · June 20, 2014

That USB to SATA thing is for people who are upgrading from notebooks.

You can plug it to your motherboard without problems.

I suggest you back up your data and make a clean install.

If you don't want to do it, you can:

Create a partition on your drive, using software like Easeus Partition Master. Put all the stuff that is not your OS and main apps, and leave the C partition alone with less than 250GB,

Plug in the SSD, and use the Acronis software to migrate data from your current C partition to the SSD.

Reboot and select the SSD as main drive from the bios.

Use the Partition master again, to delete the original OS partition, then add the free space to the storage partition.

Thank you both, I am going to go with your first suggestion, back everything up and have a clean install of windows on my SSD then transfer over other software as needed.