planning on installing an ssd

ranguy

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I am planning on purchasing an SSD to use as a boot drive. I originally have a 500GB hard drive. I don't want to erase everything on that hard drive, or re-install all the applications and data stored on the drive in order to use it(there is over 350+ GB of file). So if I used the ssd as a boot drive do I have to re-install every single application onto the 500GB to able to use it, or can I just use the applications already stored on the 500GB drive without any problems.

Here are my motherboard specs:

Intel G33 Chipset
LGA 775

This is the ssd I am planning on purchasing, Corsair 60GB Force Series 3 SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Drive (SSD).

http://www.frys.com/product/6673084?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I am open to any recommendations, but I don't plan on spending more than $100 on a boot drive. Also would I be able to install the ssd without any problems on my old motherboard.
 
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Sorry, no. Only if your apps do not make os entries, or do not show up in the control panel/programs installed list would that be possible.
Only older apps worked that way.
My only suggestion is to save up enough to buy a ssd large enough to hold all of the allocated space on your "C" drive.
You are looking at $325 or so for a 480gb SSD.
I think you would be very pleased if you did that. It makes everything so much quicker.
If you have a significant amount of space dedicated to user files, and not programs, perhaps you could move off that data, leaving the need for a 240gb ssd for apps.
Then, you could clone the "C" drive to the ssd and not have to reinstall.
I don't think your plan will work.
Installed programs need to have registry entries which will disappear if you reload the os to the ssd.
The files and settings are ok, but the apps need to be reinstalled.
Since you are only using 350gb of 500, you could clone your ard drive to a ssd if it had that space available. Count on about $1 per gb.
and... 60gb is really too small for a "c" drive, at least 120gb is better.
 

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Asus IPIBL-LB
Northbridge chipset: Intel G33
Southbridge chipset: Intel ICH9R
Processor socket: 775
 

ranguy

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Do you know of any programs that will allow me to use my apps installed in the 500gb after I install the OS in the ssd? I don't really want to download and install 350gb worth of files. I just want to put the OS in the ssd and use the apps installed in the 500gb right away.
 
Sorry, no. Only if your apps do not make os entries, or do not show up in the control panel/programs installed list would that be possible.
Only older apps worked that way.
My only suggestion is to save up enough to buy a ssd large enough to hold all of the allocated space on your "C" drive.
You are looking at $325 or so for a 480gb SSD.
I think you would be very pleased if you did that. It makes everything so much quicker.
If you have a significant amount of space dedicated to user files, and not programs, perhaps you could move off that data, leaving the need for a 240gb ssd for apps.
Then, you could clone the "C" drive to the ssd and not have to reinstall.
 
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More Bad News!

I checked the motherboard specifications and several owner manuals for pc's with that motherboard and several publications. Your motherboard is a really old board from 2007. It was developed before consumer oriented solid state drives. You motherboard will not support modern 3rd generation solid state drives. There are no system BIOS updates, no driver updates, and no chipset updates.

Originally I suspected the board only supported SATA 2 3Gb/s devices. However, after looking at the motherboard specifications, two owner's manuals, and an article published by AnandTech in December 2007, it appears as if the motherboard only supports the original SATA standard. It does not support any solid state drives. There were major compatability issues.

Sorry about the bad news!
 

ranguy

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Thanks for at least giving me information about this, and taking your time to help me. I really appreciate it.