- Feb 17, 2013
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So I'm about to buy a Samsung 128GB SSD and I don't have much experience installing any storage devices...
So from what I hear, you unplug the currently installed HDD, plug-up the new SSD, and install windows from there, after some faffing about with the boot-order of course.
However I have a few more detailed questions; I already have Windows 7 on my HDD, should I format (and back-up) the HDD drive before I install windows on the SSD? Or should I simply just install windows on the SSD, then clean out the HDD after the OS on the SSD? What would be easier? And yes, I would like to format my HDD.
And also - this is a tad off subject but it has me concerned. When I attempted to install a second HDD into my PC, the boot time was at least 3 minutes - it seemed as if the boot-order cycle was either looping or failed all together, having me go into the BIOS and manually choose it every time.
Should I be concerned about this?? How can I fix it? I've since then given up in installing a second HDD...
So from what I hear, you unplug the currently installed HDD, plug-up the new SSD, and install windows from there, after some faffing about with the boot-order of course.
However I have a few more detailed questions; I already have Windows 7 on my HDD, should I format (and back-up) the HDD drive before I install windows on the SSD? Or should I simply just install windows on the SSD, then clean out the HDD after the OS on the SSD? What would be easier? And yes, I would like to format my HDD.
And also - this is a tad off subject but it has me concerned. When I attempted to install a second HDD into my PC, the boot time was at least 3 minutes - it seemed as if the boot-order cycle was either looping or failed all together, having me go into the BIOS and manually choose it every time.
Should I be concerned about this?? How can I fix it? I've since then given up in installing a second HDD...
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