Moving OS from HDD to SSD (No Cloning)

dawggg75 · Jul 30, 2013

Hello everyone, noobie here. I'm planning to get a SSD in the near future and I wanted to ask how I can reinstall Windows 8 OEM to the SSD and remove everything from the HDD. I already backed up my files.

No cloning please, just a clean install.

Can I change the boot priority to the dvd-->ssd-->hdd then, when the install screen shows up I just format the hdd and install windows on the ssd?

Final question, I'm using the Windows 8 OEM, so can I still use it with the same key?

Any suggestions would do!

Thanks!

USAFRet · Jul 30, 2013

1. Remove the HDD for the install. Have only the DVD and SSD connected.
2. The OEM will install, but 'may' balk at activation. If it doesn't activate online, the call to the phone robot will do the trick.
3. Reconnect the HDD after everything works correctly on the SSD. Format as needed.

dawggg75 · Jul 30, 2013

USAFRet :

Oh ok.. So about formatting the HDD, do I just format it or there's a specific method?

USAFRet · Jul 30, 2013

dawggg75 :

Disk Manager within Windows will do the trick. You can blow away any and all partitions, including the System Reserved that is on there from the previous Windows install.

dawggg75 · Jul 30, 2013

USAFRet :

dawggg75 :

Disk Manager within Windows will do the trick. You can blow away any and all partitions, including the System Reserved that is on there from the previous Windows install.

Thank you very much!

Tom Tancredi · Jul 31, 2013

One other tip: While the newer types of SSDs work better and have less 'wear and tear' wearout than older (read the cheap) models I would still not use the SSD as the 'primary' (read as everything goes here) drive. I would still error on the side of caution and install any small unnecessary programs, games, your Windows profile, etc. to the HDD, especially in your Program's Settings listings for LOG / Temp files.

Older SSDs had lower life lasting then HDDs when reading and writing. So someone would default everything to it, then install BF3 with all the extras, download dozens of movies, etc. reading and writing GBs of data daily, then suddenly have the drive die out in a year or less because it wore out.

dawggg75 · Jul 31, 2013

Tom Tancredi :

One other tip: While the newer types of SSDs work better and have less 'wear and tear' wearout than older (read the cheap) models I would still not use the SSD as the 'primary' (read as everything goes here) drive. I would still error on the side of caution and install any small unnecessary programs, games, your Windows profile, etc. to the HDD, especially in your Program's Settings listings for LOG / Temp files.

Older SSDs had lower life lasting then HDDs when reading and writing. So someone would default everything to it, then install BF3 with all the extras, download dozens of movies, etc. reading and writing GBs of data daily, then suddenly have the drive die out in a year or less because it wore out.

Oh ok, thanks for the tip.

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