Hi, I've never tried anything like this before so thought I'd ask for some advice before I tried !
Basically I currently have my W8.1 installed on an old ish 160GB HDD (can't remember if it's SATA 2 or 3), Windows takes an age to load up and feels sluggish compared to my other rig which uses an mSATA card for the OS. Also programmes feel a bit laboured too.
This rig doesn't have an mSATA slot so can't swap that card in, but it has an M.2 slot, so I've just bought a 128GB M.2 card. I plan on having that card as the OS/Programmes drive. I'd prefer not to re-install W8.1 as I have it set up the way I want it etc, plus that drive has all of my programmes installed on it, so was thinking of cloning the 160GB HD to the new M.2 (only about 50GB is being used on the HDD).
Could anyone recommend a good cloning software to use or have any tips for a novice?
Also, slightly off question, if I do end up re-installing Windows will the RAID 0 array I have have to be formatted or will it still have all of the stuff that's currently on it intact, as standard single HDD's do?
Sorry about the huge essay !
Cheers
Basically I currently have my W8.1 installed on an old ish 160GB HDD (can't remember if it's SATA 2 or 3), Windows takes an age to load up and feels sluggish compared to my other rig which uses an mSATA card for the OS. Also programmes feel a bit laboured too.
This rig doesn't have an mSATA slot so can't swap that card in, but it has an M.2 slot, so I've just bought a 128GB M.2 card. I plan on having that card as the OS/Programmes drive. I'd prefer not to re-install W8.1 as I have it set up the way I want it etc, plus that drive has all of my programmes installed on it, so was thinking of cloning the 160GB HD to the new M.2 (only about 50GB is being used on the HDD).
Could anyone recommend a good cloning software to use or have any tips for a novice?
Also, slightly off question, if I do end up re-installing Windows will the RAID 0 array I have have to be formatted or will it still have all of the stuff that's currently on it intact, as standard single HDD's do?
Sorry about the huge essay !
Cheers
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