How do I move Windows 8.1 from my 850 pro to my M.2 Sm951?

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I got the drive a few days ago and after using it for storage I want to make it my boot drive. Is it even possible to migrate windows from one drive to another? My computer is currently under maintenance after my water cooler failed. It's fine if it can't be done, the 850 pro already boots really quickly. Thanks
 
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assuming you have an M.2 socket or are mounting the sm951 in a PCIe adaptor card, you can't "move" or copy the windows 8.1 to the new drive.

The sm951 does not have an OPROM (boot files) - you'll have to do a fresh install. Go to RamCity's web, they have complete installation directions - and consider yourself lucky - it took me 18+ hours of researching the web to get my windows 7 installed on a xp941. Below link is for both xp941 & the sm951

https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/how-to-install-windows-8.1-on-the-samsung-xp941-ss/138296

actually you can clone your copy of win 8.1 if, and that's a big if, it was originally installed under UEFI or with a EFI boot file. I also discovered a "fred flintstone" clone method out of frustration, described here http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2615594/installing-samsung-xp941-win-64x-boot-drive-fun.html

but your best bet is a fresh installation

and fyi, the sm951 is PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD - if your M.2 socket is not "Ultra 3" or PCIe 3.0 x4, to take full advantage of the sm951's capabilities, you'll want to go with a PCI adaptor expansion card like the addonics, if you have a PCI 3.0 expansion slot available - there are others out there, but a few are simply the addonics rebranded with a higher price. I've been running the addonics card and haven't had an issue, no drivers needed - $19 + shipping http://www.addonics.com/products/adm2px4.php
 
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