GPT or MBR on a single new SSD on an old system

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Hello,

I got a CS2111 PNY SSD drive, but my system is old - GA-X48-DS4 , E8400 CPU.
I just installed it, but I don't know whether to choose GPT or MBR.
If it is possible, I'd also be happy for a guidance how to clone my current Windows 7 to that SSD.

Thank you
 
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Go ahead with MBR if you're worried that the system is old, so that you don't risk booting issues once you've got your SSD up and running. Otherwise, as for the cloning process, as far as I know, the suggested program in the tutorial from my previous post supports separate partition cloning. Which means that if you have your Windows along with program files etc. on your C: drive and your data on D: - you can clone just the C: partition on the new SSD, instead of the whole drive. However if it's not too much of a hassle for you, I'd recommend that you do a fresh install of Windows instead of cloning the old OS. Just remember to have all other drives disconnected while you're installing Windows on the SSD.
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Hey there, cynicoren.

There's no need for you to do anything if you're going to clone/migrate the OS. If your Windows is on a separate partition, this would be pretty easy, without having to get rid of all your data. Here's a nice article with a guide on how to migrate your OS from an HDD to an SSD: http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
I know that this is mentioned in the article, but I just wanted to stress the importance of backing up your valuable data prior to the migration process, just to be on the safe side.

Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.
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Thank you.
But what about the GPT pr MBR issue?
"My Computer" does not recognizes the drive, so I think I need to define it in Disk Managment first, no?
About the backup - I don't have the ability to BU, and the Windows folder is 1 of 2 partitions in the same physical drive, so it gets much more complicated.
Is there any way not to migrate, but only create a copy of my system in the SSD?
Should I just install windows on the SSD?

Thank you
 
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Go ahead with MBR if you're worried that the system is old, so that you don't risk booting issues once you've got your SSD up and running. Otherwise, as for the cloning process, as far as I know, the suggested program in the tutorial from my previous post supports separate partition cloning. Which means that if you have your Windows along with program files etc. on your C: drive and your data on D: - you can clone just the C: partition on the new SSD, instead of the whole drive. However if it's not too much of a hassle for you, I'd recommend that you do a fresh install of Windows instead of cloning the old OS. Just remember to have all other drives disconnected while you're installing Windows on the SSD.
 
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