Samsung EVO 850 in G31m-s2L Gigabyte

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Hi Friends,

I bought a new Samsung EVO 850 to connect the same to my old system whose configuration is:
Gigabyte mobo: G31m-s2L
Bios : F10F, 6/1/2009

Please let me know, how can I connect the SSD as Samsung Magician is showing that the
Interface is unable to detect
AHCI mode is Deactivated
Trim is Enable

Please help
 
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OK...for a clean install...

Prepare

1. Document everything you need.
Serial numbers and license keys for all your applications
Username/passwords

2. Have accessible all of the applications you wish to install after the OS is done.

3. Find all the drivers for your hardware, and save those to a USB stick. Primarily the LAN or WiFi driver, but if you get all of them that is OK as well.

4. Have written down on paper the license key for your OS

5. For Win 10, create a USB install, with this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

For the install
6. Disconnect all other drives except the...
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This is a secondary drive?
What does it show in Disk Management?
 
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OK....what exactly does the Samsung Data Migration show.
Not Magician...Data Migration.

The Magician is not showing anything, because the new SSD is not allocated yet.
This will happen during the cloning process.


Now...how much total used space is on the current C drive, and how large is the SSD?
 
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G31/ICH7 chipset does not support AHCI so you can forget about trying to convert from IDE to AHCI. Fortunately TRIM works fine in IDE mode so long as you use the standard Microsoft SATA driver.

I can confirm that Samsung Data Migration Software (rebranded Clonix) does not properly clone Win8 or Win10--plenty of BCD store issues. Use something free like the bootable Minitool Partition Wizard or WDC or Seagate rebranded Acronis True Image (if your HDD is WDC or Seagate) to clone the HDD to SSD.
 
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Sure it does.
I have done this personally. And read many, many people in here doing it with the Samsung tool.
 
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Try it like this:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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You will notice certain things broken like system restore points to a missing volume. That is of course easily fixed by disabling system restore for the missing drive and it should disappear, then you can re-enable it for the new drive.

More difficult to fix is hibernate stops working afterwards as "Windows Resume from Hibernate" is apparently one of the settings in BCD store--so the file is pointing to a missing volume. There are a LOT of other pointers kept in BCD so why mangle them all when tools that are BCD aware are available?

 
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So, Should I connect my SSD and format and then name it and after that install a new windows 10 via a bootable pendrive.

Will it solve all the issues and Will I able to connect SSD and format and than change drive letter to install new window if I will use Minitool partition or Macrium Reflect
 
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You're talking about 2 completely different things...
Cloning the HDD contents to the SSD, or clean install of the OS (and everything else).

Which do you want to do, and we can guide you through the process.
 
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As you mentioned, there can be lots of issues if I will clone it.

I want to connect my SSD to use it for operating and for software installation and want to use my HDD for storage to speed up my old system.

I want to know the best way without having any issues.

After Cloning/installing new window, I will remove extra C drive from my HDD.

Please suggest me the best possible way with the process including required application for the completion.


 
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If the HDD installation currently has no issues, then a proper clone should also have no issues.

Clone the HDD to the SSD then make sure everything is working (as USAFRet suggested, disconnect the HDD before booting from SSD). If it is then you can reinstall and format the HDD for use as a storage drive. If not then you can try again with different software.
 
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I will give it a try.

However, want to know about Clean installation too.

I am not in a hurry now as I want to do all the things correctly.

Thanks u so much for all the help.
 
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A clean install of the OS on this new drive is starting from a blank slate.

You need to have all your hardware drivers, all your software install files.
Document all your username/passwords.

All that stuff.

You would be starting from a brand new OS, with nothing it it. It knows nothing about you.
 
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What OS is this?
Where did it come from?
Do you have the install media...DVD or USB?
If pre Win 10, do you have the license key written down?
 
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OK...for a clean install...

Prepare

1. Document everything you need.
Serial numbers and license keys for all your applications
Username/passwords

2. Have accessible all of the applications you wish to install after the OS is done.

3. Find all the drivers for your hardware, and save those to a USB stick. Primarily the LAN or WiFi driver, but if you get all of them that is OK as well.

4. Have written down on paper the license key for your OS

5. For Win 10, create a USB install, with this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

For the install
6. Disconnect all other drives except the one you want the OS on

7. Boot from that USB thing you made in step 5.

8. Follow the directions onscreen

9. Once finished, install the drivers for your hardware

10. Now you begin to install your applications and reconnect the old drives.


Of course...from your other long thread on this you will get other procedures.
Choose wisely.
 
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