How to setup new SSD?

Tweed · Sep 23, 2018

So I recently got a Samsung 970 EVO. And I currently have my Samsung 850 EVO as my main boot drive, with a few games on there (and all the necessary drivers). How would I go about setting up my new SSD? Do I just clone it? Or is there a way to just put windows onto the new SSD?

If there are other/better ways you'd go about this, please let me know. I'd appreciate it.

USAFRet · Sep 23, 2018

There is no tool or application to migrate "just Windows".

What motherboard is this?
What are the drive sizes and consumed space?

Tweed · Sep 23, 2018

USAFRet :

Motherboard is Asus Maximus Hero VIII. Drives are both 500GB. Would I just do a clean install of windows? Or the best is to just clone? my concern with cloning is that i may have stuff I dont want. i could delete it in the future...

USAFRet · Sep 23, 2018

Tweed :

Either clone or clean install should work.
Assuming your current used space is below 400GB, cloning will work.

'stuff you don't want'....either get rid of it now, or get rid of it later.

Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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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
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the 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 450MB Recovery Partition, 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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Tweed · Sep 25, 2018

USAFRet :

Tweed :

Either clone or clean install should work.
Assuming your current used space is below 400GB, cloning will work.

'stuff you don't want'....either get rid of it now, or get rid of it later.

Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
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
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the 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 450MB Recovery Partition, 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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How do you wipe the old drive?

USAFRet · Sep 25, 2018

Tweed :

In Disk Management, delete ALL partitions
If any give you problems, the clean command in diskpart at the commandline.

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