Hello everyone,
I have been looking at tutorials for installing SSDs and they are all about how to install the SSD as the boot drive.
I am currently using a standard mechanical hard drive as my boot drive and have it quite full so i don't want to swap to a SSD boot drive. I would however like to purchase a small SSD to play some games on (16-60gb or so).
What are the steps for installing this stuff? Do i need to do some special driver installs, firmware... ect
From my understanding this is what i need to do
get SSD
hook SSD via sata cable into motherboard (same as when i hooked up my standard mechanical hard disk)
boot system same as normal
go into device manager and partition the SSD in NTFS format.
After that i should see it under my computer and be able to store data on it.
Is this correct or am i missing something?
P.S. i am currently shopping for an SSD and want to make sure i know what im doing before i dedicate any money to it. My budget is no more than 100 dollars (the less the better). Any suggestions on what SSD to purchase would be GREATLY appreciated. Ive been viewing a few like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220580 but the negative feedback has me a bit worried.
thanks guys
I have been looking at tutorials for installing SSDs and they are all about how to install the SSD as the boot drive.
I am currently using a standard mechanical hard drive as my boot drive and have it quite full so i don't want to swap to a SSD boot drive. I would however like to purchase a small SSD to play some games on (16-60gb or so).
What are the steps for installing this stuff? Do i need to do some special driver installs, firmware... ect
From my understanding this is what i need to do
get SSD
hook SSD via sata cable into motherboard (same as when i hooked up my standard mechanical hard disk)
boot system same as normal
go into device manager and partition the SSD in NTFS format.
After that i should see it under my computer and be able to store data on it.
Is this correct or am i missing something?
P.S. i am currently shopping for an SSD and want to make sure i know what im doing before i dedicate any money to it. My budget is no more than 100 dollars (the less the better). Any suggestions on what SSD to purchase would be GREATLY appreciated. Ive been viewing a few like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220580 but the negative feedback has me a bit worried.
thanks guys