Installing a new SSD without clone
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This is going to be for a laptop. My Dell is kind of dumb (Studio 1558) and it is a pain in the ass to replace the DVD drive but I don't think I'll be filling up 256gb anyway so I'm just planning on...
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Thanks for all your help. Just two more simple questions:
1. Can I swap between my HDD and SSD (changing BIOS from IDE to AHCI on boot every time) while I try to get work done and get my SSD up to...
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When you do the fresh install, attach the SSD, go in the bios and change to AHCI, then install the OS.
If you boot off the USB drive you can run the programs. It will be slow.
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I assume he means the programs that are allready installed on the Hard drive he has that is currently his main OS drive. In that case no. All the registry records will be pointing to the reg on the...
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In order to change which one boots from the bios, you must select the primary hard drive, usually in the boot section.
Changing from IDE to AHCI will not do it.
Also, there is a program called...
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Hey everyone,
Just got in on one of the Samsung 830s and wanted to figure out what the best way to install it would be.
I am planning on using my old drive as a secondary drive that I'll put...
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Thanks a lot guys, this really helped. Didn't think it was too hard to install a new SSD but just wanted to make sure. So to install the SSD should I be activating AHCI through windows on my HDD or...
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As mentioned before, most programs, like 95% or more, will not work that way.
You will have to reinstall them.
There are some tiny programs, like (just examples) CPUID, or a small game like Zuma's...
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I never make any bios changes when installing an SSD, except on my main PC that runs RAID0.
Maybe there are some brands that work differently, but as best as I know, SSD's run just like regular hard...
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Sorry that was a bit confusing. Since I was only planning on using the one drive bay, I was just going to hook up my SSD and install the OS and some programs and get it kinda up to speed with my HDD...
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Clean istall is the best option.
You can freely change from AHCI to IDE. (Needed if you have a DVD that doesn't work in AHCI mode).
To change from IDE to AHCI:
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IDE/AHCI mode only apply to drives you are plugging in naively to the motherboard. Since your old drive is going to be using USB this is not a factor. You plug it in and it will work. It's a...
