November 6, 20196 yr No idea it could be this easy.. Just made it home... found that my new Samsung SSD had arrived.. 1. Plugged it in via a USB cable 2. Ran Samsung Data Migration program to clone my systems ( C : ) drive onto the new SSD 3. Powered down the system 4. Exchanged the new SSD for the old 5. Booted up the system Works like a charm! Nice when things work first time.. Bert
November 7, 20196 yr I put a Samsung 500GB SSD in this old computer to replace a failing HDD that was my games and sims drive. FSX loads a lot faster from the SSD. My next computer will likely have only SSD's internally and an external, backup HDD. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
November 10, 20196 yr On 11/6/2019 at 5:27 PM, Bert Pieke said: No idea it could be this easy.. Just made it home... found that my new Samsung SSD had arrived.. 1. Plugged it in via a USB cable 2. Ran Samsung Data Migration program to clone my systems ( C : ) drive onto the new SSD 3. Powered down the system 4. Exchanged the new SSD for the old 5. Booted up the system Works like a charm! Nice when things work first time.. Like Hannibal of the A-Team said, I love it when a plan comes together. My 500 GB M.2 drive for scenery is just about full. I gotta do something. I'll probably have to get an SSD as I don't think I can install any more m.2 drives. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
November 10, 20196 yr Author 12 hours ago, Mace said: Like Hannibal of the A-Team said, I love it when a plan comes together. My 500 GB M.2 drive for scenery is just about full. I gotta do something. I'll probably have to get an SSD as I don't think I can install any more m.2 drives. Prices are good right now.. Bert
November 13, 20196 yr On 11/6/2019 at 3:27 PM, Bert Pieke said: Nice when things work first time.. Glad it worked out for you Bert! Don't forget to keep the older drive around as it is essentially a cloned backup drive, just in-case you have any issues with the new one. 🙂 Flight Simulator's - Prepar3d V5/MSFS | Operating System - WIN 11 | Main Board - GIGABYTE X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 | CPU - AMD 9800X3D | RAM - CORSAIR 64GB 6600Mhz | Video Card - EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra | Monitor - DELL 38" Ultrawide | Case - CORSAIR 750D Full Tower | CPU Cooling - CORSAIR H170i Elite LCD 420mm Push/Pull | Power Supply - EVGA 1000 G+ | Sound System - Definitive Technology ProMonitor 600 w/subwoofer
November 13, 20196 yr Author 1 hour ago, TurboKen said: Glad it worked out for you Bert! Don't forget to keep the older drive around as it is essentially a cloned backup drive, just in-case you have any issues with the new one. 🙂 It is on a shelf with a nice label stuck on it.. but the new drive is both faster and bigger, so what is not to like! Bert
November 13, 20196 yr If you have a spare PCIe slot on your motherboard, you buy a cheap adapter for using an M.2 PCIe SSD. On older motherboards, it might not be bootable, but you will get the speed advantage of the M.2. Use your existing M.2 for the boot drive holding Windows and system essentials. Use the new M.2 for games and Apps. Use your old HD for storage, backup, and seldom used apps.
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