If you have limited budget, you can setup a C drive with smaller capacity and a D drive with larger capacity, and try to install most of your applications in D drive. Local drive (C:) and Local drive (D:) are what comes out the after partitioning, commonly known as C drive and D drive. After formatting, you can choose whether to split the capacity. If the adjustments are made according to the above sequence, the computer should automatically reboot after leaving the BIOS and enter the Ready to install Windows screen.įormat the SSD before installing Windows. Then go to BOOT, move the UFD to the first position, and adjust the newly installed hard drive to the second position, press F10 to save the changes and leave the BIOS. Make sure that the computer recognizes the newly installed SSD and UFD.
(Location of the M.2 on motherboard, lock using screws)įirst, plug the UFD with Windows installation software into the computer and press DELETE to enter the BIOS. The detail of the ports is as shown below M.2 reduces two cables at a time, just need to plug and lock the M.2 onto the motherboard. There’s nothing more annoying than having more and more cables in your PC, so the M.2 is simply a blessing to me, the editor. The supported interface of 2.5” SSD is SATA and requires separate power and SATA cables. The interfaces of 2.5” SSD and M.2 PCIe are completely different, and the corresponding connection locations on the motherboard are different as well. It is recommended that you push the SSD out of the blister instead of pulling it hard. Usually both 2.5” SATA and M.2 PCIe are protected inside a blister, especially M.2 SSD, which is thinner and more fragile than the memory, and may break in two if you unpack too violently. Unpacking an SSD package requires a few tips. Don’t forget to protect your rights and interests. If the proof of purchase is lost, the warranty period will be advanced to ex-factory date, which may loss more than a week of the original warranty period. Since it’s not like the way of logging in and uploading an invoice from motherboard or video card manufacturers to prolong the warranty, it is very important to keep the proof of purchase (invoices, receipts, electronic invoices, etc.). Generally speaking, SSDs are covered by a 3 to 5 year warranty from the date of purchase. After reading this article, you will feel much more confident about it! For those who are not familiar with it, you may be afraid to pick an SSD or install it yourself. Today, we’ll talk about SSD, which is a very big portion of products that are used when installing or upgrading computers.
BIOS screens are different, so I can not tell you which screen it is or how to get to it.Previously, we talked about what you should be aware of after getting a new memory: Once there, you have to find the boot order screen and change the order of the drives. IF you get an SDD that is a lot smaller, then before you do the cloning, you have to shrink the largest partition on the HDD (usually the OS partition), to the size such that it, and the other partitions, fit easily on the SSD.Īfter you have finished that, you have to press the Esc key repeatedly while rebooting to get into the BIOS settings. NOTE: To do this easily, the SDD has to be the same capacity as the HDD.
This thread has details on how to use a free third-party app to do that:ġ) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: Ģ) Connect the new drive to the PC using a USB-to-SSD drive adapter (like the one illustrated below)ģ) Follow the instructions in this link: Instead, what you can do is copy it, a process known as cloning. Can't actually MOVE the OS from one drive to another.