Hey, so I got some money for Christmas and got a mechanical keyboard and a Samsung 850 EVO (250GB) SSD with the money. After I receive my items, I would like to begin using my HDD as a storage drive (eg, music, images, games, documents, etc.) and my SSD as my boot drive for Windows 7 and other programs. I already know that I can't do a direct transfer of my current HDD to my SSD because my SSD does not have enough space (current: HDD space used 352GB, SSD = 250GB). Is there a way to remove Windows 7 from my current HDD and programs installed while leaving my other files such as music, images, documents, etc. in tact and then install Windows 7 on my SSD?
I did some research for installing an SSD, but I'm still a little unclear on that. (Tired when I read through originally.) Any help's welcome.
Hey, so I got some money for Christmas and got a mechanical keyboard and a Samsung 850 EVO (250GB) SSD with the money. After I receive my items, I would like to begin using my HDD as a storage drive (eg, music, images, games, documents, etc.) and my SSD as my boot drive for Windows 7 and other programs. I already know that I can't do a direct transfer of my current HDD to my SSD because my SSD does not have enough space (current: HDD space used 352GB, SSD = 250GB). Is there a way to remove Windows 7 from my current HDD and programs installed while leaving my other files such as music, images, documents, etc. in tact and then install Windows 7 on my SSD?
I did some research for installing an SSD, but I'm still a little unclear on that. (Tired when I read through originally.) Any help's welcome.
google, please!
and i don't mean that in a bad way: you really want to properly install your SSD to get the most out of it.
and, depending on your BIOS, you might have to change settings in there before you actually plug the SSD in.
also, i'm fairly certain that it's much suggested to have ONLY the SSD plugged in when you install windows on it.
i don't know if there's a specific way of uninstalling the copy of windows on your HHD, though. be sure to double-check things like that. having 2 copies of windows (even when on different drives) can confuse the copy that's being used.
this is one link that's definitely worth looking at.
you will so enjoy how fast your windows, and alot of other applications, boot.
happy holidays!
edit: i don't know why there's so much space in between lines, that's not how i posted this..
google, please!
and i don't mean that in a bad way: you really want to [b]properly[/b] install your SSD to get the most out of it.
and, depending on your BIOS, you might have to change settings in there [i]before[/i] you actually plug the SSD in.
also, i'm fairly certain that it's much suggested to have ONLY the SSD plugged in when you install windows on it.
i don't know if there's a specific way of uninstalling the copy of windows on your HHD, though. be sure to double-check things like that. having 2 copies of windows (even when on different drives) can confuse the copy that's being used.
[b][url=http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds]this[/url][/b] is one link that's definitely worth looking at.
you will so enjoy how fast your windows, and alot of other applications, boot.
happy holidays!
edit: i don't know why there's so much space in between lines, that's not how i posted this..
Im not sure but have you tried copying all the files from the SSD that are outside of windows (drivers etc...) and the files in windows other than the windows files themselves...
Hope it helps
Good luck :3
Im not sure but have you tried copying all the files from the SSD that are outside of windows (drivers etc...) and the files in windows other than the windows files themselves...
Hope it helps
Good luck :3
Bucakegoogle, please!
tbh i got more problems i had solved in here rather than on any site that i found on google
if i ever have problems or advise i would rather have a thread here instead of googling it
the amount of brilliant and helpful people here is insane
[quote=Bucake]google, please![/quote]
tbh i got more problems i had solved in here rather than on any site that i found on google
if i ever have problems or advise i would rather have a thread here instead of googling it
the amount of brilliant and helpful people here is insane
JackyLegsBucakegoogle, please!
tbh i got more problems i had solved in here rather than on any site that i found on google
if i ever have problems or advise i would rather have a thread here instead of googling it
the amount of brilliant and helpful people is insane
True that!
[quote=JackyLegs][quote=Bucake]google, please![/quote]
tbh i got more problems i had solved in here rather than on any site that i found on google
if i ever have problems or advise i would rather have a thread here instead of googling it
the amount of brilliant and helpful people is insane[/quote]
True that!
Just a few tips
[*] Set the SATA mode in your BIOS/UEFI to AHCI (_not_ IDE) before continuing.
[*] In the BIOS/UEFI make sure the SSD has higher boot priority than the HDD
[*] Unplug your HDD before installing Windows on your SSD and plug it back in when Windows is successfully installed.
[*] To remove Windows from your HDD just delete the Windows folder (there's no official way to do this AFAIK, your user data and programs will still be there)
[*] Any programs installed on your HDD _should_ work in the majority of cases if you open the executable. You may want to reinstall them to the same directory so you get short-cuts/get them appear in the start menu.
[*] You can set the location of each of your folders in your users directory on the SSD to your User's folder from your old installation on your HDD to get your data seamlessly back and save space.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-move-windows-7-personal-folders-my-documents-another-drive.htm
[*] Make special note of your Drive letter for the HDD and SSD, you don't have to worry too much about space with a 250GB SSD but be concious of where you install programs and save files.
[*] Consider looking at SSD optimizations once your data is secured.
Hope that helps, and isn't too confusing.
Just a few tips
[*] Set the SATA mode in your BIOS/UEFI to AHCI (_not_ IDE) before continuing.
[*] In the BIOS/UEFI make sure the SSD has higher boot priority than the HDD
[*] Unplug your HDD before installing Windows on your SSD and plug it back in when Windows is successfully installed.
[*] To remove Windows from your HDD just delete the Windows folder (there's no official way to do this AFAIK, your user data and programs will still be there)
[*] Any programs installed on your HDD _should_ work in the majority of cases if you open the executable. You may want to reinstall them to the same directory so you get short-cuts/get them appear in the start menu.
[*] You can set the location of each of your folders in your users directory on the SSD to your User's folder from your old installation on your HDD to get your data seamlessly back and save space.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-move-windows-7-personal-folders-my-documents-another-drive.htm
[*] Make special note of your Drive letter for the HDD and SSD, you don't have to worry too much about space with a 250GB SSD but be concious of where you install programs and save files.
[*] Consider looking at SSD optimizations once your data is secured.
Hope that helps, and isn't too confusing.
Should have just got ram and ran a ram disc 50x faster then SSD ;P
Should have just got ram and ran a ram disc 50x faster then SSD ;P
This may be useful, fellow moving his OS from an SSD to HDD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlw2bu2Cjuk&list=UUftcLVz-jtPXoH3cWUUDwYw
Should work for desktop as well of course, though it's worth mentioning that it takes some extra hardware you probably don't have.
This may be useful, fellow moving his OS from an SSD to HDD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlw2bu2Cjuk&list=UUftcLVz-jtPXoH3cWUUDwYw
Should work for desktop as well of course, though it's worth mentioning that it takes some extra hardware you probably don't have.
Thanks for the help, this helped outline and reassure me that I knew what to do.
Thanks for the help, this helped outline and reassure me that I knew what to do.