Anyone done this? Comments? Basically to use the DVD port for a caddy with SSD, as a second HDD. Unfortunately my Dell is a bit of a slug due to the 5200rpm 1TB HDD spending significant time on 100%. I guess the Win10 OS would still reside on the HDD, so would the SSD be of any real benefit in terms of performance?
You could use cloning software to copy everything from the hard drive to the SSD. Assuming the SSD is big enough capacity.There's a few free options, eg Clonezilla. Or some brands of SSD are bundled with their own cloning software.Or you can download the Windows 10 installer for free, and use that to create a USB stick or DVD. Then do a fresh install from that. It should automatically activate, assuming it is a genuine install already.
Quote from: fuaran on 27 July, 2019, 12:57:03 pmYou could use cloning software to copy everything from the hard drive to the SSD. Assuming the SSD is big enough capacity.There's a few free options, eg Clonezilla. Or some brands of SSD are bundled with their own cloning software.Or you can download the Windows 10 installer for free, and use that to create a USB stick or DVD. Then do a fresh install from that. It should automatically activate, assuming it is a genuine install already.Thanks. yep genuine Win10 with the machine. I made a recovery drive on a 32Gb USB pen, when I first got the laptop. Different from free win10 installer? So far I've only looked at Crucial 500Gb SSD, for ~£95.