Install a new SSD

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  1. J

    Question Cannot boot Windows 10 on a brand new WD Blue SN580

    Ello! Got myself a new M.2 SSD to install Windows 10 on. I boot a Windows installation USB in UEFI mode and run the installation up until the point the installer does a restart. After restarting, it throws me back at the start of the installation. If I remove the USB during the restart or try...
  2. M

    Question Where to install my new SSD M2 since I already have one.

    Hello everyone! :) I recently bought a new m2 SSD that was in a good price range in my country. Its a WD green 1tb store. On my setup, I already have one m2 480gb and I also have one ssd sata 240gb (for my windows) and the old HD 2tb size (for all my junks). I know that I don't really need the...
  3. N

    Question How to Install Windows 10 on New Drives?

    Hello everyone, I am getting INCREDIBLY frustrated with this problem I have been having. I cannot seem to find a solution for the past 3-4 months and I do not feel like spending $100+ to have this diagnosed at a PC shop, seems like a scam to me. Anyways, I have finally bought my first SSD. I...
  4. M

    [SOLVED] ADATA m.2 SSD installation: Why are there two things?

    I received ADATA m2. SSD. But there are two components like this. I know what the right one is. Isn't this the only thing I need? What is the left one? I googled and watched how to install this on youtube, but they seem to show only the thing on the right-side.
  5. lolcoolpro.123

    [SOLVED] How do i format my HDD so i can Install new Windows 11/10 on SSD

    My PC only had 1TB HDD and it's almost full, So I just buy a new 256 GB SSD to make my PC Faster. The Question is How do i format my HDD and Install Windows On SSD Step by Step? and what do i Need? (i currently use Windows 11)
  6. huynhat

    Question Window install stuck at disk check Stage 1

    Hello everyone, I really need help here. After installed clean and new Window 10 from USB boot, the installer went smooth and pc reboot. However, upon reboot, pc got into disk checking "Fixing \(F:\) Stage 1: 14% ..." for 3 hour already. Tried install again, still same result. Please does...
  7. Rudy_Z

    Question Old hdd issue after installing os on new ssd

    Today i got a new 128gb ssd for my os as my hdd one crashed on my laptop , had a fresh installation, os working perfectly fine but my hdd connected via caddy in my cd/dvd port whatever it is called which i want to use as a storage drive is very slow, when i access the files in any drive of the...
  8. Usernameisrequired

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 Installer cannot find M.2 SSD on Inspiron 15 5502

    I am trying to reinstall windows on my Inspiron 15 5502 but it appears to be impossible. The Windows 10 installer cannot find the drive and I have been trying to figure out if or what drivers I should be installing but I'm not sure. I've been looking at the drivers from the link below...
  9. Fremden Führer

    [SOLVED] Installing Windows in new SSD without any activation key but there's Windows 10 in my old HDD.

    I bought a new SSD and I wanna boot my pc onto it but I don't have windows 10 installed and no activation key😥 cause I can't afford it, but I have Windows 10 installed on my old HDD. Can I transfer Windows 10 to my new SSD and boot it? (but I still want my HDD Plugged in to my PC and...
  10. Sam9426

    [SOLVED] Installing new (2nd) SSD leads to windows not Booting

    Hi! I have a Aorus B450 elite motherboard which currently has a 500gb 970 EVO plus SSD in it and an HDD. I bought a 1TB 970 EVO to put in the second M.2. slot in my motherboard. It fits but gives me the following error: ''Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot...
  11. K

    [SOLVED] I need help

    I want to get a Samsung Pro for GOG will it install faster or will it be useless and please if you guys kind enough show me some example of the difference
  12. M

    [SOLVED] Question about installing windows 10

    I got a new 2tb m.2 drive for windows and i am trying to instal but when i choose the drive to install it says only 1863.0 gb total size and free size is the same, did i get a bad drive or is that the size after install?
  13. G

    Question windows 10 doesnt want to install to new SSD

    So i have a new SSD that i am using as an upgrade for an old laptop i want to breathe some more life into, upon trying to get the SSD to boot windows, the windows installer doesnt want to install saying there is a BIOS issue not allowing it to work. but it is set up the same as my SSD that...
  14. ptferg1234

    [SOLVED] What is the best way to transfer a windows installation to an SSD?

    I am going to help install a new M.2 SSD into my friend's system soon. I know that making a clone of the file system is one of the better methods for doing this, but I am not quite sure what the best method is o go about it. He only has the one hard drive in his system and he does not have...
  15. D

    [SOLVED] Disabling SATA devices when installing Windows 10 to NVME SSD

    I am about to install Windows 10 on my Corsair Force MP510 NVME SSD and was wondering if I need to completely unplug my SATA drives or can I just disable them in bios? Because of the size of my GPU, they are in a bit of a tricky position to remove so disabling is the preference for me, but I...
  16. J

    Question install windows 10/8/7 error 0x80070570

    If anyone can figure this out, you will be forever a GOD to me... I can't seem to install windows to my new Samsung SSD.... it gives me error 0x80070570 I have downloaded the latest iso from the microsoft site, I have even tried installing wins 7 and 8 but still get this error... I have tried...
  17. Jakobjump

    [SOLVED] Can't boot from newly installed M.2 drive. Windows installed but drive not recognised in BIOS.

    Hi! I just received an Intel SSD 6 M.2 drive and ran into the problem of it not being recognised as a boot drive when trying to boot from it, post installing a fresh copy of Windows on my system. I have checked a number of other threads with the same issue and followed their steps, but without...
  18. E

    Question Can't install Windows 10 on any newly installed disks?

    Here's a little summary of what I did: Bought a Seagate Baracuda 1tb and a Samsung 860 Evo, because my PC's HDD (some 1tb Toshiba drive) is really slow and is almost out of space. After installing both drives and booting a usb stick with a Windows installer, I got an error saying that it can't...
  19. S

    Question Installing m.2 in my new laptop

    I am picking up my new (my first) laptop Legion Y530 tonight. You may check out the model and specs below. The laptop does not come with m.2 ssd so I plan to install a 500GB m.2 ssd. I have been reading posts on google for the last few days but I still have some confusions. Here are my...
  20. Mo.R

    Question WINDOWS 10 DOWNLOAD TIME

    hello, I want to know how long a windows 10 installation would be. as i am intending to install windows 10 on an SSD. I am worried this will take an awfully long time as my internet is very slow the ssd is Kingston a400 120GB google speed test says this: download = 5.89mbps, upload =0.60mbps...