My mobo on my 11 year old PC (Dell XPS 8700, Win 10) finally died and I've purchased a new prebuilt PC (Win 11). There is an open HDD bay that I would like to add my old SSD to, a 1 TB Samsung EVO 860. This was the boot drive for the old computer.
The old SSD, in addition to Windows, has several video editing programs and games on it. Would the best way to add these to the new build be:
- use an adapter to transfer the files to the new computer (amazon link to adapter): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BIE996S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
-open the case and install the 'old ssd', go through the process for Win 11 to recognize it, then wipe the previous OS
-other ?
Since the Windows versions are different between PCs, as well as mobo and gpu, I'm guessing just adding the SSD as a secondary hard drive won't be plug and play, and the programs and games won't just work. Just a guess though.
Any help is appreciated, I've tried to find a cohesive solution but have found myself spinning in circles on the best method forward.
The old SSD, in addition to Windows, has several video editing programs and games on it. Would the best way to add these to the new build be:
- use an adapter to transfer the files to the new computer (amazon link to adapter): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BIE996S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
-open the case and install the 'old ssd', go through the process for Win 11 to recognize it, then wipe the previous OS
-other ?
Since the Windows versions are different between PCs, as well as mobo and gpu, I'm guessing just adding the SSD as a secondary hard drive won't be plug and play, and the programs and games won't just work. Just a guess though.
Any help is appreciated, I've tried to find a cohesive solution but have found myself spinning in circles on the best method forward.