Question Can I replace Old hard disk with larger SSD

[Albie2351]

Can anyone please advise me?
I wish to speed up my current desktop detail of which are tabulated below and thought a SSD would be a good way of starting off

Operating System

Windows 10 Professional (x64) Version 1903 (build 18362.145) Install Language: English (United States) System Locale: English (United States) Installed: 05/06/19 21:50:24 Servicing Branch: Current Branch (CB) Boot Mode: Legacy BIOS in UEFI (Secure Boot not supported)

System Model

Enclosure Type: Desktop

Processor a

3.20 gigahertz Intel Core i5-4460 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache 6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (4 total) Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board b

Board: B85M-E45 (MS-7817) 2.0 Bus Clock: 100 megahertz UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. V10.7 07/22/2014

Drives

Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 1, s/n JP9960HZ0N2WXU, rev JP4OA3MA, SMART Status: Healthy ST1000DM003-1ER162 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0, s/n Z4Y1GQJQ, rev CC45, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules c,d

8120 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM1' has 4096 MB Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM1' has 4096 MB

Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 998.82 GB 116.41 GB free d: (NTFS on drive 1) 998.82 GB 128.28 GB free * Operating System is installed on c:

Controllers

Standard SATA AHCI Controller Storage from B85 manual Intel B85/ H8 Express Chipset 6x SATA ports (for B85-P33 & B85-IE35) 4x SATA ports (for H8-P33 & H8-IE35) Supports Intel Rapid Start Technology (optional)* Supports Intel Smart Connect Technology (optional) * Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8

Can I replace ST1000DM003-1ER162 [Hard drive] With Crucial MX500 2TB SATA 2.5" 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal SSD Or WD Blue 3D NAND Internal SSD 2.5 Inch SATA - 2 TB

 

[USAFRet]

Yes you can.

You can even migrate the entirety of your current HDD over to this new drive, and have everything remain exactly the same.
We can go into detail on this if you like.

 

[Albie2351]

Yes you can.

You can even migrate the entirety of your current HDD over to this new drive, and have everything remain exactly the same.
We can go into detail on this if you like.

That's what I thought but Crucial doesn't find my motherboard as compatible

 

[Albie2351]

hat's what I thought but Crucial doesn't find my motherboard as compatible

 

[USAFRet]

hat's what I thought but Crucial doesn't find my motherboard as compatible

Those lists are not 100% comprehensive. They can't know every single drive in existence, cross referenced with every motherboard in existence.
That's why we have 'standards'

The specs for that B85 board lists SATA III ports.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B85M-E45/Specification

That drive WILL work.

 

[Albie2351]

Thank you, I have at last got the Crucial web site to say the mother board is fully compatible by reducing the name to B85M-E45, I look forward to a faster PC Thanks again

 

[USAFRet]

And if you desire, a full migration from the old drive to the new SSD.

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Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe all partitions on it.
This will probably require the commandline diskpart function, and the clean command.

Ask questions if anything is unclear.
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[Albie2351]

Thanks for you help, I will probably go for the Crucial, who supply Acronis but I already have EaseUS todo backup which clones, it does reduce the disk to the size of the original but surely I can then extend the size using Disk Management or EasUS Partition Master