I bought a 500gb samsung ssd about 2 months ago but I never got into installing it. I'll do it this week since I'm completely free however it's my first time doing it so I have a few questions.
Is there any good guide I should follow? Either video or text will do.
Do I need to backup my information before I reinstall windows into the ssd? I ask this because I'm not 100% sure if uninstalling windows is like formatting my computer. A few IT people told me I didn't need the backup but you can never be too sure. Someone also suggested installing windows 7 into the ssd, testing it and if it works then I move the information I want into the ssd and format my hdd and use it as mass storage. Will this work?
Do I need to mount it somewhere or can I just leave it sitting inside my case? I'm not sure if my local computer parts store sells mounts for ssd and I'm pretty sure all the mounts in my pc are for 3.5 hdds.
Besides the sata cable do I need anything else? The box only contained the ssd and a disc with some program to transfer files.
Thanks for your help.
Is there any good guide I should follow? Either video or text will do.
Do I need to backup my information before I reinstall windows into the ssd? I ask this because I'm not 100% sure if uninstalling windows is like formatting my computer. A few IT people told me I didn't need the backup but you can never be too sure. Someone also suggested installing windows 7 into the ssd, testing it and if it works then I move the information I want into the ssd and format my hdd and use it as mass storage. Will this work?
Do I need to mount it somewhere or can I just leave it sitting inside my case? I'm not sure if my local computer parts store sells mounts for ssd and I'm pretty sure all the mounts in my pc are for 3.5 hdds.
Besides the sata cable do I need anything else? The box only contained the ssd and a disc with some program to transfer files.
Thanks for your help.