Quick one, I want to clone my current old Samsung Sata III Evo drive to a 980 M.2 drive. It's been years since I last did this, so I wanted to confirm a few things:
Now for the tricky part. Once I verified that it all works as it should, I want to format my old C: drive and use it as storage. Can I just hot-plug it and format it during the same session or am I going to get BSOD upon BSOD for my nerve?
Thanks for helping a mostly retired builder out!
- I slot the M.2 in the motherboard
- Boot up, let Windows 10 'see' it and load up any necessary drivers
- Use Samsung Data Migration to clone my current C: drive on to the M.2
- Power down the computer, disconnect the old C: drive
- Boot, go to BIOS, set the new C: as primary boot
- Pray
- Go into Windows, verify that everything works.
Now for the tricky part. Once I verified that it all works as it should, I want to format my old C: drive and use it as storage. Can I just hot-plug it and format it during the same session or am I going to get BSOD upon BSOD for my nerve?
Thanks for helping a mostly retired builder out!