[SOLVED] Hdd to ssd upgrade prob

[Imaheadout]

when i tried to boot up with the ssd it didnt boot up and when i opened bios it was recognized but still didnt boot up.

 

[USAFRet]

More details needed. Like...everything.

What drives?
Desktop or laptop?
What did you do with the SSD, besides just plug it in?

Details....

 

[Imaheadout]

More details needed. Like...everything.

What drives?
Desktop or laptop?
What did you do with the SSD, besides just plug it in?

Details....

Desktop, i didn't do anything besides plug it in, kingstom 120gb ssd

 

[USAFRet]

Desktop, i didn't do anything besides plug it in, kingstom 120gb ssd

Assuming you wish to use this for the OS drive....you need to get the OS on it in some way.

Migrate from the old drive, or a clean install of your operating system.
Right now, it is just a blank drive.

 

[Imaheadout]

Assuming you wish to use this for the OS drive....you need to get the OS on it in some way.

Migrate from the old drive, or a clean install of your operating system.
Right now, it is just a blank drive.

I want to use the ssd as my main drive, my right now drive has alot of unnecessary files and stuff on it and it's slow

 

[USAFRet]

I want to use the ssd as my main drive, my right now drive has alot of unnecessary files and stuff on it and it's slow

Then you'll need to do a clean install of your OS on this new drive.

Assuming Win 10, follow this guide closely.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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