Question How to make new SSD primary???

[Patrick7]

Hello all i recently installed a new 1 TB SSD into my sons pc, he currently has 500gb SSD as his primary. He is running a gigabyte motherboard. I read somewhere you needed to turn on CSM and when i did the screen was blank and i couldnt do anything, i replugged the hdmi so i could get back into bios and turn off CSM. Can someone tell me how to do this and make the new 1TB primary? i can see his new one when i go to ''This Pc'' i can see both and i already activated it but i dont know how to make it primary. Thanks all!

 

[Math Geek]

by "primary" do you mean the one the system boots to? it would have to have windows installed on it so it can boot to the drive. otherwise "primary" means noting

can you clarify a bit what you mean by primary? and what you are hoping to accomplish with the new ssd?

 

[USAFRet]

What are the 2 SSD's?
How full is the current 500GB?
What motherboard?

Are you looking to add the new 1TB, or replace the 500GB?

 

[Patrick7]

by "primary" do you mean the one the system boots to? it would have to have windows installed on it so it can boot to the drive. otherwise "primary" means noting

can you clarify a bit what you mean by primary? and what you are hoping to accomplish with the new ssd?

Yes the one that boots windows, i see what you mean because the 500 gb one has a little window logo on it. I was told if i have the PC boot from the 1 TB one it would be even faster? but yes this is what i mean

 

[USAFRet]

Yes the one that boots windows, i see what you mean because the 500 gb one has a little window logo on it. I was told if i have the PC boot from the 1 TB one it would be even faster? but yes this is what i mean

"I was told..."
Unknown, until we know all the parts involved.

 

[Math Geek]

right we need to know all the parts involved. especially the motherboard model and the models of the 2 ssd's.

 

[Patrick7]

What are the 2 SSD's?
How full is the current 500GB?
What motherboard?

Are you looking to add the new 1TB, or replace the 500GB?

the 500 one is this one

• SSD: Intel 660p 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD

and the new 1 TB one is
WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E


Motherboard:

• Chipset: Intel B560 gigabyte

its got like 30 gb left lol the 500 one.

 

[geofelt]

Yes the one that boots windows, i see what you mean because the 500 gb one has a little window logo on it. I was told if i have the PC boot from the 1 TB one it would be even faster? but yes this is what i mean

You would need to put windows on the 1tb drive to be able to boot from it.

If you were running out of room on the 500gb C drive, then you can clone your windows C drive to the 1tb drive.
In the bios, you would change the boot order to the 1tb drive.

But, do not expect to see any performance improvement.

 

[Patrick7]

You would need to put windows on the 1tb drive to be able to boot from it.

If you were running out of room on the 500gb C drive, then you can clone your windows C drive to the 1tb drive.
In the bios, you would change the boot order to the 1tb drive.

But, do not expect to see any performance improvement.

Sheeshh. Would the performance improve significantly if the 1 TB one had windows on it?

 

[USAFRet]

The user facing performance difference between those 2 drives is infinitesimal, at best.

You can either just add the 1TB as a new drive letter, or clone the 500GB to the 1TB.

Just adding the 1TB is by far the easiest method.

 

[USAFRet]

Sheeshh. Would the performance improve significantly if the 1 TB one had windows on it?

Watch these:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YoRKQy-UO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9LyNXpsOo

 

[USAFRet]

If you DO decide to clone from the 500GB 660p to the 1TB WD SN770 (and I recommend not), this is how:

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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
Both drives must be the same partitioning scheme, either MBR or GPT
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung target SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, you may need to install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up

Verify the system boots with ONLY the current "C drive" connected.
If not, we have to fix that first.

Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

[Ignore this section if using the SDM. It does this automatically]
If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that
You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive
Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specify the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
[/end ignore]

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD. This is not optional.
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD

(swapping cables is irrelevant with NVMe drives, but DO disconnect the old drive for this next part)
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.
-----------------------------

 

[Patrick7]

The user facing performance difference between those 2 drives is infinitesimal, at best.

You can either just add the 1TB as a new drive letter, or clone the 500GB to the 1TB.

Just adding the 1TB is by far the easiest method.

right so i guess i will just leave it as is with the 1TB already installed, thanks a bunch!

 

[Patrick7]

If you DO decide to clone from the 500GB 660p to the 1TB WD SN770 (and I recommend not), this is how:

-----------------------------
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Both drives must be the same partitioning scheme, either MBR or GPT
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung target SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, you may need to install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up

Verify the system boots with ONLY the current "C drive" connected.
If not, we have to fix that first.

Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

[Ignore this section if using the SDM. It does this automatically]
If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that
You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive
Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specify the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
[/end ignore]

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD. This is not optional.
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD

(swapping cables is irrelevant with NVMe drives, but DO disconnect the old drive for this next part)
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.
-----------------------------

Yeah ill just leave it as is he already has the extra 1tb he can use as well lol i forgot how complicated computers can be lol thank you so much!

 

[Bob.B]

the 500 one is this one

• SSD: Intel 660p 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD

and the new 1 TB one is
WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E


Motherboard:

• Chipset: Intel B560 gigabyte

its got like 30 gb left lol the 500 one.

Clean off 30/40GB of stuff from the 660p you might find the perf gets better.