Just installed a new SSD and have a few questions.

[Hi Im Col]

Everything seems to be working fine now ive installed the SSD but i have a few questions.

1. How do i check if my SSD is running at the speed it should be (i have a Samsung 850 evo 250GB)
2. Can i put my old HDD back into my pc without it conflicting anything since they both have the OS on them since i cloned the HDD to my SSD

Thanks

 

[nzalog]

1. I beleive Samsungs "SSD Magician" might be able to do that.
2. It should be fine but if possible I'd plug it in on a separate computer and wipe it first.

Another option for the the old drive is plug it into the same computer after it's booted into windows and then wipe it. The way to do that is shut down the PC, plug in only the power connector to the HDD. Boot up the computer and then plug in the sata. Most sata is plug and play (some you have to enable it in bios). Should show right up after. Be sure to wipe all the partitions... (diskpart and clean command work great for this but can be very dangerous so be sure you do this right)

 

[USAFRet]

Everything seems to be working fine now ive installed the SSD but i have a few questions.

1. How do i check if my SSD is running at the speed it should be (i have a Samsung 850 evo 250GB)
2. Can i put my old HDD back into my pc without it conflicting anything since they both have the OS on them since i cloned the HDD to my SSD

Thanks

1. Samsung Magician Performance Benchmark.
This is my current C drive - 500GB 850 EVO

2. Yes, as long as your BIOS boot order is correct.

 

[Hi Im Col]

@USAFRet

These are my results so im guessing its working completely fine as its very close to your benchmarks http://puu.sh/vrFVY.png

Should i wipe my hard drive first then plug it back into my pc and move things from my SSD back over to my HDD like music/pics?

 

[USAFRet]

Should i wipe my hard drive first then plug it back into my pc and move things from my SSD back over to my HDD like music/pics?

Yes, you should wipe the HDD completely
Not just "format", but delete ALL existing partitions.

For moving music (Libraries, etc), see this:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html