Discussion Moving old m.2 to new PC (NO OS)

[LWiles18]

Hi all,

I'm building a new PC tomorrow and wondered if there's anything specific I need to do with a drive that just has games installed on it, no operating system. I will be installing Win11 on a new M.2 that I have bought.

Cheers

 

[ThatVietGuy]

No, nothing special needs to be done.

 

[SkyNetRising]

if there's anything specific I need to do with a drive that just has games installed on it, no operating system.

Check compatibility for specific model M.2 drive with your motherboard.
Not all M.2 slots on motherboard may support both - SATA and NVME M.2 drives.

 

[kanewolf]

Hi all,

I'm building a new PC tomorrow and wondered if there's anything specific I need to do with a drive that just has games installed on it, no operating system. I will be installing Win11 on a new M.2 that I have bought.

Cheers

Those games may or may not have to be reinstalled from the download files. Depends on the game. Stream games can be re-imported without requiring a download, for example.

 

[LWiles18]

Just for my peace of mind, and I'm fairly certain it's okay but my old m.2 is a samsung 970 evo 1tb. Is this compatible with the ASUS TUF B650 PLUS WIFI? I put the parts into pcpartpicker and didn't see any compatability issues so I think I'm good?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

I'm assuming this is your current Samsung drive? - https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...-drives/ssd-970-evo-nvme-m-2-1tb-mz-v7e1t0bw/

If so, it should be fine in any of the M.2 ports of the motherboard.

 

[SkyNetRising]

my old m.2 is a samsung 970 evo 1tb.
Is this compatible with the ASUS TUF B650 PLUS WIFI?

All three onboard M.2 slots support NVME M.2 drives.
You're good.