Question mSATA SSD appears as SCSI

[DanFreeman]

Dell E7450 Win10
16G

I want to replace by 257G msata with a 1TB, but the 1TB is showing as a scsi drive and not a lettered drive
Before I clone, I believe I need to the new 1TB msata appear as a letter drive.
I have a sabrent msata ssd drive enclosure for the 1TB

 

[Lutfij]

You shouldn't clone anything, rather install the OS afresh on the new SSD. You might want to make sure that the laptop has the latest BIOS version on it. Also, what OS version are you working with? You should fabricate your bootable USB installer using Windows Media Creation Tools. Got a link to your SSD's?

 

[DanFreeman]

Win10 was noted(21H1-build 19043.1052)), next to the laptop model. If i wish to keep all the software that is on my current ssd, should I not clone? Are you suggesting load all of the software all over again? I thought cloning would preclude this.

Moreover, how do I get the new ssd to appear as a lettered drive; that's the focus of my question.
Current Internal SSd: https://www.ebay.com/p/16037269598

Purchased 1TB ssd: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086Q8PBRY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[DanFreeman]

I gotta keep it real.

The suggestion ("You shouldn't clone anything") seems asinine and quite smug. On which planet, for someone who simply wants to upgrade a small SSD to a larger SSD, should one resort to reloading each and every piece of software all over? Really?

HELP me understand why cloning isn't the better solution or why one "shouldn't clone anything." Your "suggestion" makes it seem like cloning a drive is some sort of nerd-heresy.

I found a much better suggestion, on LinusTechTips, to utilize Macrium Reflect and clone the drive.

I'm interested in you explaining your response.