[SOLVED] New PC - Switching from 2.5" SSD to M.2 NVMe

[Tacogirl75]

Hi! I'm building a new PC and I wanted to keep all of my files from my hard drive (including Windows 10) but move them to my new M.2 NVMe SSD. My current motherboard is an ASRock Performance 970 and my new one is an MSI z490 Gaming Edge. How should I go about doing this? Thank you!

 

[Bob.B]

Hi! I'm building a new PC and I wanted to keep all of my files from my hard drive (including Windows 10) but move them to my new M.2 NVMe SSD. My current motherboard is an ASRock Performance 970 and my new one is an MSI z490 Gaming Edge. How should I go about doing this? Thank you!

Clone the 2.5 to the m.2.
Put the m.2 on the new mobo.
Hold your breath......see if it will boot.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm building a new PC and I wanted to keep all of my files from my hard drive (including Windows 10)

Nope.

New system == fresh OS install.

Moving the drive, or a clone, there are 3 possible outcomes:

1. It works just fine
2. It fails completely
3. It "works", but you're chasing issues for weeks/months.

Yours is a pretty major change.
#1 is the least likely to happen.

 

[Tacogirl75]

Clone the 2.5 to the m.2.
Put the m.2 on the new mobo.
Hold your breath......see if it will boot.

right, but how do i do that? I don't think I can connect the m.2 to my mobo as it's an ASRock 970 Performance doesn't support NVMe

 

[USAFRet]

right, but how do i do that? I don't think I can connect the m.2 to my mobo as it's an ASRock 970 Performance doesn't support NVMe

That is not going to work.

Bite the bullet with a fresh OS install.

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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Also...
For the OS activation, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

 

[Bob.B]

right, but how do i do that? I don't think I can connect the m.2 to my mobo as it's an ASRock 970 Performance doesn't support NVMe

Get and m.2 adapter.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=m.2+adapter+usb

Edit....it looks like your mobo has a m.2 slot/nvme.

 

[Tacogirl75]

That is not going to work.

Bite the bullet with a fresh OS install.

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...

forums.tomshardware.com

Also...
For the OS activation, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

okay, thank you