Question New SSD and windows

[kanima]

Hello.

I want change my laptop HDD to SSD because its very slow. I readed somewhere that windows is actually saved in BIOS? So do I get it correctly. If I take my laptop, take out the HDD, put in new SSD then in bios I save the main data storage to SSD and restart then the windows starts automatically installing?

I mean when I bought this laptop 2 years ago it came with Windows 10.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

No. Not at all. You would need to clone the HDD to the SSD or just install windows to the SSD

 

[Frenfren33]

My suggestion is to first connect the ssd to your laptop through sata to usb adapter, if you have one. Your ssd will appear as external drive. Then with cloning software, clone the windows installation drive into your ssd. If you have enough space in ssd you can clone your other datas too. Now after cloning you can replace hdd with ssd and boot from ssd now.
Although i would personally use ssd for windows and important applications, and use hdd for other files storage

 

[kanima]

But I readed that windows key code is stored in bios or motherboard, I mean if I take away the HDD and put SSD in and put the USB with fresh windows in then it should automatically start installing windows and not asking any windows key codes or im wrong?

 

[SkyNetRising]

But I readed that windows key code is stored in bios or motherboard, I mean if I take away the HDD and put SSD in and put the USB with fresh windows in then it should automatically start installing windows and not asking any windows key codes or im wrong?

That is for brand name pc-s and laptops only.
You boot from USB flash drive with windows installation and installation will start.
If windows key is embedded into bios, installation process will not ask for windows key.

 

[kanima]

That is for brand name pc-s and laptops only.
You boot from USB flash drive with windows installation and installation will start.
If windows key is embedded into bios, installation process will not ask for windows key.

My laptop is Legion Y520 I think it is brand name laptop but not sure 😀

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Of course it's a brand name laptop - - Lenovo is the brand name of a Legion Y520.

Any prebuilt desktop PC and all laptops is what SKyNetRising is referring to (as opposed to a custom-built computer).

 

[kanima]

Of course it's a brand name laptop - - Lenovo is the brand name of a Legion Y520.

Any prebuilt desktop PC and all laptops is what SKyNetRising is referring to (as opposed to a custom-built computer).

Okey im not so smart about the computers 😀

But if i take my old HDD out put SSD, doing my flash iso in usb put it in my laptop then I should get my windows working right?

 

[CountMike]

But I readed that windows key code is stored in bios or motherboard, I mean if I take away the HDD and put SSD in and put the USB with fresh windows in then it should automatically start installing windows and not asking any windows key codes or im wrong?

If your W10 was already installed and was properly activated on MS server, you can reinstall it as many times as you want and will reactivate automatically as soon as it connects to MS server by internet, You can change any part except motherboard.

 

[kanima]

If your W10 was already installed and was properly activated on MS server, you can reinstall it as many times as you want and will reactivate automatically as soon as it connects to MS server by internet, You can change any part except motherboard.

okay thanks for help all of you now I understand

 

[USAFRet]

But if i take my old HDD out put SSD, doing my flash iso in usb put it in my laptop then I should get my windows working right?

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[HalSch]

What version of Windows are you running?

For Windows 10, here is what I do-

1) Convert the "administrator" account to a Microsoft login for Win10 this saves a digital license with MS, and allows you to swap hard drive without having to retype the windows key. (You may need to set up a Microsoft account. You may need to create a SEPARATE administrator account)

2) Install Macrium (or other mirroring software). Make a disk mage of the existing laptop hard drive(s) on a separate backup drive. I'd ALSO do a Settings>Update&Security>Backup>Windows 7 Backup to backup up your important documents to a USB drive.

3) Do some preventative maintenance on the laptop drives
-Files> Properties>Tools> Error checking on each disk
-Windows Powershell>chkdsk /f/r/x on each disk
-Files>Properties>General>DiskCleanup on each disk
-Files>Properties>Tools>Optimize on each disk

4) Go back to Macrium (or other mirroring software. Now you want to "clone" the cleaned up hard drive to the new SSD.

5) Make a Macrium bootable rescue USB drive just in case.

6) Check youtube videos for how to swap drives. Swap out the drives.

7) Reboot the laptop with the new SSD in place. I've had a few cases where it was necessary to boot from Macrium Rescue USB and select Tools>Fix Boot Problems to force the laptop to rebuild the MBR and boot files.