[SOLVED] New SSD. How do I install?

[Swiggitys]

So I just bought a new ssd and to be frank I really don’t know what I’m doing. I have everything plugged in and it’s working I just don’t know what to do from there. I don’t know what boot sequence to put it in and if there’s other stuff I have to install. I’m overall just very confused.

Boot 1: CD
Boot 2: Diskette Drive
Boot 3: ADATA
Boot 4: ST500DM002
Boot 5: USB Storage Device

 

[USAFRet]

What specific SSD? Actual make/model.
What specific motherboard?
What OS?
You only current drive is the 500GB Seagate spinning drive?

What do you want the end state to be? What do you plan to use the SSD for?

 

[Swiggitys]

What specific SSD? Actual make/model.
What specific motherboard?
What OS?
You only current drive is the 500GB Seagate spinning drive?

What do you want the end state to be? What do you plan to use the SSD for?

The SSD is an ADATA SU800
The motherboard is an Optiplex 7010
OS is Windows 10
I’m not sure I bought the computer used and the HDD is completely filled and my friend told me that if I get an SSD it’ll be a lot faster so

 

[USAFRet]

What size is the ADATA SSD? How many GB?
How much space is actually consumed on your current C drive?

 

[Swiggitys]

What size is the ADATA SSD? How many GB?
How much space is actually consumed on your current C drive?

The SSD is 512 GBs and there’s only like 16 GBs left on the HDD and it has around 500 GBs

 

[USAFRet]

There are two methods of properly utilizing this new SSD.

1. Clean install of the OS and everything else on the new drive. More work, but this always works.

2. A migration from old drive to new. Given those sizes, you need to reduce the actual space on the HDD to below 400GB.
Get to that point, and we can discuss how to migrate everything.

 

[USAFRet]

However...you're replacing a 500gb drive that is full, with another 500GB drive.
It will be stating out 'full'.

 

[Swiggitys]

However...you're replacing a 500gb drive that is full, with another 500GB drive.
It will be stating out 'full'.

Do you know how I can get rid of all the stuff in the drive cause when I go to storage it says it’s applications but the largest amount it shows is like 50 mbs

 

[USAFRet]

Install and run either WinDirStat, or WizTree.

Run as Administrator, selecting only the drive in question.
Post a screencap here.

 

[Swiggitys]

Install and run either WinDirStat, or WizTree.

Run as Administrator, selecting only the drive in question.
Post a screencap here.

How do i post a screenshot

 

[USAFRet]

How do i post a screenshot

Save the pic on your PC, upload it to imgur.com (you don't need to make an accout there), and post the BBCode link here.

 

[Swiggitys]

Save the pic on your PC, upload it to imgur.com (you don't need to make an accout there), and post the BBCode link here.

https://imgur.com/a/CzgZrWf

View: https://imgur.com/a/CzgZrWf

 

[USAFRet]

Uninstall a couple of games.
89GB in .pkg
75GB in .dat
72GB in .PAK

Those are all almost certianly game related.

Uninstall the game(s).

 

[Swiggitys]

Uninstall a couple of games.
89GB in .pkg
75GB in .dat
72GB in .PAK

Those are all almost certianly game related.

Uninstall the game(s).

Alright I uninstalled Far cry 5 so now I have 340 gbs. What now?

 

[USAFRet]

OK...a 500GB target drive and 340GB actual consumed space.

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Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe all partitions on it.
This will probably require the commandline diskpart function, and the clean command.

Ask questions if anything is unclear.
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[Swiggitys]

https://imgur.com/a/nWXn2fT

View: https://imgur.com/a/nWXn2fT


Is this correct?

 

[USAFRet]

Is this correct?

Go into Disk Management, and remove the drive letter D from that partition.

And show us a screencap of that Disk Management window.

 

[Swiggitys]

Go into Disk Management, and remove the drive letter D from that partition.

And show us a screencap of that Disk Management window.

https://imgur.com/a/tCf2tud

View: https://imgur.com/a/tCf2tud

 

[USAFRet]

Just about perfect.
That 11.18GB partition to the far right...you can give that a drive letter, and use it for some small items.

 

[Swiggitys]

Just about perfect.
That 11.18GB partition to the far right...you can give that a drive letter, and use it for some small items.

Thanks so much for the help!

Would it be possible to delete the stuff off of my hdd so i can use it for storage?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks so much for the help!

Would it be possible to delete the stuff off of my hdd so i can use it for storage?

Assuming that you have verified 100% that the system boots from the new drive by itself, yes.

 

[Swiggitys]

Assuming that you have verified 100% that the system boots from the new drive by itself, yes.

Which drive is the hard drive? C or E?

 

[USAFRet]

Which drive is the hard drive? C or E?

The E.
But TEST first.

Power OFF
Physically disconnect the old drive, the HDD.
Power UP
Does everything look exactly the same?

If so, then you are indeed booting from the new SSD.
You can then proceed to delete whatever is on the E drive, the HDD.