Question Question about upgrading 2tb hard drive(d:) to 2tb nvme

[jaged]

Have a 2tb Seagate hdd right now being used for some games and some storage.
I will be installing a 2tb nvme to replace it.

My thought is to install it and set it as the E:.
Can I transfer the contents of the old D: drive to the new E: drive then remove the old drive and rename the new drive to D:?

Will the installed programs work now that they are on a drive with the same letter?

I'm expecting it's not that easy at all and any installed program will need to be reinstalled but i'm hoping i'm wrong.


bonus question: will the screw be on the motherboard to secure the new nvme or do I need to find one?

Thanks folks.

J

 

[COLGeek]

If you clone the HDD to the SSD, it should replace it without any trouble.

What is the brand of the SSD you intend to use?

Yes, the screw is sufficient.

 

[jaged]

If you clone the HDD to the SSD, it should replace it without any trouble.

What is the brand of the SSD you intend to use?

Yes, the screw is sufficient.

Western Digital Blue SN5000

The screw will be on the mobo already then? I don’t need to go find one?

Do you have a preferred way to clone it?

Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

Western Digital Blue SN5000

The screw will be on the mobo already then? I don’t need to go find one?

Do you have a preferred way to clone it?

Thanks

Yes, the little screw that goes into the motherboard mounting point is fine. That is how they are designed.

See here: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/14926

 

[Bob.B]

Have a 2tb Seagate hdd right now being used for some games and some storage.
I will be installing a 2tb nvme to replace it.

My thought is to install it and set it as the E:.
Can I transfer the contents of the old D: drive to the new E: drive then remove the old drive and rename the new drive to D:?

Will the installed programs work now that they are on a drive with the same letter?

I'm expecting it's not that easy at all and any installed program will need to be reinstalled but i'm hoping i'm wrong.


bonus question: will the screw be on the motherboard to secure the new nvme or do I need to find one?

Thanks folks.

J

Look at the mobo and see if it has a standoff and a screw.

 

[JeffreyP55]

Western Digital Blue SN5000

The screw will be on the mobo already then? I don’t need to go find one?

Do you have a preferred way to clone it?

Thanks

I clone from source to a NVMe external case. Slow and takes ~
about an hour for a 2TB SSD. USB 20GB/s runs at x2.
The easy lazy old fart way for me. https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/

 

[jaged]

I clone from source to a NVMe external case. Slow and takes ~
about an hour for a 2TB SSD. USB 20GB/s runs at x2.
The easy lazy old fart way for me. https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/

What happened to the Mark as Solution and the "upvote" arrows on answers? I'm not seeing them.

 

[COLGeek]

What happened to the Mark as Solution and the "upvote" arrows on answers? I'm not seeing them.

Try now.

 

[jaged]

Yup! What was wrong that I couldn't see it?