Question Reinstall

[kennethrjones.cs]

I realized Windows was installed on the SSD instead of the M.2 and my system is stupid slow because the SSD is always running at 100%. I need to delete both drives and put Windows on the m.2 but once I delete the partitions/format there is no way for me to reinstall. There are no discs or anything and there is no DVD drive in my PC. So I guess I'm just stuck with a trash system?

 

[USAFRet]

I realized Windows was installed on the SSD instead of the M.2 and my system is stupid slow because the SSD is always running at 100%. I need to delete both drives and put Windows on the m.2 but once I delete the partitions/format there is no way for me to reinstall. There are no discs or anything and there is no DVD drive in my PC. So I guess I'm just stuck with a trash system?

1. You can clone from the SATA SSD to the NVMe drive.
Easy.

2. You can create your own install USB, and install fresh on the NVMe.

What specific drives are you working with here?
Make/model/size, please.

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

They're both old but the SSD is trash which is probably why it's so slow. I just want the SSD to hold backups of my files. Windows and my games should be on the m.2.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095PMX6JS?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WMSVHD4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

Everything is so slow and when I check task manager it shows my SSD is pegged at 100%. Windows should not be running on that.

Motherboard:

ASUS Prime Z690-A LGA 1700(Intel 12th) ATX Motherboard (16+1 DrMOS,PCIe 5.0,DDR5,4X M.2, Intel 2.5 Gb LAN,USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel Type-C,Thunderbolt™ 4,Aura Sync RGB Lighting)

CPU:

Intel Core i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

RAM:

Crucial RAM 32GB Kit (4x16GB) DDR5 4800MHz CL40 Desktop Memory CT2K8G48C40U5

GPU

GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card GV-N306TGAMING OC-8GD REV 2.0 (LHR)

M.2 OS Storage:

TEAMGROUP MP34 2TB with DRAM SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC NVMe 1.3 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Internal SSD (Read/Write Speed up to 3,500/2,900 MB/s) Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop TM8FP4002T0C101

Secondary Storage:

TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 2TB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 550/500 MB/s) T253TZ002T0C101

CPU Cooler:

Thermalright Frost Tower 120 CPU Air Cooler, 6 Heatpipes, CPU Cooler, Dual 120mm TL-C12B V2 PWM Fan, AGHP Generation 4 Technology, S-FDB Bearing, Support AMD AM4 AM5/Intel 1700/1150/1151/1200/2011

PSU:

Corsair RMX Series (2021), RM750x, 750 Watt, Gold, Fully Modular Power Supply

 

[USAFRet]

Is anything currently on the TeamGroup NVMe?
If not, you can clone directly from the TeamGroup SATA III to the NVMe.

Steps to follow if you want to go that route.

Who configured it like this?

And really, there in nothing wrong with having the OS and applications on a SATA III drive. Mayny people have that config.
It should not be....slow.

How full is that drive?

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

Yes there is something on the m.2 but I am going to move it to an external drive.

I did it like this 2 years ago when I made the system because both drives show up as "TeamGroup 2TB" in Windows so it was impossible to tell which drive was which. I only recently figured out how to tell which one was the m.2.

There is something wrong with the SSD because task manager shouldn't show it always at 100% and everything is taking ages to load or even copy files.

When I originally got this, it seems to come with a disc and not a code, but I have no clue where that disc is after 2 years and besides, I don't even have a DVD drive in this PC.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MYJ1R6L

I think I used an external DVD drive. And Amazon doesn't even list my product key so if I need that I'm SOL.

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

They both have about 260GB free space.

 

[USAFRet]

1. You should have installed Windows with ONLY the desired drive connected.
Problems like what you have would have been prevented.

Please show us a screencap of your current Disk Management window.

2. Having a lot of files on the NVMe drive is problematical for cloning. You need to move all that stuff elsewhere, and then clone from the SATA SSD to the NVMe SSD.

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

Yes, I know, I screw it up. I don't need to be spanked yet again. I'll just have to buy a new copy of Windows so I can reinstall it.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, I know, I screw it up. I don't need to be spanked yet again. I'll just have to buy a new copy of Windows so I can reinstall it.

No, you do NOT need to buy another copy of the Windows license.
A reinstall on this same system does NOT incur any licensing issues.

Yes, even on a different drive.

 

[USAFRet]

IN any case...clone of fresh OS install..whatever is on the NVMe drive will be wiped out.