[SOLVED] Remove then reinstall ssd

[Joshua Cruiser]

So I have a 1tb nvme drive and recently bought another 2tb nvme one. Now I want to switch these two (i need the 1tb ssd in another build) but I have to have them running at the same time. (To duplicate the 1tb drive onto the other) Can I remove the installed one and put it in another m.2 port? Will it still recognize it?

 

[USAFRet]

So I have a 1tb nvme drive and recently bought another 2tb nvme one. Now I want to switch these two (i need the 1tb ssd in another build) but I have to have them running at the same time. (To duplicate the 1tb drive onto the other) Can I remove the installed one and put it in another m.2 port? Will it still recognize it?

Please list the make/model of ALL parts involved here.

 

[Joshua Cruiser]

Please list the make/model of ALL parts involved here.

Motherboard: Asrock x570 Pro4
Ssd (1tb) Kingston A2000
Ssd (2tb) xpg sx6000 pro

 

[USAFRet]

OK, that motherboard has 2x M.2 ports. Both drives will work, at the same time.

Migrate from one to the other.

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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)

If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.

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

If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that

You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive

Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specifiy the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing

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 new 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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