Trasnfer only OS to new SSD?

[Ethanh100]

Hi,
i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I remove the os from the HDD? Thanks!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Hi,
i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I remove the os from the HDD? Thanks!

It's best to backup and perform a fesh install to the SSD to avoid issues.

 

[i7Baby]

From what I've seen, cloning software copies the WHOLE source disk data to the target disk. You can't pick off bits.

So you'd have to have less than 120gb data on the HDD for a start.

I'd go with Blackbird - a clean install is a lot less mucking around.

 

[ss202sl]

Re-install the OS. Use the same key - it's still the same machine(just with a new drive). Backup any data off the HDD, and format it.

Here's a guide for putting the OS on a SSD.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds

 

[Ethanh100]

Hi,
i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I remove the os from the HDD? Thanks!

It's best to backup and perform a fesh install to the SSD to avoid issues.

so just fresh install on ssd, the backup the hdd(this wont back up the installation of windows on the drive right?) then format it then recover those files?

 

[ss202sl]

I'd backup the data on HDD first. Use the guide to install the OS on the SSD. Then format the HDD, and re-install applications and restore data.

 

[i7Baby]

Hi,
i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I remove the os from the HDD? Thanks!

It's best to backup and perform a fesh install to the SSD to avoid issues.

so just fresh install on ssd, the backup the hdd(this wont back up the installation of windows on the drive right?) then format it then recover those files?

Disconnect the HDD. Connect the SSD. Install Windows on the SSD - use the same product key if needed.

Connect the HDD. If you have the OS on a seperate partition then format that partition and the 100mb one then join them to the data partition - in Disk Management.

If on the same partition, you'll have to just format the 100mb system reserve partition and delete all the windows folders and files. Which isn't neat. And can lead to problems.

If OS and data are on the same partition, it's just neater to just copy off what you want to save from the HDD then format the HDD and reinstall programs and copy back data.

 

[Ethanh100]

Hi,
i am thinking about buying a hyperx 120gb ssd, as i currently have my os on a 1tb hdd. I am currently occupying around 300gb on my hdd so i cant just copy it to the ssd. Do i just pop in my windows 7 install disk and reinstall onto my ssd. Will i need a new key for this? Then how would I remove the os from the HDD? Thanks!

It's best to backup and perform a fesh install to the SSD to avoid issues.

so just fresh install on ssd, the backup the hdd(this wont back up the installation of windows on the drive right?) then format it then recover those files?

Disconnect the HDD. Connect the SSD. Install Windows on the SSD - use the same product key if needed.

Connect the HDD. If you have the OS on a seperate partition then format that partition and the 100mb one then join them to the data partition - in Disk Management.

If on the same partition, you'll have to just format the 100mb system reserve partition and delete all the windows folders and files. Which isn't neat. And can lead to problems.

If OS and data are on the same partition, it's just neater to just copy off what you want to save from the HDD then format the HDD and reinstall programs and copy back data.

can i just use windows backup or will that copy the data and os files?

 

[i7Baby]

See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/back-up-restore-faq#1TC=windows-7

I'd just copy data manually eg documents, pictures, videos etc.