[SOLVED] upgrading nvme ssd on a laptop

[chickenballs]

My Asus Zephyrus GA502DU laptop has two PCIe 3.0 x2 slots which currently are occupied by a 256gb (system drive) and a 500gb.
Now I want to upgrade the 256gb system drive to a Corsair MP510 960gb ssd.
Is it as simple as
step 1: plug the new 960gb ssd into the slot currently occupied by the 500gb (secondary drive)
step 2: clone everything on the 256gb system drive onto the 960gb drive
step 3: remove the 256gb system drive and replace it with the 960gb drive
step 4: plug the 500gb drive into the second nvme slot

?

I haven't been able to find a good guide on how to do this so any information or advice would be appreciated

 

[richiestang_78]

Use https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree. You may have to then get into the BIOS to set the correct boot order though after you swap the drives.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LClr3FPg4_4

 

[sizzling]

Also to make life easier especially if you end up needing to do the clone more than once if you run into problems is getting an external NVMe caddy.

 

[richiestang_78]

Also to make life easier especially if you end up needing to do the clone more than once if you run into problems is getting an external NVMe caddy.

I agree, they are quite handy. You coudl also buy a USB to M.2 enclosure and then use your old 256GB as an external USB drive.

 

[chickenballs]

Is Macrium better than the cloning software provided by Corsair?
I've done this before with my desktop but that was Samsung SATA ssds and their Magician cloning software worked flawlessly and I expect Corsair has something similar.

 

[USAFRet]

Is Macrium better than the cloning software provided by Corsair?
I've done this before with my desktop but that was Samsung SATA ssds and their Magician cloning software worked flawlessly and I expect Corsair has something similar.

I use macrium exclusively, and it 'just works'.
You could try the Corsair one.

The primary thing you need to do is...at the end of the clone process, power off.
Remove the old drive, and put the new one in its place.
Power up, with ONLY the new drive connected.

Only later do you reconnect the old drive.

 

[chickenballs]

I use macrium exclusively, and it 'just works'.
You could try the Corsair one.

The primary thing you need to do is...at the end of the clone process, power off.
Remove the old drive, and put the new one in its place.
Power up, with ONLY the new drive connected.

Only later do you reconnect the old drive.

ah just like the SATA drives.
Cuz you gave me the same advice when I asked about replacing a HDD system drive with a SATA ssd.
Thanks!