Hi and thanks for the help.
I am about to upgrade my system to include a new SSD. I want to make sure I get the sequence of events correct before I start.
What I have -
Gigabyte EP45
8 gb ram
Q6600
Win 7 Pro 64bit.
1 TB HD divided into several partitions - C:, E:, F:, etc.
SATA in IDE mode.
What I want to end up with -
New SSD (Mushkin Chronos Deleuxe 120GB) as primary system drive with all of the old Win 7 programs & files from the C: ONLY not any of the other partitions. current C: drive is 265GB with 85GB used.
Keep the old HD as backup / storage drive.
My choices are I guess,
do a clean OS install on the new SSD -
clone the old C: drive to the new SSD -
Sequence - what to do first - when do I change the BIOS to ACHI? etc. If I do a clean install of the OS can I restore all of the old programs & files from a backup? what happens to the old OS files in that case? if I do a clone what happens to the partition sizes? does the new SSD get confused about partitions?
I have a third HD to use a backup location if necessary.
Thanks for your help!
I am about to upgrade my system to include a new SSD. I want to make sure I get the sequence of events correct before I start.
What I have -
Gigabyte EP45
8 gb ram
Q6600
Win 7 Pro 64bit.
1 TB HD divided into several partitions - C:, E:, F:, etc.
SATA in IDE mode.
What I want to end up with -
New SSD (Mushkin Chronos Deleuxe 120GB) as primary system drive with all of the old Win 7 programs & files from the C: ONLY not any of the other partitions. current C: drive is 265GB with 85GB used.
Keep the old HD as backup / storage drive.
My choices are I guess,
do a clean OS install on the new SSD -
clone the old C: drive to the new SSD -
Sequence - what to do first - when do I change the BIOS to ACHI? etc. If I do a clean install of the OS can I restore all of the old programs & files from a backup? what happens to the old OS files in that case? if I do a clone what happens to the partition sizes? does the new SSD get confused about partitions?
I have a third HD to use a backup location if necessary.
Thanks for your help!