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Computer Help and Support

Mnpaul

(3,655 posts)

2. The easy way

Reply to DaveJ (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:40 PM

Oct 2012

Go to Microcenter

Buy this adapter
http://www.microcenter.com/product/315702/USB_20_to_IDE-SATA_Adapter

Download Mini tool Partion wizard home edition
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

Plug your new drive into the USB adapter

Click on your current drive - select copy

Select the new drive as destination

click Apply - it will ask about resizing

after it is done you may need to click align - if you don't need to do it, it will tell you

you may also need to set the new drive as active

click apply again

now you should be ready to swap drives and you can use the usb adapter to use the old drive for extra storage

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Transfer laptop Windows 7 to SSD [View all] DaveJ Oct 2012 OP

Instructions here: AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #1

Great, thanks. DaveJ Oct 2012 #3

The easy way Mnpaul Oct 2012 #2

Old drive... DaveJ Oct 2012 #4

The software is pretty easy to use Mnpaul Oct 2012 #5

Ok, I just ordered an SSD DaveJ Oct 2012 #6

Files in use DaveJ Oct 2012 #7

If your laptop has a DVD drive and you don't use it sir pball Oct 2012 #8

Problem now is the cloning DaveJ Oct 2012 #9

Mybad sir pball Oct 2012 #10

Oh, boot from a Linux/BSD live CD sir pball Oct 2012 #11

I just took the drive out DaveJ Oct 2012 #12

Ok, SSD drive is in! DaveJ Oct 2012 #13