How do i install ssd on my laptop?

edwar said:

I completely Disagree with the post above. You should Image the COMPLETE Drive, Not just the System Reserve and the C partition.
The other partitions on the original drive are not taking up much space and in the future you may need the Tools partition and the Recovery partition

Also if you have never made a Set of System disc for that system you should before you start this process. There should be a Utility to create a set of System Re-Install disc.

I would agree also, on imaging the whole drive. But Greg sometimes says the tools and the recovery function may no longer work.

umairarif

first defrag the drive
then
download
EZ Gig IV Cloning Software with Data Select for Windows

then go back into disk management

right click your c: partition and then it should come up with a menu, click shrink volume
then it will query for available space, then click next until it says finish
this way it will shrink the partition so the downloaded software above doesnt have any issues.

there will be unallocated space left at the end of the drive

do not worry about this

burn the iso file to a usb or a disk
switch your second hdd with the ssd
boot to the disk or usb
then follow on-screen instructions to mirror your ssd
then turn the computer off when completed
switch your first hdd for the ssd
then put the second hdd back in

there done.

happy computing

Yes, I agree, image the entire drive ( Disk 0 )

yes but not to confuse him

i gave him a set of simple instructions

that will make sure nothing goes wrong in his ssd transfer

please do not say "scary" numbers and jargon he might not know
im just trying to help someone out that sounds stressed about this

thank your for your concern.

Then it`s all your`s. :)

thank you

bigmck

thank you for tagging/quoting me

i think this is the best way to do it... dont you?