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HHD to SSD, set-up and copy procedure (non-OS)
I picked up a Seagate 600, 480gb SSD for very reasonable price ($179 after rebate) and am going to copy the contents of my older HHD. Like any good IT proefessional, I know the best way is to plan each step and confirm the process (peer review).
So, without further ado, here's the plan:
Current drive set up on MB:
Disk 0 - 120gb SSD (Windows 7) (Drive C)
Disk 1 - 500hb HHD (4 partitions) (Drives D, E, F, G)
Disk 3 - Optical drive (Drive Z)
Plan:
1. Connect new drive to Disk 2
2. Format and create 4 partitions of the same size as drive in Disk 1
3. Copy entire contents of each partition to the corresponding partition on the new SSD
4. Remove HHD from Disk 1, remove SSD from disk 2 and connect in Disk 1
Will Windows be smart enough to not hose up the drive letters?
Current Drive Letters on HHD - D, E, F, G
Projected SSD Drive letters after fromat and partition - H, I, J, K
After I disconnect the HHD, and plug the SSD into Disk 1 will Windows re-assign the drive letters back in sequence?
Is there a shorter way to do this without buying cloning software, that would create the partitions?
Last edited by michaelst; 26 Jun 2014 at 17:50.