thinking about upgrading my old system to the following:
In addition, I want to re-use my current Samsung 500 Gb SSD which currently is my boot drive (and already has Windows 10 on it).
Question: Is there a correct way to do this install?
Ideally, I'd like to install the new Inland Performance Plus SSD on the PCIe4 M.2, and then install my Samsung SSD (the current boot drive) on the secondary M.2, which is PCIe3.
But, I worry about the Windows 10 install process trying to install all, or part, of itself onto the Samsung drive. Not sure if this can happen, but it would be a mess if it did.
Thank you.
- CPU: Ryzen 5 5600
- mobo: ASRock B550 Pro4 AMD AM4 ATX
- RAM: 32Gb DDR4-3200
- SSD: Inland Performance Plus 1TB 3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2
In addition, I want to re-use my current Samsung 500 Gb SSD which currently is my boot drive (and already has Windows 10 on it).
Question: Is there a correct way to do this install?
Ideally, I'd like to install the new Inland Performance Plus SSD on the PCIe4 M.2, and then install my Samsung SSD (the current boot drive) on the secondary M.2, which is PCIe3.
But, I worry about the Windows 10 install process trying to install all, or part, of itself onto the Samsung drive. Not sure if this can happen, but it would be a mess if it did.
- Would it be better to format the Samsung drive before removing it from my current system? Is that even possible? Can a computer format its current Windows drive to completion? Or would it only get so far and then abort?
If the format succeeds, then install the Samsung SSD into the PCIe3 M.2, and then finish building the system. Finally, do the fresh Windows install onto the new SSD and use the Samsung as the E: drive (or something like that). - Would it be better to install only the new Inland SSD, then do the fresh Windows install, get everything all set up, and then install the Samsung SSD (probably have to remove the mobo, install the Samsung and then replace the mobo), and format it at that time.
Thank you.