> You can clone the old drive to the SSD and once you have it booting with the SSD, you > can wipe the old drive. You'll probably need to choose the boot drive in the BIOS to > get it booting off the SSD. Or if you have a usb to sata adapter, you can remove the > old drive, boot off the SSD, then connect the old drive via USB and wipe it before > reinstalling it. > > I've had good luck with the free version of Macrium Reflect for doing the cloning on > two different laptops so far (new SSD drives)... > http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
Thanks, I will look into that program. I know Transcend offers their own program too, but good to hear of positive experience with another. I don't have a USB to SATA adapter, at least for a 3.5" drive (I have two former laptop 2.5" drives in shells though, but they may not be designed to allow a 3.5" drive to at least plug in- I'll see).
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