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‎03-31-2019 11:39 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion 500-530no
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello!

I want to install an additionial drive to my computer (www.netonnet.se/art/datorkomponenter/harddisk/ssdsata-25-tum/kingston-ssdnow-a400-120gb/1003737.8993...). I might add that I have updated my PSU to a 700 watt powersupply with several left over SATA cables. Is it possible to install this together with my regular harddrive? What would I need to check out?

Thanks in advance!

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‎03-31-2019 02:00 PM

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Yes you can install it without worries! It will work with any power supply...SSD consume very very little power!!

As long as you have a SATA power cable available..and a SATA cable install it connect it to the motherboard and you are ready to go! I would suggest even that you install your operating system on it as it will speed things up considerably!

 

Mike
HP Pavilion 590-p0026nq, Core i7-8700, 8GB, 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060+Samsung 970 Evo Plus 256 GB NVMe

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‎03-31-2019 02:00 PM

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Yes you can install it without worries! It will work with any power supply...SSD consume very very little power!!

As long as you have a SATA power cable available..and a SATA cable install it connect it to the motherboard and you are ready to go! I would suggest even that you install your operating system on it as it will speed things up considerably!

 

Mike
HP Pavilion 590-p0026nq, Core i7-8700, 8GB, 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060+Samsung 970 Evo Plus 256 GB NVMe
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‎04-01-2019 11:04 AM

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Ah thank you! How would I install windows on the SSD? Could I simply install it as regular using the recovery tools and then it would delete windows from the regular drive? Thanks in advance!

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‎04-01-2019 12:54 PM

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Well..I am not sure you can use the tools...but I will suggest you a simpler method...to Clone your hard drive to the new SSD you will buy...The Cloning software will amke a copy of your Hard drive to the SSD making it bootable, with all the partitions including the recovery one...so you will have no problems...

I guess now you will ask me about the Cloning software...so that will depend on the SSD you will buy...for example...if you will buy a Samsung SSD...then you will use Data Migration Software (cloning) from the Samsung website...

If you will buy a Kingston SSD...then you will download and use their software to clone the existing hard drive to the new one!

Mike
HP Pavilion 590-p0026nq, Core i7-8700, 8GB, 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060+Samsung 970 Evo Plus 256 GB NVMe
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