Replace HDD with SATA 3 SSD

[Bubby6]

Good morning!

I was going to swap out my HDD and replace it with a SATA 3 Kingston Q500 SSD 960 gig.  While I am at it I would take out the 14G Optane SSD m.2; is their a compatibility issue I should be aware of with this set up?  Checking a couple of "big name" memory providers both indicate that the drives chosen by their systems would work, but you know how info on retailer websites can be (optimistic at best!).

What I am trying to accomplish is to be able to install Linux (Pop OS! in particular) and the only thing stopping me is the Optane set-up.  If I have to make changes to the system I want to do it all at once (sort'a) to keep M$ happy as it will end up being a dual-boot system.  I have built computers and done upgrades in the past but it has been a while and "they" keep changing the rules (they know who "they" are...so sad).

Thank you for whatever help you can give me...

Cheers!

[Bubby6]

Good Afternoon!

I appreciate the reply that I got, but it was only a partial answer.  I am not nearly as concerned with the compatibility of the new SSD drive as much as I am concerned about any potential "fallout" from removing the Optane chip and turning the Optane setting off.  In my trials with the system I did turn off the Optane part of the configuration in the BIOS and there was no joy, the system would not boot.  It was when I had the boot failure that I realized that I had to de-RAID the drives and re-install Windoz and, if I'm doing that, I may as well change out the HDD and put in an SSD.  The concern is this: if I turn off the Optane setting in the BIOS and removing the SSD from the system will I still have a functional system?  I know I will need to boot from a USB drive to reinstall Windoz but I am prepared for that, what I am not prepared for is making the system a glorified paperweight...

Cheers!

[banhien]

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@Bubby6 wrote:

I am not nearly as concerned with the compatibility of the new SSD drive as much as I am concerned about any potential "fallout" from removing the Optane chip and turning the Optane setting off.  ...

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@Bubby6 

You can use that slot to install M.2 NVMe SSD drive, you can also replace existing SATA HDD with a SATA SSD at the same time. Few guides about that

            https://www.quora.com/Can-you-replace-intel-optane-16GB-memory-with-SSD

            https://ayaskant12.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/tutorial-how-to-upgrade-intel-optane-memory-to-m-2-ssd/

Regards.

[Bubby6]

Good Afternoon!

The only problem with simply swapping out the current SSD is that, where Linux is concerned, they don't seem to like the standards for the chips.  I tried installing Pop OS! on my Mac and it puked in my lap.  After a lot of looking I finally "discovered" that that there are proprietary standards associated with NVMe and that the Linux community hasn't sorted them out yet (at least where Apple is concerned).  If I am wrong, all the better as it will make my life easier, I will just swap out the SDD, disconnect the HDD, reinstall Windoz and call it a day.

After all the rolling in the dirt I will get Pop OS! installed and see what all the fuss is about.

Thanks Again...

Cheers!