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03-08-2018 06:15 PM
I need to have a larger backup hard drive for backing up my internal hard drive. I thought why not install a solid state hard drive, and then use my current hard drive as my backup hard drive. I do have an adapter that would allow me to connect my current hard drive to a USB connection. Both my current hard and the solid state drive would be 1 TB.
The problem is how can I do this in a relatively easy way. Does any one have any guidance for me?
Just thinking that since I need a larger backup drive why not at the same time convert to solid state internal hard drive.
Thanks a bunch, Uncle Dewey
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03-08-2018 07:16 PM
I've been swapping HDD's/SSD's at least 6 times a year for the last 10 years or so and the simplest way is
(a) Mount new SSD/HDD to an external enclosure (using USB-SATA),
(b) Clone existing HDD/SSD to new HDD/SSD using many free clone software around,
(c) Swap them.
I don't need to re-install software, Windows, drivers ...
In your case, only one more thimg you have to do : existing HDD is a 3.5" hard drive and new SSD is only 2.5" therefore you need an adapter which helps to line up screws for example
https://www.jw.com.au/jw-2-5-hdd-to-3-5-drive-bay-converter
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03-08-2018 07:16 PM
I've been swapping HDD's/SSD's at least 6 times a year for the last 10 years or so and the simplest way is
(a) Mount new SSD/HDD to an external enclosure (using USB-SATA),
(b) Clone existing HDD/SSD to new HDD/SSD using many free clone software around,
(c) Swap them.
I don't need to re-install software, Windows, drivers ...
In your case, only one more thimg you have to do : existing HDD is a 3.5" hard drive and new SSD is only 2.5" therefore you need an adapter which helps to line up screws for example
https://www.jw.com.au/jw-2-5-hdd-to-3-5-drive-bay-converter
Regards.
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03-09-2018 10:40 AM
Thanks heaps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I can do this. I'll get back to you when I'm done. It looks like I can get a Seagate:
"Seagate FireCuda 1 TB Internal Hybrid Drive ‑ 3.5" ‑ ST1000DX002-SATA 6Gb/s" for about $75.
Uncle Dewey
03-09-2018 04:24 PM
> It looks like I can get a Seagate:
> "Seagate FireCuda 1 TB Internal Hybrid Drive ‑ 3.5" ‑ ST1000DX002-SATA 6Gb/s" for about $75.
FireCuda™ 3.5-inch solid state hard drives blend SSD technology with an HDD platform for the instant-on performance and capacity you need.
Multi-Tier Caching (MTC) technology combines NAND Flash, DRAM, and media cache technologies to optimize data flow for improved read and write performance.
Adaptive Memory technology identifies frequently-accessed data, so you can load it even faster.
This is a "hybrid" disk-drive, with 8GB Gbytes of SSD, and the large-majority of the disk-drive being a "spinning" disk-drive. Is that what you want?
If you do purchase a Seagate disk-drive, download the free "SEATOOLS" software from www.Seagate.com
It includes "disk-cloning" software.
03-10-2018 09:39 AM
Your computer: HP Pavilion 500-281 Desktop PC Product Specifications
Product number: F3E14AA
Drive bays:
* one 13.33 cm (5.25 inch) ODD
* one 8.89 cm (3.5 inch) HDD
Bays may be occupied by existing hardware.
Thus, if your current 1TB disk-drive is the original disk-drive, it is about 4 years old.
It probably came with a manufacturer's warranty of 1, maybe 2, years.
I would be tempted to "proactively" replace it, before it fails.
For example: SanDisk - Ultra 1TB Internal SATA Solid State Drive
at $229.99 US -- save $170 -- was $399.99
Yes, SSD devices are much more expensive, per MB, than "spinning" disk-drives.
Do you really need "really-fast" access to your 1TB of files?
You have a shortage of "drive-bays", which (mostly) rules out a "combination" solution:
* 128 GB SSD to hold Windows and your applications,
* 1TB or 2TB disk-drive to hold your files.
Yes, you could repurpose the current disk-drive as strictly a "backup" device -- much less usage than being your 'C:' disk-drive. Just remember its "age".
03-10-2018 03:12 PM
After checking out true SSD drives this is the one I want. It will load Windows in 8secs, and very fast in most other activities. A true SSD would cost me $200 more. On Seagate's web site I can not find Seatools.
Thanks a bunch for your guidance, Uncle Dewey
03-11-2018 09:26 AM
Seagate's SEATOOLS is free "disk-cloning" software.
It requires that one of the attached disk-drives, e.g,. "source" or "target" or even "non-participant-in-the-process" be a SEAGATE (or MAXTOR) disk-drive.
> It will load Windows in 8 seconds.
True, on my system, not counting the time that Windows and Adobe and iTunes and the anti-virus software (and more programs) each "call home" to check for updates.
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