XPS 8930, Samsung 970 EVO, setup instructions

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Trying to find good instructions on how to properly configure my samsung 970 EVO plus ssd card as my main boot drive & HDD as storage drive on my Dell XPS 8930, there are some instructions out there but im not very computer savvy and some the instructions are little bit confusing, i have gone through the cloning process but now i am a bit lost on what to do after that with regards to setting up in the BIOS section and even all the steps before that, i am probably not explaining this very well but hopefully someone out there can help me out a little bit

Vic384 · Answer

If you have completed the cloning process you need to turn off the system and disconnect the hard drive (HDD). Then you need to turn on the system and make sure everything is working while booting from the the SSD. There is no need to do anything in the BIOS. Once you are satisfied everything is working with just the SSD you will need to re-initialize the HDD to use as backup/additional storage. The procedure for using DiskPart to re-initialize the HDD is here: https://macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/initialize-disk-gpt-mbr-from-cmd-diskpart.html

Before using this procedure, turn off the system, re-connect the HDD, and boot the computer using F12. Make sure you boot the computer using F12 and make sure you select the SSD as the boot drive from the Boot Menu since the OS is also on the HDD.

whare · Answer

Thanks Vic384, this is great, what about the cloning process onto my ssd card with regards to installing my windows 10 pro and other programs so that it boots from the SSD?

Vic384 · Answer

Use Samsung Data Migration (free download from Samsung) to clone your HDD to your SSD. Follow the procedure in the manual. Here is the manual (not sure it is the latest): https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_Data_Migration_User_Manual_(ENG)_v.3.1.pdf

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