Clone M2 Boot SSD?

Question

Hi, I’d like to clone/replace the 128Gb M2 SSD in my Dell Inspiron 5680 (Win 10 Pro). It’s nearly full, and although system performance is fine, I’d rather replace the drive than deal with the space limits. The PC now contains three drives: 1) the SSD (C: the boot drive), 2) a 2Tb HDD (D: for apps and data), and 3) a 1Tb HDD (X: for backups). So I have two questions: 1) Is the 1Tb WD Black SN750 compatible with my Inspiron 5680? 2) If so, what’s the best way to proceed with the clone/replace? (I’d like to use Macrium Reflect.) Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

savvy2 · Answer

I’d like to use Macrium Reflect

why not just do that , they are top makers and it works great, all top ,makers do it right and even have free support.

use only the newer version.

NO OS stated by you, w10- 64bit v1903? or ?

if using UEFI mode, read there page on that. they tell you how to do both ways, listen to them and read.

in fact on there support page type UEFI

I your PC is setup for non UEFi , non secure boot and turn off safe boot.

and the hdd is formatted NTFS GPT then its ready to clone , oK" avoid MBR formats if you can.

speedstep · Answer

Clonezilla can be used for Drive to Drive Cloning.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/clonezilla/

Depends on which M2.

There is B & M keyed SATA M2 and then there is M key only PCI-E.

Cloning can be done via USB to M2 adapter and or M2 to 2.5 SSD adapter.

SATA M2 adapter to USB.

https://www.amazon.com/ineo-Aluminum-Retractable-External-Enclosure/dp/B07MGGNRZM/

PCI-E adapter to USB

https://www.amazon.com/Enclosure-USB3-1-External-Adapter-Samsung/dp/B07JV9WLJ8

2.5 to SATA M2

https://www.amazon.com/SHINESTAR-Enclosure-Adapter-Converter-Support/dp/B077JRVGB4/

2.5 to PCI-E M2

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-M-2-U-2-Adapter-SFF-8639/dp/B073W65QX6/

JLSJ · Answer

Hi,

Thanks for the links; I’ll check them out to educate myself before proceeding. (The terms B&M Keyed and M Key are above my pay grade.) I was hoping I could just copy an image of the boot drive to one of the HDDs, swap the SSDs, then reverse the image process.

Again, thanks!

JLSJ · Answer

Hi, Okay, I’ll be sure to use the newest version of MR. The OS is Win 10 Pro 64-bit v1809. I’m going to take this slowly; I’m in no hurry. The PC’s working fine, and I don’t want to mess it up. I was hoping I could just copy an image of the boot drive to one of the HDDs, swap the SSDs, then reverse the image process. Although I’m a hobbyist programmer and have a basic knowledge of PCs, I’m not a hardware tech. Terms like UEFI and GPT are above my pay grade, so I need to educate myself about the things you’ve described. Thanks for the ideas!

speedstep · Answer

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JLSJ · Answer

Thanks for the photo! ('A picture is worth ...') The WD Black SN750 has an M-key edge connector, like the Samsung.

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