NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
If the HDD has a OS on it then your computer will get confused...
Migrating Windows from Mechanical HDD to SDD
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Zoot
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Clone the drive using something like Clonezilla or Acronis True Image and install it in the machine, and everything should boot up as it was. I've lost count of the amount of times I've cloned an OS drive. There's no need to do a clean install.
And your machine isn't necessarily going to get "confused" with multiple OS's on multiple drives. Just specify which drive you want the machine to boot from in your BIOS. I've often had Linux and Windows on different hard drives for instance.
Although I'd probably format your mechanical drive just to get rid of Windows on the MBR.
And your machine isn't necessarily going to get "confused" with multiple OS's on multiple drives. Just specify which drive you want the machine to boot from in your BIOS. I've often had Linux and Windows on different hard drives for instance.
Although I'd probably format your mechanical drive just to get rid of Windows on the MBR.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
^^ I meant confused as in he would have the same product key activiated on two drives so it wouldn't be genuine and then he would end up having to format the drive anyway..
