[Guide] Laptop SSDs.

[avichandana20000]

Now, i have NZXT PHANTOM ATX FULL TOWER...its manual says 3.5 or 2.5" but yestetday when i tried to align the crucial ssd the holes did not align properly...has any one fitted ssd in this particular case ?

what is this bracket used for?

 

[SaiyanGoku]

what is this bracket used for?

That is a spacer for laptops for fitting slim drives in 9.5 mm thick sata drive slot.

 

[whitestar_999]

See this:
[Troubleshooting] Mounting SSD in Phantom NZXT ATX Full Tower Case : buildapc

 

[avichandana20000]

already read that article while coming to office...tht guy also said tht two screws did not fit....so it will not align fully.

 

[whitestar_999]

Not much issue,ssd is not like hdd which is quite delicate.Even two tight screws are enough.

 

[avichandana20000]

Not much issue,ssd is not like hdd which is quite delicate.Even two tight screws are enough.

okay, will see to it at night

 

[avichandana20000]

issue resolved...found the four holes in the tray.

Thanks to you guys for guiding me all the way.

 

[whitestar_999]

Good to know.Also a note for future reference,always keep ~10-15% of total usable space free in a ssd(for a 250gb ssd total usable space is ~232gb),it helps in performance.

 

[avichandana20000]

okay

 

[avichandana20000]

i will do a fresh installation of win 10 and office 2010 and some other applications....games will be installed in WD 1 tb...

 

[Zangetsu]

i will do a fresh installation of win 10 and office 2010 and some other applications....games will be installed in WD 1 tb...

Don't install the game on WD 1TB if its a Sata drive and not SSD.
Install the game in SSD partition and you will be happy with the performance & loading time

 

[whitestar_999]

Don't install the game on WD 1TB if its a Sata drive and not SSD.
Install the game in SSD partition and you will be happy with the performance & loading time

Not possible with 200gb of free ssd space(out of which windows needs around 40-50gb) & when major/popular games nowadays are upwards of 50gb.

 

[avichandana20000]

does the pack comes with any software for crucial?
My BIOS is legacy.....if i choose GPT will it allow me to install win10?

 

[Zangetsu]

Windows 10 needs GPT partition only

 

[avichandana20000]

Windows 10 needs GPT partition only

Okay...any free software to transfer my C drive to ssd?

 

[Zangetsu]

Okay...any free software to transfer my C drive to ssd?

*lifehacker.com/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstall-5837543

 

[whitestar_999]

Okay...any free software to transfer my C drive to ssd?

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Windows 10 needs GPT partition only

That is not true.GPT is mandatory only when booting win 10 on a mobo with UEFI enabled option(or if hdd/ssd size is more than 2TB).If mobo/laptop has legacy/CSM option then win 10 can perfectly boot from MBR disk.

 

[whitestar_999]

My BIOS is legacy.....if i choose GPT will it allow me to install win10?

How old is the laptop,even 5-6 years old laptops have UEFI option.If laptop/system bios is set to legacy mode then format any bootable disk(hdd or ssd) as MBR.

 

[avichandana20000]

How old is the laptop,even 5-6 years old laptops have UEFI option.If laptop/system bios is set to legacy mode then format any bootable disk(hdd or ssd) as MBR.

not laptop, desktop. M5A78L-M PLUS is the mobo

cloned only C drive with EASEUS......make the ssd as bootable (which is connected to SATA4....SATA1 being the WD) but system does not boot from SSD asking to insert bootable drive.

 

[whitestar_999]

cloned only C drive with EASEUS......make the ssd as bootable (which is connected to SATA4....SATA1 being the WD) but system does not boot from SSD asking to insert bootable drive.

What exact settings did you use in Easeus,just cloning C drive is not enough when transferring an OS/making bootable system image.You have to select this Migrate OS to SSD With EaseUS Partition Master - EaseUS