Crack open the case put in the new hard drive attach the cables and secure the drive probably with screws.
Ssd with windows 10 installed.
What is a solid state drive ssd.
Turn off your pc.
Accept the license terms and click next.
As known ssds are always smaller than hdds so you need to free up space by deleting the backed up.
It just needs to.
You can go to bios to change boot order and boot from the new ssd.
Install windows only advanced to perform a clean install.
If it s a brand new drive you probably won t see the drive pop up in file explorer but don t worry.
Remove the old hdd and connect the new ssd to your computer.
If your desktop can handle more than one drive and most of them can you can install your operating system on the main ssd for speedy access to programs and essential files and use a large capacity traditional drive for storing files.
How to prepare hdd and ssd for windows 10 install.
Make sure the security of your data and system.
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Plug your ssd into the sata to usb adapter then plug that into your computer.
Here s how to install a second internal hard drive on a windows 10 computer.
How to do a clean install of windows 10 the.
Insert the bootable usb flash drive and change your computer boot order to the usb drive in bios settings.
Put a diet on hdd.
Close the case.
Choose the ssd to install windows 10 once the installation is done windows 10 will reboot.