I've just had a new PC built and upgraded most of my hardware, including storage. I want to install my old M.2 SSD that contains my operating system into this new PC to avoid having to redownload everything. I'm worried that there might be conflicts between the two drives since my operating system is on the smaller M.2. If I put that drive in, will it cause any problems or override the other one? Also, if there are easier ways to transfer my files, I'm open to suggestions!
3 Answers
Just go into your BIOS and set the boot priority to the larger drive. If you do that, you shouldn't run into any problems at all!
As long as you've set the BIOS to boot from the right drive, it won't matter that there's another OS installed elsewhere. You're good to go!
I'll do just that. Thanks!
You might need to tweak the boot order in your BIOS to make sure the new drive with the OS is set as the primary one. If everything's set up right, your old M.2 should just appear as an extra drive in Windows without issues, as long as it wasn't encrypted before.
Solid thanks a mill!
Thank you good sir!