Can a Hard Drive be first cloned to an SSD, and then the new SSD installed inside the laptop?
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Yes. The clone will be identical to the original. SSD behave the same as regular hard drive (although much faster)
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yes, provided the image being cloned is the same machine is the same machine it will be the same. EX: dell d600 clone to ssd, d600 cloned drive to a d600. May work with some other machines but there will be missing drivers
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Can't say for certain, however, I recently cloned an 80gb SSD to a 240 using it without a hitch, very straightforward and simple to use.
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That's exactly what I did, used the adapter to put the SSD on the desktop. Further, I had a cable to allow two hard drives so I was able to copy the existing hard drive to the SSD using the Linux software Clonezilla. Then removed & retired the existing hard drive as a backup.
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Yes I did. if it don't work, download easeus data partition and partition data before you clone. I went from 1tb HDD to 512 ssd with no problems
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No to both questions. It is theoretically possible to do the SSD thing if you are an knowledgeable disassembler, because there is not removeable panel for the hard drive. RAM is out of the question, because it is soldered in, not in a clip. Sounds like you want a different product.
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yes as long as the drive is not encrypted.I cloned by 500 Hard drive to the SSD 500 GB drive with no issues.once cloned took out the hard drive and plugged in the SSD, booted right up.
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I just added an SSD in the m2 slot and used imaging software to clone the drive. In my experience with Windows 8, it actually stores the Windows 8 key in the BIOS, so it will install with the correct key by itself (only with computers shipped with Windows 8).
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hi, the driver is actually a mirror just to clone the OS from your current disk to the new SSD. you may use it in as many laptop as you want to
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I'm pretty sure that you can replace the 128GB SSD with a larger MSATA SSD. I have not done it myself, but I opened up the laptop and saw the MSATA that's in there. I didn't see any place to put an additional internal drive.
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No. The kit version includes a USB 3.0 to sata connector that connects from your computers USB port to the hard drive while the hard drive is outside your computer so you can copy all your old data to the new drive. Once the data has been moved, you must use your computers old internal wires and caddy/rails. If you are adding this device as a second internal hard drive, you will need to get an extra internal cable and caddy/rail. I replaced my old HDD with this SSD on my 5 year old HP, and boot time went from 3 minutes down to about 55 seconds. Then I got a new computer and installed the SSD as main drive, and boot time from completely shut down is about 18 seconds (new laptop, windows 8.1) it comes out of sleep/hibernate in 4-8 seconds including password entry. Very pleased with this purchase.
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Installation is fairly simple however I would recommend you get help from someone that has some experience. If you intend to replace the existing drive with this one, you must first clone the information on your present drive to the new drive before you replace the old drive. That means you must obtain a cloning program such as E-Z Gig to perform that task. Once that is completed, it is a matter of unplugging the old drive and plugging the new one in.
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Yes it is. But the XPS 13 Ultrabook has only one hdd/ssd bay so you would be swapping the current ssd with this one. The Samsung 840 comes with some excellent software to copy your current drive on to the new one so you can just pop it in and go. You just need a way to connect the new ssd via usb. Try this "USB 2.0 to SATA Serial ATA 15+7 22P Adapter Cable For 2.5" HDD Laptop Hard Drive"
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Or you can use a program like SuperDuper and duplicate your hard drive directly onto the SSD
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No it can't clone the drive in that manner. Using that setup you can only copy from on drive to the next. Not clone
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As long as your SSD has a SATA port that will fit in the Clone device, it will work. I have cloned from a HDD to a SSD using the CyberTech device.
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Yes, I have done that. I installed the new hard drive in the second drive location in the computer box. Then all you have to do is run the clone process. After that completed I moved the drive C: cable to the new drive and removed the old drive from the box. I recommend saving the old drive in case of a failure in the new drive (it happened to me).
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Yes sir you can. Although this is possible, working with the internal hardware of any laptop can be sensitive work due to the obvious, you don't want to harm your machine! There are two courses of action I would suggest regarding this matter. 1) Bring your machine with your additional purchased SSD to a local PC workshop near you and get an estimate from them on how much it would cost to have a professional install (I would not send my machine out of state via mail to have it worked on due to shipping fees, insurance etc... 2) Research the matter online through you tube videos and forums and such, until you feel comfortable with the process and idea of doing it yourself (this is NOT an impossible feat by a long shot!) Here is one such video -&gt; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJ7r2Ir4GU Of course there are other methods of action but these are the two that I would suggest.