When I do the clone will these run OK from the SSD drive without much messing around? And will they need to be uninstalled from the HDD? I've already installed some basic programs including MSOffice 2007 and Windows Essentials so I can use the machine, but otherwise it is still very clean. Is there any reason to delete the operating system from the C: drive afterward, or can it just stay as a backup if any problems develop with the SSD? My plan is to clone to the new SSD in the machine using Acronis or other software, then set it as the boot drive in the BIOS. I confirmed that my machine already has this BIOS version. Any compatibility concerns?Īnother thread was posted on problems with booting the XPS 8900 when adding a new drive, but updating the BIOS to 2.1.3 seemed to be the fix. Searching the web I've not found comments from anyone that has tried this particular SSD in a new XPS desktop. One of the threads says that an SSD with both B and M keys (like this one) may not work. I've gone through the forum and found some good information. This will be my first attempt at installing an SSD and cloning to a new boot drive. And the new Sandisk card is getting good reviews and should give a nice speed boost. But I am not a gamer and focused more on on-board back-up and storage capacity. I know, adding a PCIE SSD with an adapter would be much faster. I just got a new XPS 8900 up and running and ordered a Sandisk X400 1TB SATA III M.2 drive for it.
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