Installing an SSD in your desktop

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Installing an SSD in your desktop Video Clips. Duration : 2.37 Mins.


lt is easy to install an SSD into your desktop system, using the Crucial bracket adapter kit, available on Crucial.com. Your kit should include two mounting brackets and mounting screws. You'll also need your new SSD and a SATA cable. First, power up your system, so you can determine if the SSD capacity is larger than the "used" space on your hard drive. To do this, just double click on "My Computer" and single click on the C: drive. Click Properties. If the "used" space on this drive is greater than your SSD's capacity, you'll have to move some of that data on to an alternative storage device like a USB drive or external hard drive. Once you've determined that the new SSD has enough capacity for your data, turn off the computer and disconnect the power source. Remove the case cover. Depending on your system, you'll remove the side panel or the back panel of the computer. Now you have access to the inside of your system. Next, take the mounting brackets at the SSD. Attach the brackets to the SSD by aligning the holes and screwing them together. Locate an open 3 ½ -inch drive bay in the computer and install the bracket with the mounting screws. After the drive bay is back in the system locate the end of the SATA data cable Then, attach the other end of the SATA connector to the mounted SSD. That's it! Now you're ready to clone the data off your old hard drive and on to the new SSD. For details on how to do that, check out our SSD data transfer video on the Crucial,com ...

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