Our guide will walk you through the complete step-by-step process of buying, installing, and formatting a new budget-focused SSD for your Windows desktop.

Switch drive letters with your old HDD making the SSD the boot or "C" drive. Reboot and select "Run from DVD or CD ROM drive." Install your operating system and copy your files to the new SSD drive.

Whether you're upgrading from an old HDD or picking up a better SSD, you can simply transfer your existing Windows installation to the new drive without reinstalling everything.

If you’re considering SSD for laptops and desktop computers, you’ll need to examine questions about form factor, MLC or SLC, SATA or AHCI, and the key stages of installation. We answer your ...

Still, there are a few things you should know to make installation as smooth as possible. Installing a hard drive in your PC doesn’t necessarily follow the same procedure as installing an SSD.

In this post, I'll walk you through how to replace a Windows computer's internal hard drive with an SSD while keeping the software, data and settings exactly the same. The computer needs to be ...

SATA data cable (2.5-inch drive only). Depending on your system, you may also need a mounting bracket for the SSD (2.5-inch drive only). Cloning software or Windows 10 install USB/disc ...

Here's how you can install an NVME SSD with ease, and take advantage of those faster loading speeds.

M.2 SSD installation Alternatively, if you are adding an M.2 drive, then you need to locate the M.2 socket, which may be hidden under a heatsink on your motherboard.