Windows 10: Help with putting my Dell OEM FACTORY on my new ssd drive and only using that one as my main

Discus and support Help with putting my Dell OEM FACTORY on my new ssd drive and only using that one as my main in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; idk where to start but i have this when i looked at the bios i know i attemped to do this once and failed theses are my devcies i want to have the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nicholas Moore4, Dec 20, 2024.

  1. Help with putting my Dell OEM FACTORY on my new ssd drive and only using that one as my main


    idk where to start but i have this when i looked at the bios i know i attemped to do this once and failed theses are my devcies i want to have the windows os on the bigger drive which is my NVMe CT2000P5PSSD8 but instead its on the NVMe KXG70ZNV1T02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB which is the one that was packaged with my alienware r13 I dont want to lose my dell oem starter kick though like it came with support software either it shows i have 2 windows boot managers idk why I did format the ssd at one point and at one point i tried to clone the os but didnt figure out how to move my factory oem software

    :)
     
    Nicholas Moore4, Dec 20, 2024
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  2. EE7Camaro Win User

    Want to put factory version of Windows 10 on new SSD

    I bought a dell xps 13 that came with Windows 10 installed from the factory (not an upgrade version). I have a new SSD that is twice the size that I would like to install. I am trying to figure out how I can put my Windows 10 on this new SSD. Any information
    would be great.
     
    EE7Camaro, Dec 20, 2024
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  3. Reinstalling OEM Windows 10 to new SSD

    I have a dell laptop with OEM windows 10. I'm planning on upgrade it witha an SSD. I have created a recovery drive. Can I use that recovery drive to reinstall windows to the SSD. Thank you for your
    support.
     
    Kasun Anuradha, Dec 20, 2024
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  4. JimPta Win User

    Help with putting my Dell OEM FACTORY on my new ssd drive and only using that one as my main

    How to add SSD as boot disk on new Dell XPS 8700 with Windows 10?

    Goal: Add a Samsung EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD and make it the boot disk for a new Dell 8700 running pre-installed Windows 10.

    Questions:


    • Do I have to change the BIOS from IRST to AHCI?

    • Can I transfer the OS from the original C: drive to the SSD via

      EasyUS Todo Backup
      ?

    • Do I need the Windows installation disks?
    Background:

    Using a StarTEC USB 3.0 to 2.5 SATA III Hard Drive adapter cable, I connected the new SSD to the new Dell 8700 via USB. The Dell transfer tools, and Dell Navigator, did not recognize the SSD. I later read a post that said that these Dell tools did
    not yet work with Windows 10. As suggested in another post, I did get the transfer to work using EasyUS Todo. I copied Windows 10 to the SSD. I then installed it internally in one of the empty drive bays. Windows 10 file manager recognized the drive and I
    was able to see that Windows was indeed copied on it.

    But, before I change the Boot Sequence to start with the SSD, I would like to know if the OS transfer will indeed work and\or whether the BIOs needs to be changed from IRST to AHCI (if yes, how).

    Finally, Windows disks, usually orderable from PC manufacturers, are not yet available from Dell. Alternatively, the “create USB recovery disk” goes in an endless loop even though I am trying to create one using a new 32GB San Disk USB drive.

    Any other things I need to do in order to make this SSD boot configuration to work?

    Thanks!
     
    JimPta, Dec 20, 2024
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