Windows 10: Installing Windows 10 on HDD, then on SSD

Depends on how it's mounted in disk bay, some have locator lugs and putting screws on one side only should be enough. SSDs don't have any moving parts and it doesn't matter how are they mounted.

 

Yes, I've heard of them being secured with duct tape, velcro, or just lying them on the floor of the case or even left hanging! *Smile I was considering those before I decided I should settle on a proper method.

 

Which adapter did you get ?

 

This item: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's highly rated, looks ideal and yet is suddenly unavailable. That's strange.

 

There's tones of stuff like that: 2.5 Mounting Adapter Bracket Dock Hard Drive Holder For PC: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

 

Installing the SSD is no different than installing a HDD other than it does not NEED to be as secure as an HHD, but I have a little bit of OCD, so mine are installed just like HHDs. Most of the 2.5 to 3.5" adapters have holes in the bottom to mount the 2.5" drive to (even most 2.5" HDDs have the holes in bottom for mounting that way). Then, just like if you were going to put in a 3.5" HDD, you do have to get to both sides of the drive cage in the chassis to put screws in both sides p or use adapter rails if that is what the chassis uses to mount them. Some cases/chassis have a way to remove the entire 3.5" drive bay to get to the other side. If the chassis has any 2.5" drive bays, you can just stick the SSD in there directly. If you don't have OCD, minimal fastening of the SSD and/or the adapter really is just fine.

 

On one of my old HP desktops I used velcro to hold a SSD to the bottom of the case. Worked great.

 

I really would prefer to empty the drive bays altogether and just stick the Samsung on the floor of the case. I'll have to find somewhere that sells sticky-backed velcro now.

 

I use this.

Dual SSD Mounting Bracket

 

The thing I'm wondering about is: if you've stuck your SSD to the case with velcro but then the drive fails under warranty, will the manufacturer accept the SSD if it's got velcro tape stuck on it? Or if it's had velcro on it but it's been ripped off since?

 

Good point. I would put the SSD drive in a drive bracket and velcro the bracket to the base of the PC case. You could drill 4 holes through the PC base and fasten the SSD to the base with screws. However, you will need to be very careful to prevent metal swarf damaging your PC components.

 

As long as the ssd has never been taken apart, I see no issue with the warranty.

 

Excellent idea! Would it work with small 2.5" HDDs as well?

 

Your 2.5" SSD should have 4 screw mounting holes in its base. You could drill 4 holes in the base of the PC case and screw into these SSD mounting holes. Be extremely careful of metal swarf. You might want to remove the motherboard if you do this and seal off the rest of the case.

 

I'm not even going to think of attempting that, so... no.