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    Asus N56VM, clone hard drive to new SSD

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sbravo, Jan 30, 2013.

  1. sbravo

    sbravo Newbie

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    Hi I have Asus N56VM and 750 GB hardrive installed. I want to know ,

    1. Whether I can upgrade it to 500GB SSD. Will SSD fit into the housing?
    2. Is it possible to clone everything to new SSD seamlessly? I dont want to lose Windows or backup partitions and installed programs.

    Thanks
    sbravo
     
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    1. 2.5" drives should fit, some drives are slimmer so double check your mounting system wont mind.
    2. You need to get specific HDD->SSD cloning software as data needs to be properly aligned on the SSD for proper performance, some SSDs ship with this.
     
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    cl-jeffrey Company Representative

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    1. Yes you can upgrade to a 500GB SSD as long as it's no bigger that 2.5"
    2. Yes you can get a data transfer kit which will make the whole process simple and easy.
     
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    While it's generally advised you do a fresh install onto a SSD, imaging/cloning or data migration can be done. Just make sure you have the drive aligned as Meaker pointed out - otherwise, you will cause more hassle than you bargained for (and will probably need to do a fresh install at that point anyway).

    Also, 2.5" is the industry standard for laptop/notebook hard drives, so any drive marketed as a "laptop/notebook" drive should conform to this form factor and therefore fit (but keep Meaker's advice in mind, just in case the drive is slimmer; then you will need a homebrew fix to make sure it doesn't get jostled once installed to avoid damaging the port/connector).
     
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  5. Xentago

    Xentago Notebook Guru

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    Do you happen to know of some cloning program?
     
    Xentago, Feb 1, 2013
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  7. Xentago

    Xentago Notebook Guru

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    Thanks.

    Coz I've read topics about upgrading from hdd with pre-installed windows 8 to new ssd that it doesn't work coz there's no win dvd included. My 56dp is coming and im planning to have fresh install with win8 to a ssd but these horror stories are scary. :p Totally noob here. XD
     
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    If your machine ships with win8 it will have a code built into the bios so should activate automatically.
     
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  9. Prostar Computer

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    Haha, you're welcome! Yes it can seem a bit overwhelming and confusing, but as Meaker pointed out, many laptops that came shipped with Windows 8 have the product key built into the BIOS, so during fresh installation, the key is automatically referenced and installation doesn't prompt you for a key.

    You will still need installation media though, whether you have the installer on a USB key or DVD.
     
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