Switching from SSD Drive back to stock disk drive:

I am running a 256gb SSD on my laptop but I have run out of space.
As a result, I want to switch to a 500gb disk drive that I used to use.

I am unfortunately not the savviest when it comes to these things; is there anything I need to "change" within the bios (or anywhere else for that matter) when switching from SSD to disc?

Or can I just turn the computer off and swap one out for the other?

Thanks in advance.

 

You should just be able to pop the HDD back in and reinstall the OS and move your data over.

 

If the 500GB HDD was the one that shipped with the system initially; just remove and replace as suggested. Do note that you will need to move your data and install any new programs you have (only) on the SSD.

If the HDD is empty (or you otherwise don't care about the data that is on there), you'll need to delete ALL partitions on it to ensure that Windows is properly aligned when you do a clean install (yes; alignment matter for HDD too).

You can also clone the SSD to the HDD (wiping out any data on it: caution) - but this would be my last choice.

Ether way, to ensure you have the data from your SSD - it seems like you may need an external enclosure to proceed properly - unless you already have an external drive to copy your data to from the SSD (and you don't want to go the cloning route).

I think I've covered the options you may face, hope it helps.

Good luck.

 

You're probably not going to like going back to an HDD. I would suggest temporarily using the HDD and selling the SSD, then buying a 500GB Samsung 840 EVO. They're like $300 now...probably cheaper on eBay.