XPS 8700 swapping HDD to SSD

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• XPS 8700 (another issue of SSD)

  I'm sure this has been covered, and I searched for this answer but has not had the success I was hoping so sorry for the repetition.

  I have a XPS 8700 (i7, GT-720, 8 GB, 1 TB) on the way.

  The plan is to turn it on and check that everything works and then replace the HARD drive with a 500 GB Samsung 850EVO.

  I've read many sources the merit/demerit to use the migration of Samsung software to "clone" a HDD to the SSD.

  Right now I'm leaning strongly in favor of the 'clone '.

  Thought I would ask here where most of the owners of XPS hang out on the new installation of vs migration to an SSD.

  Before trying anything to make sure that you create a Rescue Disk (external hard drive Bootable) or the backup of the plant (Bootable USB Flash Drive) with the latest version of Dell backup and restore.

  I give an example on how to do it with Dell backup and restore 1.7.5.64 here:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/

  However, a newer version on 1.8.1.70 out there. Get this by installing 1.7.5.64 and selecting the "?" at the top right and then look for the updates. I do not have a direct download link to the latest version.

  

  1.7.5.64 has a lot of bugs and improvements over previous versions. The latest version 1.8.1.70 has essentially a UI improved on 1.7.5.64.

  

  This will give you a way to return to the factory settings software cloning goes wrong (especially with SecureBoot/UEFI).

  If you want to use Dell-installed on the SDS and using the HARD drive as a data drive backup and restore, see the steps detailed here:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/using-a-HDD-and-SSD-together-with-Dell-factory-settings/

• Dell XPS 8700 replace / add mSATA SSD

  I have a new Dell xps 8700 and I put in an mSata 500 GB SSD, planned on getting 2 TB hard drive and simply run the pc of the ssd. My problem is the operating system. I have the recovery disk and the disk from Dell drivers. the pc came with Windows 8.1, I upgraded to 8.1 Pro with Media Player. I don't think that the Dell disk will do a clean install of OS 8.1, and I'm not sure to recover the operating system and disk set, since I upgraded to 8.1 PRO. I don't really have a problem with just the Windows 8.1, and then do the upgrade again. I think maybe even the simplest would be to try Windows 10 on it, I ran beta Windows on other computers. My Question is that I have upgraded to Windows Pro 8.1, I'll be able to get the full version if I try to recover / and with the correct product key. or do I use the recovery disk, and then try to make the OS drive / and collect the key?

  If you create recovery discs using Dell software, it will install windows 8.1 as if you bought the computer fresh from the factory with all the software that Dell gave you etc.  You then upgrade to windows 8.1 pro via the same method as you have done before, however if they gave you a product key, you should be able to just pop that in and make the upgrade.  You could make an image of your HARD drive, then run everything on the SSD by cloning the drive for the SSD.

• XPS 8500 - replacement HDD and SSD

  I'm looking to upgrade of storage on my my Dell XPS 8500... My question here is twofold:

  1. I want to replace my current 2 TB HDD (disk storage) with a 4 TB or 5 TB of HARD drive. I will be able to use and see the full 4-5 to? Or is this a case where I will not be able to use the entire disk or will need to score? Y at - it an update of the BIOS that will allow me full access to training?
  2. I am also looking to replace my mSATA 256GB SSD (boot drive) with a 500 GB mSATA SSD... will it be any problem read this disk after installation (plan to do a clean install of Windows and reload my programs)?

  Thanks for your help. Hoping to update soon, but did not buy until I knew what I was getting myself into.

  Its a fairly recent machine with a UEFI BIOS, so it should be good... If you have already upgraded to Windows 10 then your system is already a unit of 10 windows and you should be able to clean the Windows 10 installation on the new SSD. If you haven't you should upgrade now as free upgrade expires tomorrow. #

  You must use the SATA AHCI operation. I assume you have your system already set up this way as you already have a 256 GB mSATA.

• swap HDD with ssd

  I have laptop ACER Aspire E1-510-35204G50Mnkk, and I would like to change my drive ssd Kingston SSDNow V300 2.5 "60GB 7mm, please could you tell me if this is possible, and my laptop does support this and that my motherboard? I do some tuning changes after except cloning a hard drive SSD?

  Many thanks in advance

  To upgrade your hard drive for an SSD, you must get an SSD that is the same format as the HARD drive.  Looking for a standard 2.5-inch SSD.  So that SSDS might work, however, you have read above, I would say something a little bigger.

  This SSD as it is a pretty good, and it is now on sale for $105: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U?tag=slicinc-20&ascsubtag...

  This is a video showing you how to enter and edit on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQR1p1l9cU

  Regarding the migration of your OS on the SSD, this site will give you some tips: http://www.ultrabookreview.com/6023-how-to-replace-hdd-ssd/

  Let me know if you have any other questions. =)

• Silence X 230: Swap HDD to SSD or install mSATA SSD HARD disk?

  Hello

  I have a x 230 with a 320 GB of HDD (7500 RPM) and want to replace it with an SSD for a fully automated machine.

  Right now, most of the time the only sound I hear the machine is the rotation of the disk HARD and TP Fancontrol watch that especially fans are not at all turns. I can afford a 128 GB SSD, but I am confused if I should replace the HDD with a SSD or complete with an mSATA SSD and install Windows, instead. The latter of course would give me 320 GB of HARD drive space, which would be nice, but my priority is the silence, so I need to know if the HARD drive can be powered completely except when I need files from it? If the HARD disk wakes up now and then because of some hidden Windows processes that I can't control, I'd rather than with an ordinary SSD instead of the mSATA SSD. I can live with less space.

  Does anyone have experience with this?

  Thank you

  MASC wrote:
  If you install your operating system and applications on the mSATA ssd and just use the HARD drive for file storage then I think the HARD drive will only turn up when you access these specific files.

  Control Panel (Power Options) and Lenovo Power Manager settings for the hard disk turns off after a period of inactivity. However, the settings apply to all readers. Individual hard drives have no separate settings. I think that the system will not shut down the drive hard as long as there is activity going on in an mSATA SSD.

• Satellite S50T-B - adding RAM and swapping HDD to SSD

  Hello

  I recently bought portable satellite S50t-B and have a few questions about the upgrade:

  1. What is the recommended RAM to add (8 GB)

  2. What is the DVAR to add?

  3 are there instructions for adding more RAM and an SSD for my laptop?

  4. I void my warranty by installing more RAM and exchanging the current hard drive for an SSD?

  Thank you for your help

  Can you please send name of full model of your laptop? (S50T-B-xxx)

• What will happen with my agent and active Windows 8, I will have bought with the laptop after I swap HDD with SSD?

  Original title: replacement disk and windows.

  Hello guys.

  I am considering buying a new laptop. The model that I found and I like has a HARD drive if I want to replace it with the SSD to the format of my previous laptop. (Due to the low energy consumption, greater speed, etc.). So I have a 256 gb SSD in my previous loan of laptop replace new one HARD disk, yet what will happen with my agent and active Windows 8, I will have bought with the laptop?

  I can reinstall windows 8 on the SSD, but I don't have a key to activate their... How will I be able to get the key from previous series if the laptops will only work with a recovery partition these days here? I asked a guy in the store, I buy my laptop since and he told me that he does not know and I have to ask for help. However, to create a message of support I need a serial number of the model I did not because I have not yet bought a laptop, so I don't know what to do... I really don't want to stick with the HARD drive, but also I can't afford another model.

  Is it possible to do a recovery with my laptop disk when I get it, then replace the drive with my SSD and run the recovery disc I made?

  The laptop I want to buy is an Asus if that helps...

  Thanks in advance...

  The 'Raw' State is not necessary, it is the State of any drive (SSD drive or hard drive) would be in if you just remove a disk new in box and will need to be "initialized", since you have already used the player already initialized sound.

  Do not format the drive, rather than delete all existing partitions, (the SSD shows then as being "unallocated"). Now you are ready to restore the backup Image you created. During the restore process Acronis will recreate the partitions that were on the hard drive on your SSD.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Clarity on a Dell XPS 8700 with 2 TB SATA + Intel® SRT 32 GB SSD Cache harddrive

  Hello

  I am buying a Dell XPS 8700 with a SATA hard drive with a 32 GB SSD cache. I want to know if the SSD is a separate physical disk SATA hard disk, it will be the M.SATA chip on the motherboard.

  Please it is confirmed; I can by adding a larger 256 GB internal SSD, with the o/s re installed on the SSD with HDD as storage of 2 TB.

  Best regards & Thanks Sean

  Hi Sean,.

  Yes, it's an mSATA SSD and scalable. You have the option to install the OS on a bigger mSATA SSD if you choose to do.

• I want to update my HDD sata SSD? XPS 15 (L502X, early 2011)

  Hi people

  I want to update my HDD sata SSD in Dell XPS 15 (L502X, Early 2011, computer laptop). Please suggest which SSD support my laptop.

  Please check attached picture of the HARD drive.

  

  Thank you

  Hi Rajdel,

  New SSD should work fine.

• XPS 8700 SSD upgrade

  Hello!

  Just bought a XPS 8700 and would like to Exchange hard-shore out and put in Samsung 840 Pro SSD in. Could use some indications, there isn't an msata on this forum, so it shouldn't be a problem.

  Something special, I do in the bios that select the new drive?

  the OS will install on another drive? If so, just do a backup and re - install the new drive? or do I need to get a new copy of the retail of windows 8 to do this?

  Opening it will not void the warranty that I can upgrade the disk and memory, but if I have problems I send to dell in the State of origin in that I bought right?

  Hi chrisyackulic,

  mSATA reader uses the SSD technology to make the system faster. If you replace the mechanical hard drive normal with hard drive SSD technology TSRI functionality could be cancelled.

  However, to use the SSD on the system please change the SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI TSRI. You will need a reinstall the operating system to install on the system drive. The backup image will not work because the SATA operation mode is different with a previous hard disk.

  You can use the link below to place a request to reinstall the operating system drive.

  http://Dell.to/TmYffg

  If you are not able to make a request to the disk from the link above, then please send me a private message with serial number of the computer, name registered in the purchasing system and email address so that I can check out what we can do. To send a private message, click on my name, and choose Start conversation.

  Replacing the hard drive or memory on the system will not void the warranty.

• XPS 8700 - installed new SSD but still the HARD drive boots

  I just installed a Samsung 840 Pro in one of my 8700's. I used the software of Samsung cloning and cloning has been a success, as far as I know.

  Then, I changed the cables between the factory-installed HDD and SSD so that the SSD is now connected to the lower SATA port.

  After I stopped and turned on, this thing is always the start of the original HDD and I cannot understand exactly how to change what must be changed, so it starts on the SSD.

  The original HARD drive still appears as the 'C' drive while the SSD has a drive letter of the 'P '. AHCI is selected in the installer and I couldn't see all the other parameters that would load the PC to boot from SSD.

  I just need to change the drive letters? What I'm missing here? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks again, but this has been SOLVED!

  It seems that the only and only a step that I had to do was unplug the original HARD disk.

  After that I disconnected the drive HARD original, the computer booted from the SSD without problem.

  I hope this will help someone facing the same problem in the future.

• XPS 8700 (non-SE) is provided with a Bay 2.5 "for ssd?

  Spec says there are 4 bays for hard drives with 3 Bay 3.5 ", but it does not specify the 4th Bay. Not sure if it's a 2.5 ". THX.

  Baywood

  Spec says there are 4 bays for hard drives with 3 Bay 3.5 ", but it does not specify the 4th Bay. Not sure if it's a 2.5 ". THX.

   
  Baywood
   
  The XPS 8700 has only 3 x 3.5 "bays internal HD and 1 drive connector x mSATA, attached to the motherboard and 2 x 5.25" optical drive bays.
   
  For more information, use the links below for specifications and Manual:
   
  FTP://FTP.Dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/XPS-8700_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.PDF
   
  FTP://FTP.Dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/XPS-8700_Reference%20Guide_en-us.PDF
   
  Bev.
   
   

• Measures of software right for remove mSata 32 GB drive cache to replace the HDD with SSD.

  Hi, does anyone have instructions, or so point me to an article, to remove the disc from cache mSata original 32 GB configured to speed up drive HARD etc so the office strictly from the HARD drive boot can drive alone. I know that this implies the RST and possibly the BIOS settings. I'm looking for the exact steps that I had bad experiences removal (and adding) 32 GB mSata led cache in the past. System does not boot... Note I didn't need no guidance on physically remove the disk and for the curious once I have a clean boot of the only HARD disk I will clone the SSD (2.5 which I already have) so the 32 GB mSata is redundant and I would remove it completely. I am also interested by your experiences and/or complications in doing this. Thank you.

  These instructions may be of any Dell desktop, the office in question is a Dell XPS 8700.

  Hi all

  Here are the exact steps I used to replace a HARD drive accelerated with an SSD without any problem. It will probably work on most laptops and Dell desktop computers. In my case a Dell XPS 8700 running Windows Pro 64-bit 10.

  1 rapid Storage Technology, performance-> Disable Acceleration tab-> makes available.

  2. use DISKPART to CLEAN the drive 32 GB mSata.

  3. run msconfig.exe to set the mode to boot without failure, a minimum.

  4 stop.

  5. press F2 at startup to enter BIOS. Change to AHCI RAID. (probably not necessary, but I wanted that you never know what SSD tools may need).

  6 mine starts in Mode safe very well and it has changed Windows 10 AHCI RAID drivers automatically.

  7 run msconfig.exe to change normal startup.

  8 re-boot (started fine normal start-up).

  9. I then stop and removed the 32 GB mSata reader (you probably do this stage 4)

  10 success, XPS 8700 AHCI HHD boots without any problem.

  11. I then used Acronis True Image HD provided for free with the 1050 GB Crucial SSD to clone the 2 TB drive (650 GB used). Important do not use Acronis in Windows mode but create and boot from a bootable USB key. Community.crucial.com/.../172487

  12 put the SSD in a basket of 3.5 and swapped the HHD with the SSD. Now, it starts in a few seconds and not minutes after a Windows 10 update!

  It worked for me, but obviously not guaranteed to work for you...

• XPS 8700 - Windows 8 w / Intel Smart Response Technology re - install

  Hello community,

  My hard drive in my XPS 8700 failed recently. I got a replacement and have installed the new drive in the chassis. It's the only drive (2 TB), but I also (30 GB) SSDS for Intel Smart Response Technology.

  I have a problem with the OS / Intel Smart Response technology Setup. I'm trying to (re) install Windows 8 of the disc. When I run the installation of the OS, just after choosing language preferences a screen will appear indicating that a media driver is missing.
  "Load driver".
  A media computer driver needs is missing. It could be a driver DVD, USB or HDD. If you have a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive with the driver on this subject, please insert it now.
  Note: If the installation media for Windows is in the DVD or on a USB drive, you can remove it safely for this step. »
  I guess it's regarding the pilot of SORTS. I tried to put the pilot SORTS on a USB but it is not detected when browsing.
  "Load driver".
  No pilot of the plane have been found. Make sure that the installation media contains drivers and then click OK. »
  I need help ensuring the RAID and BIOS are correct before installing Windows 8 with TRIE. Currently, neither the SSD or HARD disk created a RAID Volume (note No changes have been made in the BIOS, but the existing RAID configuration has been removed from the SSD).
  Emergency assistance would be greatly appreciated.
  Dell XPS 8700
  Windows 8, 64-bit, English
  2 TB hard drive 7200 RPM SATA + Intel SRT (30 GB Lite-On SSD MSATA)
  24GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600 MHz - 4 DIMMs

  In collaboration with a Dell technician by CAT, we have identified the problem with the driver files SORTED on the USB. I tried to download from the driver and Utilities disc that came with the computer, however the correct files are not extracted from the USB.

  The tech located the driver appropriate and after extract the USB driver has been detected.