“Can I take an existing Image of my existing Desktop OS Hard Drive and reload the Image on this new SSD Drive for use in my Desktop PC?”
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Sure can. I use a program called Macrium Reflect it is free at www.macrium.com/reflectfree. Samsung SSDs also have something as well to image your disk, but they are expensive to buy.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes just use a free program like Macrium Direct to clone your old drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, that's exactly what I did when installing this drive. There are a number of different types of tools and/or software that you can use to accomplish this task. Best Buy carries a data transfer solution from Apricorn that makes the process fairly fool proof. You may want to give it a look: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apricorn-data-transfer-cable-gray/3459621.p?skuId=3459621 Hope this helps
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yup! Easy Peesy. There is a link to the software PNY recommends for this process in the ummm..., (cough) manual. However, I had read good things about 'EaseUS TODO Backup' that I used that instead. Absolutely no problem whatsoever. Realize that you do have to clone an entire partition from your source drive to your SSD not just the OS. That means that the drive you are cloning to has to be at least the size of, or larger than, the partition you are cloning. The TODO software allows for any partitioning parameters you wish to use including creating a 2nd partition on your SSD for any drive space that was left over after cloning the original source partition. I would imagine that the software PNY recommends works fine too. I had just read a bunch of software reviews for cloning software while researching the very question you just asked.
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