`Desktop SSD Installation Guide`
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1. Handling Precaution To prevent potential damage to the SSD from static electricity it is a good idea to discharge yourself first This can be done by simply touching a grounded metal object such as a radiator Installation 1 Turn off the Computer power and disconnect the power cable 2 Remove the outer casing of the Computer This is normally done by removing the screws that hold it in place If in doubt please consult your User Manual 3 Attach the 2 5 to 3 5 mounting brackets to the SSD by aligning the mounting screw holes on the brackets with those on the SSD and inserting the M3 flat head screws 4 Locate an available 3 5 drive bay inside the Computer and install the SSD using the screws NB Your system may require proprietary chassis screws rails or a bracket system to be used with its drive bay s In this case please attach that hardware to the 2 5 to 3 5 mounting bracket for compatibility with the Computer s chassis he SATA data cable to the SATA connector on the Computer s motherboard or SATA host cable The SATA connectors are keyed to ensure the correct orientation 6 Attach the other end of the SATA data cable to the SSD 7 Attach the power cable to the SSD 8 You are now ready to copy the Data from the original Hard Drive to the SSD Cloning 1 Insert the Cloning Software Disk into the CD drive 2 Restart the system 3 This should now boot and will open the2. Click proceed howe a ss9o8 G 558 GB NTFS E Primary Logical Dynamic W Acronis Secure Zone Unatiocated 0 Unsupported __Qptons Proceesry Cancet__ The original partition size will be scaled according to new drive capacity If new drive has less space than the original drive the partitions will shrink accordingly If the new drive is larger than Original drive the partitions will be enlarged proportionately 8 The operations progress bar will indicate that the data is being copied Once the cloning is complete a Disk Clone was successful window will appear Click ok 9 Close the program and remove the CD Setting the Hard Drive Boot Priority Your system is now configuired with 2 bootable drives To boot from your new SSD you must do the following 1 Restart the Computer Whilst it is restarting run the system setup program BIOS usually activated by pressing ESC F1 F12 or DELETE 9 While in the BIOS change the Hard Drive boot priority so that the disk labelled SSDxxx is in the 1 position 3 Exit the BIOS by pressing the ESC key Save changes when prompted 4 Restart the Computer When it restarts it should now boot to the new SSD You could use your original Hard Drive as an additional data storage device This will be viewable via My Computer Further assistance For further assistance Mr Memory s Customer Care amp Support Team are here to
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4. or DELETE ii While in system BIOS look for entry called Drives or Hard Drives Select this using the arrow keys and press Enter The spare SATA ports can be enabled by selecting the SATA port and changing the value to on or enabled Ideally you should turn on all the SATA ports during this process this will not harm your system iii Exit the BIOS by pressing the ESC key Save changes when prompted iv If connections are in place Restart the computer boot to the software CD and try the Cloning process again 5 Select Automatic from the cloning mode options Do NOT select Manual mode this is for advanced users only Click next to continue Blans DEMS EES Clone Disk Wizard CEE clone mode Clone Mode IB Automatic recommended prs ur partition re ha pears pera copied to the target disk in d disk will be yes rapa ote able Yo fing partitions will be automatically r read aceasta ures ther d a ae _ Manual Manual mode erone ye u full control over the pene ee cedure You will be able te adjus size ofthe pee argat partitio ange ire r parameters and much m 6 If prompted select Source amp Destination Disk Click next to continue TAME m T t gt gt t gt Clone Disk Wizard ad Next L gans Amed stepis Summary Source diskc Disk 2 Target disk Disk 1 Betore Sep oa vere 7 The Hard Disk Drives Structure screen will 656 9 GB NTFS appear
5. SSD Installation Guide for Desktop Computers Windows This guide is for your reference only You should always consult your Computer s User Manual This can normally be found on the manufacturer s website if you do not have a hard copy Requirements SSD upgrade kit CD drive Screwdriver Spare internal power cable Spare SATA data socket Spare 3 5 drive bay inside the Computer Computer s user manual 21x Benard Tree Herdware Shanng Security Quote Checking Storage Capacity w Ipe Local Dink Check whether the USED capacity of the Computer s Hard Fie tyster NTFS j r naa mon a Drive is less than the capacity of the new SSD I Free space 14 676 168 704 bytes 13GB Capacity 0 023 232 512 byles 74568 v 1 Go to My Computer from your Desktop or Start Menu Drive C Disk Cleanup C Cerpaess dive to save disk space 2 Right Click on the C Drive and select Properties F Allow Indexing Setvice to index this disk lor fast fle searching OK J Cancel lf the used capacity is greater than the SSD capacity you will need to move some of your data Music Pictures etc to another Data Storage source such as an external Hard Drive or USB Pen Drive Alternatively you will need to purchase a larger SSD The Used Space of the Hard Drive must be no more than 85 of the new SSD capacity 408GB or less SSD Capacity Hard Drive Used Space AN A A A A i Z A i Z A 4
6. programme up on the screen If the system boots to Windows instead please perform the following i Restart the Computer Whilst it is restarting run the system setup program BIOS usually activated by pressing ESC F1 F12 or DELETE ii While in the system BIOS change the boot order so that the CD ROM is the first boot device iii Save settings amp exit BIOS iv Restart the Computer this should now boot to the Cloning program 4 Select your language and then Clone Disk Foran Troe Inus HU ae bon O Engish Welcome to Acronis True Image m T Russian What would you like to do fa amp Japanese eZ Clone Disk X Copy partitions Irom one disk fo another oe E l e Korean i Add New Disk Add a new Mar disk dove to your system amp me Tools amp Utilities ad Extended Capacity Manager Ac ronis Manage extended capacity disks True Image HD af timss0 lt Trim your SSO If you have an error message saying This program is designed to work with 2 or more drives check all the connections to the Hard Drive amp SSD Make sure that the SATA data amp power cables are connected to the drives amp motherboard lf connections are in place it could be that the system BIOS does not have the spare SATA ports turned on or enabled In this case please i Restart the Computer Whilst it is restarting run the system setup program BIOS usually activated by pressing ESC F1 F12
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