Migrate my computer to SSD

Hi all.
I've recently purchased an SSD to upgrade my work laptop.
It has only one HDD space so i am thinking now how can i migrate my OS partition to the SSD?

I have a NAS drive where i can store the image of the HDD so i can then transfer it to the SSD.

I also have a desktop so i can theoretically connect both the old HDD and the new SSD and clone the OS partiton but i prefer to go the backup to nas -> restore to SSD way.

Any recommended programs or procedures i should follow ?

 

I just use acronis to create an image of the HDD, then reimage the SSD and apply all necessary tweaks. Then for good measure I create an image of the tweaked SSD just in case. Worked out for me and didn't ave an alignment issues.

 

thanks bro!
that first image you create, iirc acronis doesn't let you store it on a network drive, just a local drive correct ?

 

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Do a clean install of your OS. Less problems.

 

^^ I can't. It's a laptop from work and it has so much stuff installed and set up that I really wouldn't want to redo all that again.

 

is the SSD size smaller than the original HDD ?

 

Do a system image if you can. I've heard nothing but problems from people who try to directly clone. Then there are alignment issues (I don't really know what that means).

 

Thanks all! I'll hook both disks to my htpc and make an image transfer

 

Does the image store all the necessary drivers as well? Just to make sure
Also is it possible to find out your Windows 7 key if it came preinstalled so you could do a fresh install on the SSD via a downloaded Windows 7 Installer.

 

Yes.

10 char.

 

thanks all!
i used my desktop to connect both drives, image and then restore to the SSD using acronis true image home.
i still had to fix the mbr, since initially the laptop wouldn't boot.

here are the results of a x25-m 120GB drive :
First boot :


After windows installed the drivers and a resart


after installing Rapid Storage Technology


Gotta say those results are better than my 160GB drive in my m17x.

 

Hey, so you don't actually need the Rapid Storage Technology software installed... just the chipset driver. RST is really there to support RAID, not a single drive, or dual drive non-RAID system. You can download the driver by itself, called a floppy, from Intel's website. The same page that you got RST from. You can uninstall RST, allow the reboot, then go to the chipset in Device Manager, right click, properties, driver, update driver, browse to the folder the drivers were extracted to and bingo.

 

Well I saw a boost in 4k r/w speeds after RST installation and I am still on the windows driver I believe.
I'll try what u suggest though. Thanks!

 

If you installed RST, then you are no longer on the Windows driver. The RST package contains the drivers as well, that's why you saw the boost. The last few Inrtel releases have been pretty good..

 

Yes to the first question or both?
How do I find the key?

 

Images aren't the same as "backups", where backups grab only necessasry data for backup purposes. System images are snapshots of the partitions included. So, they've got you, the clothes you're wearing, your friends, and that annoying person making bunny ears, as well as some other stuff in the background that may not be necessary to the photos, but does make the picture complete.

Not sleeping well, so my analogies run wild!

A backup does not backup the OS, perhaps? (not sure)
System images backup everything.

 

Cool thanks!