Hi Folks,
I wonder if anyone could give me a little help please.
I am trying to put a SSD in a desktop computer that has Win 10 on it on a big hard drive.
I would like to be able to install a new Win 10 on the SSD and keep it separate from the old system.
I have a whole lot of legacy software/ info on there I would like to be able to use in the future.
I have a little bit experience in that on a laptop I put Linux Mint 17 on and it automatically put a GNU GRUB version 2.02 menu that allows one to select Linux Mint , Mint Recovery, Win 10, and Win 10 recovery and memtest as options to select with the cursor and if you don't select something it automatically boots the previously selected option. It's really easy and cool and the Mint is so quick no lengthy boots, shutdowns, updates, ie a no hassle OS. Anyway I need the Win10 OS sadly, I don't find the networking as easy as well as some other problems.
Is there an easy way to do this without screwing everything up.
I thought I might disconnect the Hard Drive , put in the SSD, and boot from a new downloaded Win install DVD I make. I doubt it would work but I thought about then hooking up both the SSD and the HD with the Win 10 OS on both, and then install Linux Mint from a install DVD and see if magic happens?
What do you folks think?
TIA, any suggestion would be helpful. I have like a 1T HD and 240G SSD and am not sure about how to partition the SSD or the HD to accommodate this. I am expecting quicker response time due to the random access of the SSD and a clean install not carrying over all the bloat I have accumulated over some time. The HD Win 10 OS that exists was upgraded from Win 7 and has a lot of stuff.
Will check back tommorrow for any suggestions. I guess I am not clear, is the BIOS in RAM or does it come from a separate partition hidden on the boot drive? I probably should know what the heck I am doing, but unfortunately I am having a little bit problem thought I might ask for help before I start. |
