Replace aging SSD with bigger capacity

[gilblais]

Hello, Gil Blais here. I have an aged system as compared to recent ones and would like to replace my 120G bootup SSD that houses Windows 10 Pro with a larger one and use the 120G ssd as a data-store after transitioning.

I am reasonably proficient with computer hardware replacement and feel I could effect the installation with proper basic guidance.

What I am asking for is which of your existing SSD’s minimally doubles current capacity, but would like largest reasonably priced one available, with a few choices being even better.

Here is the platform in use which I would like to keep without changing the motherboard and all $$’s that would go with that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please add any additional thoughts/suggestions you feel would be helpful to consider.

I have an ssdsc2bw120a4 drive as my windows 10 boot drive and a wd10ezex008m2na0 as my data drive

Here are the official motherboard specs for my system https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z97X-UD5H-rev-10#ov

Attached are the motherboard specs in .txt format

[AlHill · Accepted solution]

I wouldf look at a samsung or crucial ssd rather than an intel ssd.

And, you will need software to clone the old drive to the new drive.  I use Macrium when I do clones.  Additionally, you will have to modify the boot record on the new drive.  Macrium can do this.  You will need to know what bios function key allows you to select the boot drive so you can select the new drive as your boot drive.

After cloning and successful boot on the new drive, you will want to use diskpart to "clean" the old drive, then disk manager to initialize the old drive.

This is not difficult to do, but there is a procedure.  If you do not have the skills, take your PC to a repair shop and have them do it.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[W10 is this generation's XP]

[AlHill]

One more thing - you may need an additional sata data cable.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[W10 is this generation's XP]