How To Add Additional Ssd To Desktop

How to Install an SSD in your Desktop PC

Increase the overall speed of your PC, the time it takes to kicking and load programs by following our elementary guide to installing a solid state drive. Having successfully helped thousands of people of all ages, backgrounds, and figurer-skill levels install SSDs, we're confident that you also, will be able to expertly install an SSD in your desktop PC. Installing an SSD requires little more than a screwdriver and your system's owner'due south transmission, so allow's install an SSD in your desktop computer.

Transferring data to your new hard drive

If y'all are replacing your existing drive, nosotros recommend the use of data migration (cloning) software to motility all the files from your existing drive onto your new hard drive. Data migration software is available here at Crucial.com.

To install an SSD in a Mac^® system, the process is dissimilar – follow our Mac-specific SSD install steps here.

Warning!—Static electricity can damage the components in your system. To protect your organisation's components from static damage during the installation process, affect any of the unpainted metallic surfaces on your estimator's frame or wear an ESD wrist strap before touching or handling internal components. Either method will safely discharge static electricity that's naturally present in your body.

How to install an SSD safely

To protect your new SSD, exercise not touch the connectors on the drive.
Exercise not open the SSD. Doing and so will void your warranty.

Desktop SSD installation instructions

one. Brand certain you're working in a static-safe environs

Remove any plastic bags or papers from your work space.

2. Get together supplies

2.5-inch Crucial^®SSD
Screwdriver
Your figurer's owner'due south manual (which will specify the blazon of screwdriver you demand)

3. Shut down your system

When your system has been powered off, unplug the power cable.

4. Hold down the ability button for 5 seconds to belch remainder electricity

Interior of a desktop PC with case removed

v. Open your desktop'due south instance

Refer to your system's owner's manual for how to do this.

Finger touching an unpainted metal surface in the interior of a desktop PC to discharge static charge

6. Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface

This is an extra safeguard that protects your drive and components from static damage during the installation process.

Hand pointing to the storage bay of a desktop PC

seven. Locate the storage bay

Refer to your owner's manual for the verbal location and note the size of the bays.

Some storage bays and existing hard drives are significantly larger than a standard size SSD. If this is the example in your system, y'all'll demand a 2.v-inch to 3.5-inch converter to make the SSD fit snugly. Remove your old drive and disconnect whatever cables and brackets attached to it.

SSD being plugged in to a desktop PC

8. Plug the SSD into your system

Don't forcefulness the connection – it should plug in easily and fit snugly.

To install the SSD as a secondary drive (non your chief or boot drive), use a SATA cablevision and attach one end of the cable to the SATA connector on your motherboard. Attach the other stop of the SATA cable to your Crucial SSD. And so, use an available SATA power cable coming from your system's power supply and connect the cable to your Crucial SSD. For either type of install, consult your owner'due south manual for how to remove an existing drive (if necessary), and how to handle the cables.

9. Reassemble your desktop

10. Power on your calculator

Your SSD is installed!

Have some fun and see how much faster your desktop boots up and apps load! You can make your SSD even faster by downloading our Crucial Storage Executive¹ software and enabling the Momentum Cache characteristic. Click here to download Storage Executive.