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Hi folks,
I've just joined the SSD world... finally With a nice shiny new Crucial C300 128GB. Should arrive in a day or two.
So I have a few questions:
1) Given that I'm running a Gigabyte UD5 mobo (which doesn't have SATA6) should I buy a SATA6 controller card ? Something like this one?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-000-AS&tool=3
Will this be compatible with my mobo? Funny how it's only Asus mobos that are listed as compatible. I figure it must be ok for use in other mobos...?
2) Should I set this drive to AHCI mode before I install Win7 or is it safe/easy enough to do it afterwards?
3) Is there any way I could simply clone my OS drive and copy it all back on to the new SSD? Or is it truly worth the effort of reinstalling everything?
4) Anything else I should know to get this SSD working to its best?
Cheers!
I've just joined the SSD world... finally With a nice shiny new Crucial C300 128GB. Should arrive in a day or two.
So I have a few questions:
1) Given that I'm running a Gigabyte UD5 mobo (which doesn't have SATA6) should I buy a SATA6 controller card ? Something like this one?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-000-AS&tool=3
Will this be compatible with my mobo? Funny how it's only Asus mobos that are listed as compatible. I figure it must be ok for use in other mobos...?
2) Should I set this drive to AHCI mode before I install Win7 or is it safe/easy enough to do it afterwards?
3) Is there any way I could simply clone my OS drive and copy it all back on to the new SSD? Or is it truly worth the effort of reinstalling everything?
4) Anything else I should know to get this SSD working to its best?
Cheers!