Let's take a quick look at a step-by-step guide detailing how to turn an SSD into a boot drive for your new or existing ...

Need a new external backup drive or more internal storage for a laptop or desktop? This guide can help you make the best ...

Boot your PC with the USB drive as the primary storage, select the SSD when prompted, and follow the instructions on-screen. Is it OK to use SSD and HDD together? Yes, it is absolutely fine to use ...

You don't need some super-fast, next-gen PCIe 5.0-based SSD but even a basic 2.5-inch SATA SSD is world's better than a mechanical HDD. Microsoft knows this, we know this, OEMs know this.

As the video (below) demonstrates, the SSD was able to finish booting and connect to a wireless network while the HDD model was still spinning its gear on the grey boot screen.

With an SSD, you’ll also get the added advantage of greater ruggedness (SSDs are much less susceptible to damage from drops than hard drives because they have no moving parts), better battery ...

Check the PC’s boot priority; Check if the HDD/SSD is failing; Run Automatic Repair; Run CHKDSK and SFC; Rebuild BCD & Repair MBR. Let’s get into the details of each method.

So naturally, we decided to compare the failure rates of the SSD and HDD boot drives. Below are the lifetime failure rates for each cohort as of Q2 2021. It’s over, SSDs win.

With an SSD, you’ll also get the added advantage of greater ruggedness (SSDs are much less susceptible to damage from drops than hard drives because they have no moving parts), better battery ...