Resolved Chosing a replacement SSD

Go back and continue with your EaseUS Clone.

 

So... the cloning software says that it will erase everything from the original SSD in the process of cloning the new one. Is that right?? What will happen when I reboot? I assume that I should disconnect the old primary drive before I reboot and it will find the new one automatically? Will it reassign it as C:\?

 

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

 

I have only one thing to say. DONE!!!

Cloned, then I expanded the new partition size (as it reflected the smaller SSDs footprint) and reformatted the old SSD. I also renamed the two SSDs so I could tell them apart (e.g.- SSDWIN to SSDWIN256). The EaseUS Todo Backup and the MiniTools Partition Wizard were both free AND were fantastic assets. Highly recommended.

Thanks for all your help, Doc.!!!!!!

 

Excellent!

And you're more than welcome.

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Hey Doc, can I ask two random questions, please?

1. Is there anyway to increase the font size on the forum?

2. My computer has one of those Rosewill multi-input headers. One drive letter says BD-Rom when I don't have one. I do have a DVD and it is listed separately. Not to worry or should I clean it up?

Thanks, Larry

 

1) In most browsers you can press [Ctrl][+] several times, or while holding down the [Ctrl] key, scroll the mouse wheel forward (away) from you. And then to shrink it back down, [Ctrl][-], or [Ctrl] mouse wheel back.

2) Do you get an error if you try to eject the BD-ROM in Windows Explorer? If you're sure it's not any one of your other drives that is somehow mislabeled, what happens if delete/uninstall it in Device Manager and reboot?

 

1) Cntrl -/+. Cool, didn't know that. Nice that it only affects one page at a time.

2) Eject had no effect. I am not sure about it. If I delete/uninstall, will it find it again as New Hardware upon reboot?

Thanks

 

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2) If it's there, yes. On reboot Windows should automatically run through it's "found new hardware" routine and set it back up for you.

 

I went into Device Mgr and found a 2nd device in DVD/CD ROM Drives. It is called "DTSOFT Virtual cdrom device ". I cannot definitively link it to the J: drive but it must be the phantom BD-ROM Drive. It has something to do with Daemon Tools which I do have installed on my computer. I guess that I will just let it be for now, or until I decide to uninstall Daemon Tools. Is there any downside to this plan other than my having no idea what it actually does?

Thanks

 

Since it's apparently part of Daemon Tools, I wouldn't think so.

 

OK. Guess I better go shopping for some virtual BD-ROMs!!!

Thanks, Doc!!!

 

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