01-27-2017 08:29 AM - last edited on 03-05-2024 10:52 PM by ROGBot
01-27-2017 10:10 AM
Julskey wrote:
1. Yes.
01-27-2017 10:42 PM
IWILZ wrote:
Thank you Julskey, the first answer is the most important for me 😉
I hope that i could use the following procedure (but i'm not sure at all):
- insert the new 256GB M.2 card into the second slot
- "clone" the O.S. M.2 on the new one using something like AOMEI Backupper free sw
- at this point the 2 SSDs could be switched together into the 2 slots and (i hope) the PC will boot from the new 256GB M.2
- if all is ok, i can format the original 128GB M.2 using it as a 3rd "data" disk
Do you think that this procedure will work?
Otherwise is there any tutorial that you know about that?
01-28-2017 12:58 AM
01-28-2017 02:38 AM
Julskey wrote:
I think it's better to make a backup image first before inserting the new m.2 drive
Julskey wrote:
then clone the image to the new drive.
Julskey wrote:
Better to test out the newly cloned drive first without the old drive, then if it's working, it is safe to wipe the content of the old drive.
01-28-2017 03:49 AM
02-03-2017 10:07 AM
Julskey wrote:
On my G752VT, I've cloned original hdd to 2.5" 250GB Samsung 850 evo, with no problems. However I've had some issues from my 2.5" SSD to m.2 Samsung 950 pro, but I've managed to restore original image (from original HDD) finally. As of now, I decided to try a fresh install of Windows 10 in the 500GB 950. I still have the original image in my 2.5" 850evo SSD and I can boot with either of them without any problem. I still keep several images of my original out of the box state hdd (and some images with frequently used programs installed) into several external hard drives (redundant backups, hehehe).
02-03-2017 05:10 PM
IWILZ wrote:
I've bought a Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 and i'm ready to try my experiment but reading your previous message i think that my procedure will be very different from yours.
- You moved your S.O. from a M.2 SSD to an 2.5" SSD (not directly into another M.2 installed into the second slot), in a second time you moved the S.O. to a new M.2 SSD (i assume OUT from the PC) and at the last you inserted the new M.2 SSD into your G752VT in place of the original one. Right?
- I will try to install the new M.2 in the second slot and clone my S.O. directly from the original M.2 to the new one.
In the last days i've also found an alarming message here: https://rog.asus.com/articles/g-series-gaming-laptops/upgrade-guide-rog-g752/ "Up to two NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSDs can be installed in RAID0 (both SSDs need to be identical)". It's not clear if "both SSDs need to be identical" to obtain a RAID0 configuration (of course) or they MUST BE IDENTICAL anyhow!
I'm afraid to waste my time and/or get some bad issues :mad:
02-05-2017 04:13 PM