Summary :
- Samsung 850 EVO SSD Review. Samsung 850 EVO is one of the most popular SSDs among PC users all around the world since the day it released. Many statistic report this SSD is located in the top of the yearly sale list. Surely, it has some outstanding features so that it can be sought after by so many people.
- Installing Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer is more complicated than installing SSD in laptop. But getting the case off and accessing the drive is typically a lot easier than on most laptops. To install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer, you need to prepare a screwdriver and a SATA cable.
What is Samsung 860 EVO? How to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer? How to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling the operating system? This post from MiniTool will show the Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10.
I recently bought two Samsung EVO SSD VNAND drives, one 850 (500Gb) and one 860 (1TB). The 850 went smoothly, as the Samsung Data Migration tool properly made a complete copy of the original HDD and the laptop booted up with no problems on the 850. However, I've had tremendous headaches with the EVO 860.
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What Is Samsung 860 EVO SSD?
As is well known, Samsung enjoys high popularity in electronics industry and develops various storage devices, including solid-state drives, portable SSDs, memory cards and so on. The SSD contains several different series such as the 470 series, 750 series, 830 series, 850 series, 860 series, 950 series, 960 series, and 970 series.
In addition, the Samsung 850 EVO and Samsung 860 EVO are chosen by most people due to its high performance, useful features and affordable prices. In particular, the Samsung 860 EVO SSD is more popular, which uses the latest V-NAND and a robust algorithm-based controller, so that it comes in a wide range of compatible form factors and capacities.
What’s more, the Samsung 860 EVO SSD enjoys fast read and write speed. Its sequential read and write speed can respectively reach up to 550MB/s and 520MB/S. It also comes with large capacity, which is able to reach up to 4TB.
So, with good performance and large capacity, most people would like to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in their laptop or desktop computer so as to improve computer performance. However, they don’t know how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer and wonder the Samsung SSD 860 installation guide on Windows 10.
So, in the following part, we will show you how to install Samsung 860 EVO desktop or on laptop without reinstalling the operating system. In general, it includes 3 main steps.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps) Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Compute
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps)
- Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD
- Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD
- Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Computer
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps)
There is no doubt that all data is stored on the hard drive. If you replaced hard drive with a new one, all data will be lost. So, if you want to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD without data loss or without reinstalling OS, just keep on your reading. We will show you the Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 with the step-by-step guide.
Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD
Samsung Evo Ssd Software
In order to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you need to initialize it first. Thus, you can do that in Disk Management.
Now, here is the tutorial.
- Connect the Samsung 860 EVO SSD to your computer. You can connect the new Samsung 860 EVO SSD with the SATA cable and power line.
- Then start to initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
- Press Windows key and R key together to open Run dialog.
- Type diskmgmt.msc in the box and click OK to open Disk Management. You can click here to know more ways to open Disk Management.
- Then the Initialize Disk window will pop up automatically. You can choose to initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD to MBR or GPT. Then click OK to continue. Read the post MBR vs. GPT Guide: What's The Difference and Which One Is Better to know more.
After initializing Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you can create new partitions on it.
Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD
In order to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling the operating system and without data loss, you can choose to clone OS and all files from the original hard drive to the new one. So, this section will show you how to clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
In order to clone OS from HDD to SSD without data loss, you can utilize a user-friendly tool. Thus, the professional Windows backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker is recommended. Its Clone Disk feature enables you to clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD without data loss.
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Besides the Disk Clone feature, MiniTool ShadowMaker is also able to back up files, folders, disks, partitions, and the operating system. It can also help to restore the operating system to an earlier date as long as the system image is created before.
So, with so many powerful and user-friendly features, you can try it to clone OS to new SSD before performing Samsung SSD 860 installation Windows 10.
Now, here is the tutorial.
1. Click the following button to get MiniTool ShadowMaker. Or you can choose to purchase an advanced edition.
Samsung Evo Disk Utility
2. Install it on your computer.
3. Click Keep Trial.
4. Click Connect in This Computer to enter its main interface.
5. After entering its main interface, go to the Tools page.
6. Then click Clone Disk to continue.
7. In the pop-up window, you need to choose the clone source. Click Source module to continue. Here, select the original hard drive as disk clone source and click Finish to continue.
8. Then click Destination module to select the target disk so as to save all files and the operating system. Here, you need to select the Samsung 860 EVO SSD as the target disk. Then click Finish.
9. Click OK.
10. After that, then the disk cloning process will begin. It will take some time and the total time depends on the number of files on your original hard disk. Please do not interrupt the process until it is finished.
When the disk cloning process is finished, you will receive a warning message which tells you that the source disk and the target disk have the same signature. Thus, you need to remove or disconnect either of them. In addition, if you want to boot the computer from the target disk, please change BIOS settings first.
When all steps are finished, you have successfully cloned OS to the Samsung 860 EVO SSD. And now, it is time to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or in desktop computer.
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Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Computer
Now that all data and the operating system have been migrated to the Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you can begin to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer. We will show you how to perform Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 respectively.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop
First of all, we will walk you through how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop.
Now, here is the tutorial.
- Shut down your laptop computer.
- To install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop, you need to remove the original one first.
- Remove the battery and disconnect all external devices of the laptop computer.
- Then remove the HDD cover of the laptop.
- Remove the hard drive mount and pull out the original hard drive from the connectors carefully. To know more details of removing hard drive from laptop, you can read the post: 7 Steps: How to Remove Hard Drive from Laptop.
- After removing the original hard drive, insert Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
- Then screw the Samsung 860 EVO SSD so that secure it on the laptop.
- Next, recover the cover of the laptop and power on your computer.
After that, you can power on the laptop and check whether it can boot from the Samsung 860 EVO SSD. If not, you can read the post Top 5 Solutions to Fix SSD Won’t Boot Windows 10 - MiniTool and get the solutions and adjust your laptop to make it more suitable for the Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
The above steps show how to install Samsung 860 EVO in laptop. And in the next part, we will show you how to install Samsung in desktop computer.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO in Desktop Computer
Installing Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer is more complicated than installing SSD in laptop. But getting the case off and accessing the drive is typically a lot easier than on most laptops.
To install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer, you need to prepare a screwdriver and a SATA cable. If you are completely replacing the original drive, you can use the SATA cable that’s already in place. But if not, you need an adapter cable.
Here, we will show you how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer.
1. Power down your computer and disconnect all cables.
2. Remove the front cover of the chassis through unscrewing the fasteners, and then nudge the cover to the side.
3. If you are using a conventional desktop computer, you will see the motherboard with the boxy power supply either at the top or at the bottom of the case. You will see the hard drive mounted towards the front of the case.
4. Remove all cables from the hard drive. Some cables have a little tab locking mechanism you’ll have to squeeze first.
5. Unscrew the hard drive and take it off from the hard drive bracket.
6. Then insert the Samsung 860 EVO SSD in the place of old one and slide it into the place on the case, then secure it.
7. Next, plug the cables into the new Samsung 860 EVO SSD, with one end into the hard drive and the other end into the slot built in the chassis.
8. After that, remount the cover of the chassis.
When all steps are finished, power on your desktop computer and check whether it can boot successfully. These are all steps of installing Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer.
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Through these steps, you can install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer without reinstalling the operating system and losing data.
Bottom Line
In conclusion, this post introduced what the Samsung 860 EVO SSD is and how to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling OS.
If you want to perform Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 without data loss, this post is helpful and you can try these 3 steps.
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How to Install Samsung 860 EVO FAQ
- Unscrew and remove the sides of your computer’s case.
- Remove the original hard drive.
- Place the new SSD into its mount bracket and screw it.
- Connect the cables to the SSD and the other end to the SATA port.
- Recover the cover of the computer.
- Then power on the computer.
Samsung Data Migration Software for Windows 10
Like many SSDs, Samsung has its own migrating tool for data migration from hard drive to SSD, Samsung Data Migration Software (SDM). This Samsung-proprietary software was designed specifically for Samsung SSD products and is available for any Samsung SSD products, including 470 Series, 750 Series, 830 Series, 840 Series, 850 Series, 950 Series 960 Series and 970 Series.
When purchasing any product of these Series, you’ll find a SDM comes up. Some users prefer to do fresh install on the new Samsung drive, yet most PC users would like to keep the OS and installed programs intact. Thus, Samsung migration software for Windows 10 is of great importance in cloning HDD to Samsung SSD.
Samsung Data Migration tutorial
The detailed steps of operating SDM are fairly easy actually.
1. Install and open SDM, It will automatically scan and choose the Windows sytem disk as source disk.
2. Select the Samsung SSD as the destiantion.
3. Then click Start to clone HDD to Samsung SSD.
When it’s finished, shut down your system, swap out the old HDD for the new SSD, and boot up (make sure to enable AHCI in BIOS if it’s not already set up).
The only thing you need to pay attention to is to switch IDE mode to AHCI mode in BIOS. For user who is in RAID mode, just leave it alone. If you find it cannot work in RAID, you may need to reinstall the operating system for your Windows 10.
Samsung Data Migration not working
According to the Internet search result, Samsung data migration software for the EVO Series and PRO Series SSDs is the most wanted. Although SDM does a big favor in hard drive upgrading, there are some drawbacks reported on the Internet. Here are some common situations about Samsung Data Migration errors.
The software use issues. Some users say they find Samsung Data Migration not responding or not working after installing, and some users even cannot install the SDM.
The cloning process stuck. Many users complained that Samsung Data Migration stuck at 99%, 100% or even 0% in the event of cloning.
Samsung Data Migration changing source disk problem. The SDM only recognizes the hard drive that contains an operating system as its source disk and there is no option to change it. If you’d like to clone a different hard drive, it will not suitable.
SSD recognize error. Many people find that Samsung 850 EVO not detected in Windows 10. The causes are complicated and you can find corresponding fixes from the give list if necessary.
Manufacture brand compatible issue. It is known to all that Samsung Data Migration can only clone boot drive to a Samsung SSD, and will not work on other brands of SSDs such as Kingston SSDs, WD SSDs, Crucial SSDs, etc.
These are part of Samsung SSD user feedback in fact. But if you’re not luck enough and facing any situation of them, you won’t lose your mind with a “Plan B” in hand.
The Best Samsung SSD Data Migration Software for Windows 10
AOMEI Backupper Professional is a reliable and mighty Samsung migration software that helps you transfer all contents from old storage including MBR and GPT disks to the new Samsung SSD. To be specific, this software allows you to clone hard drive to smaller Samsung SSD as well as larger one without interrupting since it supports sector-by-sector clone, hot clone and intelligent clone.
When it comes to clone, you have options to do Disk Clone or System Clone. System Clone feature allows you to move only operating system drive and boot related drives to Samsung SSD. When you’re not clone a hard drive in bit-by-bit mode, you can edit partitions on destination Samsung SSD.
For advanced users, AOMEI Backupper also provides a way to clone hard drive from command prompt, which can assist you do unattended tasks. Creating bootable media (USB drive or CD/DVD) to clone hard drive without loading Windows is also available.
Besides, if you don’t have an USB-to-SATA cable, this software allows you do Samsung Data Migration without cable in Windows 10. Go for it and have a try 30-day free trial (Clone features in free trial can only be demonstrated, please upgrade to enjoy).
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Next part will introduce how to use Samsung SSD 850 EVO migration software in Windows 10 step by step.
Step by Step Guide: Samsung Data Migration in Windows 10
1. Install Samsung SSD to your PC and make sure it can be recognized by Windows.
2. Install and launch AOMEI Backupper. Go Clone and then Disk Clone.
3. Select your hard drive as the source disk.
4. Select Samsung SSD as the target disk.
5. Now you have entered into the final page. Check 'SSD Alignment' box in the lower left corner to improve its reading and writing speed. You can edit partitions on Samsung SSD there before you start if the need ever arises. Finally, click Start Clone to execute Samsung SSD data migration.
6. Replace old hard drive with the cloned Samsung SSD after cloning. Or, you can just change boot priority to cloned drive.
Tips: For laptop users, it is suggested to replace hard drive via backup and restore method to increase boot success. For more information with screenshots, please refer to Samsung laptop SSD upgrade kit.
Final Words
Steps in this Samsung data migration software are also simple, even a computer novice can handle well. As a matter of fact, AOMEI Backupper is great backup solution as well. For example, you can keep this software installed to protect your PC when Windows 10 backup not working.