I had problems copying my W7 O/S.
I bought this SSD, an IDE adapter case (to fit into my old Acer Aspire) and an IDE-USB adapter cable.
The O/S wouldn't transfer because of a bit rate transfer issue, caused by the IDE-USB cable. Because my laptop is real old i had only one way to make this work:
I used Macruim Reflect 8 freeware.
1. Create a Macrium Rescue USB or CD.
2. Run Macrium and create an Image of your O/S or partition you want to copy, and copy onto a 3rd drive.
3. Then swap the SSD for the old IDE or whatever HDD.
4. Boot your PC from the Macrium Rescue USB/CD you created. Connect the 3rd drive.
5. Show Macrium where the Image is on the 3rd drive, then tick the SSD drive you want to copy it to.
If you get stuck, this should work for you.
Review:
1. I couldn't find a Kingston IDE adapter case!!? They sell the SSDs, they sell SATA SSDs but no IDE adapter cases? I had to buy one from 3rd party!
2. This SSD on it's own, without case, is twice the price of SATA SSD for half the memory capacity. Why? 512gb SATA is £25 atm.
3. Boot times gone from 150secs to 30secs.! And the old HHD only had 1.5gig of space left which isn't a problem anymore. The whole PC is running much faster.
4. The Microsoft windows experience score for my IDE HDD was 4.6. The SSD score is 6.4.
I'm very happy with this SSD, i always buy Kingston storage. Would recommend.
Can't understand the price difference though..
| Brand | Kingston |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 10.01 x 0.07 x 6.98 cm; 1 Grams |
| Item model number | SKC600/256G |
| Manufacturer | Kingston |
| Series | SKC600/256G |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | 2.5" SATA |
| Memory Clock Speed | 2 |
| Hard Drive Size | 256 GB |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Wattage | 1 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 1 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
