Hi
I've ordered a new larger-sized SSD which should arrive in the next day or so (going from 240MB to 512MB).
I have a WindowsImageBackup on my NAS, which I believe I made not long after a clean install of 8 and the upgrade to 8.1, installing key software I use, etc. about a year or so ago. It's 88GB.
I have a Windows 8 Pro ISO burned to a DVD and have the product key to hand.
Will it be as simple as installing the new SSD, booting my DVD, and then doing a restore of the WIB from my NAS? If so, will the restore be able to view my NAS at that stage in the proceedings?
I also have a Plan B forming in my head, which is keep my current SSD as a second installed drive. In which case, could I copy the WIB to that SSD and point the restore to that?
TIA
I've ordered a new larger-sized SSD which should arrive in the next day or so (going from 240MB to 512MB).
I have a WindowsImageBackup on my NAS, which I believe I made not long after a clean install of 8 and the upgrade to 8.1, installing key software I use, etc. about a year or so ago. It's 88GB.
I have a Windows 8 Pro ISO burned to a DVD and have the product key to hand.
Will it be as simple as installing the new SSD, booting my DVD, and then doing a restore of the WIB from my NAS? If so, will the restore be able to view my NAS at that stage in the proceedings?
I also have a Plan B forming in my head, which is keep my current SSD as a second installed drive. In which case, could I copy the WIB to that SSD and point the restore to that?
TIA
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- W8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- PC Specialist Optimus
- CPU
- Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
- Motherboard
- Intel Ivybridge 09
- Memory
- 16GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 8GB)
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM -
- Sound Card
- Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" AUO Matte Full HD Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s
- Case
- Clevo W150ER
- Browser
- Firefox