How do I upgrade to a SSD on an Asus?

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I got a refurbished asus laptop. It has no recovery partition. I'm currently downloading the USB windows 8.1from this thread - http://www.eightforums.com/installa...tted-genuine-windows-8-lenovo.html#post330277

I entered my bios via f-9, but don't see where there is an option to change boot to USB. I'm afraid if I pop the SSD in, I'm going to have issues since my windows media is on the USB stick.

Any pointers or links to guides that will enable me to do this successfully?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q102LA
Try continually pressing "ESC" key on a restart to bring up the one time boot menu where you can select which option to boot from,obviously make sure the USB drive is connected when doing this.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WINDOWS 8/64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K550C
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3537U
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X550CC 1.0
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio/ Realtek High Definition Audio
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro SSD
    Browser
    Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
While in BIOS don't forget to switch from IDE to AHCI mode for the SSD.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
On my machine, you use F12 to select one-time boot options. To boot from the USB, you then select USB-HDD. Yours may have something similar.
 

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Wanted to drop in and say thanks.

On the Asus it's the escape button, but if a blank drive is inserted like as in my case it will just smart boot to that drive.

I ended up using the Asus Backtraker utility. Worked nicely. After install of the SSD I also used the same utility to delete the recovery partition and get an extra 20GB of space back.

Then, I took the 500GB hard drive I was using for File History on my main machine, created a partition for the Backtracker files and image, and will store it there for future needs should they arise. I like the idea of having file history for the main computer and recovery media for the laptop on the same drive AND I also kept the backtracker info another external hard drive just in case the first drive fails.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q102LA
Wanted to drop in and say thanks.

On the Asus it's the escape button, but if a blank drive is inserted like as in my case it will just smart boot to that drive.

I ended up using the Asus Backtraker utility. Worked nicely. After install of the SSD I also used the same utility to delete the recovery partition and get an extra 20GB of space back.

Then, I took the 500GB hard drive I was using for File History on my main machine, created a partition for the Backtracker files and image, and will store it there for future needs should they arise. I like the idea of having file history for the main computer and recovery media for the laptop on the same drive AND I also kept the backtracker info another external hard drive just in case the first drive fails.

OK then so your recovery partition was still intact. As all the Backtracker program does is move the recovery Image to a bootable USB thumb drive.
I would just keep the thumb drive you used to as is for the next time you have to go back to factory image!
And use Macrium Reflect or some other Imaging/back up program and keep several SSD Drive images. The MR Images are of your computer as it is at the time you make the image. And are much quicker to restore than the factory image. Of course you won't have to reinstall all your software and configuration.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro MC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW / Z97 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3610QM / I7-4790K
    Motherboard
    Z97 Pro
    Memory
    16 GB Hyundai HTM315156CFR8C-PB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (GF114M)
    Sound Card
    VIA 6.0.10.1600
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
    Internet Speed
    30 down 3 up
    Browser
    Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    NIS and Malwarebytes
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