Hi people.
A bit of a wrinkle in the plans... still need to transfer the operating
system though.
The deal to buy the used computer fell through. It wasn't what I wanted
anyway. So I purchased and assembled a new machine. I will not be
installing Windows on it.
Here is the problem... my old operating system is on an M.SATA drive. My
new computer has 2 M.2 drives. I didn't realize there was a difference,
because M.2 does both PCIE and SATA. But it turns out that M.SATA is a
different form factor than M.2 and I cannot plug my old M.SATA drive into
my new motherboard.
Here is an explanation of the differences between M.2 and M.SATA.
https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/mSATA-SSD-mSATA-solid-sta...
So how do I transfer my old operating system from the M.SATA drive in my
old computer to the M.2 drive in my new computer ? rsync over the
network while running the new computer off a USB drive ?
Thanks
On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 11:35 AM linux guy <linuxguy123(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi people.
I'm about to purchase a new workstation computer because my current
workstation is too slow. The new computer comes with Windows 10 installed
on it. I rarely use Windows, but occasionally it comes in handy to
troubleshoot something, so I'd like to leave it on the hard drive.
Question: how do I transfer my current workstation installation to the
new hard drive and retain Windows ? I don't want to start over building
my workstation installation from a fresh install.
Thanks
LG