Moving Windows OS to second hard drive [on hold]
I will soon receive a new Inspiron 15 with an m.2 500Gb SSD with Windows 10. Ubuntu will be my primary OS. And I would like to move Windows to a SATA disk which I will add, and do a fresh install of Ubuntu on the m.2 drive. And have a dual boot between the two.
Will I have problems with Windows activation when it is moved to another disk?
dual-boot system-installation windows-10
asked Dec 16 at 21:46
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I will soon receive a new Inspiron 15 with an m.2 500Gb SSD with Windows 10. Ubuntu will be my primary OS. And I would like to move Windows to a SATA disk which I will add, and do a fresh install of Ubuntu on the m.2 drive. And have a dual boot between the two.
Will I have problems with Windows activation when it is moved to another disk?
dual-boot system-installation windows-10
asked Dec 16 at 21:46
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for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output ofsudo lshw -C storageinto your post
– Elder Geek
yesterday
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago
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I will soon receive a new Inspiron 15 with an m.2 500Gb SSD with Windows 10. Ubuntu will be my primary OS. And I would like to move Windows to a SATA disk which I will add, and do a fresh install of Ubuntu on the m.2 drive. And have a dual boot between the two.
Will I have problems with Windows activation when it is moved to another disk?
dual-boot system-installation windows-10
asked Dec 16 at 21:46
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I will soon receive a new Inspiron 15 with an m.2 500Gb SSD with Windows 10. Ubuntu will be my primary OS. And I would like to move Windows to a SATA disk which I will add, and do a fresh install of Ubuntu on the m.2 drive. And have a dual boot between the two.
Will I have problems with Windows activation when it is moved to another disk?
dual-boot system-installation windows-10
dual-boot system-installation windows-10
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asked Dec 16 at 21:46
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put on hold as too broad by mikewhatever, mook765, Eric Carvalho, Elder Geek, dessert yesterday
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as too broad by mikewhatever, mook765, Eric Carvalho, Elder Geek, dessert yesterday
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output ofsudo lshw -C storageinto your post
– Elder Geek
yesterday
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago
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for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output ofsudo lshw -C storageinto your post
– Elder Geek
yesterday
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago
for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output of
sudo lshw -C storage into your post– Elder Geek
yesterday
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output of
sudo lshw -C storage into your post– Elder Geek
yesterday
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago
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for 3rd Point. windows activation will not be a problem as the details are stored in mother board chip/BIOS.. i have changed few ssds n hdds with my windows10 Toshiba laptop and i am dual booting with Ubuntu.
– PRATAP
Dec 17 at 2:35
For 1st point, I have a computer with Win 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 on 1TB HDD and Win 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 on 125GB SSD, all works well, Bootloader is on SSD. For 2nd point b, It might be easiest to do a fresh install of Win 10 on 250GB disk. Your product key should work OK for that.
– C.S.Cameron
Dec 17 at 5:02
Welcome to AskUbuntu! Much depends on the specifications. M.2 specification supports SATA3 and PCIe3 and USB3 Personally I'd boot both OS's from the faster drive installed alongside each other and mount the slower of the 2 as additional storage. Windows activation isn't a concern regardless. If you want useful advice I'd need you to at least boot from live media and edit the output of
sudo lshw -C storageinto your post– Elder Geek
yesterday
Possible duplicate of Moving entire Linux installation to another drive and Install on Second Hard Drive with startup boot option?
– karel
18 hours ago