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Samsung SSD DC Toolkit is designed to work with Samsung SSD products including PM863, PM863a, SM863, SM863a, PM963 non-customized, 860 DCT, 883 DCT, 983 DCT, 983 DCT M.2, and 983 ZET. This software is not compatible with other manufacturers' SSDs. Need to clone Samsung SSD 860. Among various SSDs, Samsung 860 EVO is the best, as it has the best combination of price, endurance, capacity and performance of any drive you can buy. Compared with Samsung 850 EVO, it is faster and more durable. Thus, Samsung SSD 860 EVO replaces the Samsung 850 EVO, which was the top SSD choice for nearly three. The firmware release improves compatible systems stability. Samsung has announced the availability of a new firmware package developed for its 960 EVO SSD Series, namely version 2B7QCXE7, which manages to improve the overall compatibility and stability for systems supporting PCIe.
What is Samsung 860 EVO? How to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer? How to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling the operating system? This post from MiniTool will show the Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10.
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What Is Samsung 860 EVO SSD?
As is well known, Samsung enjoys high popularity in electronics industry and develops various storage devices, including solid-state drives, portable SSDs, memory cards and so on. The SSD contains several different series such as the 470 series, 750 series, 830 series, 850 series, 860 series, 950 series, 960 series, and 970 series.
In addition, the Samsung 850 EVO and Samsung 860 EVO are chosen by most people due to its high performance, useful features and affordable prices. In particular, the Samsung 860 EVO SSD is more popular, which uses the latest V-NAND and a robust algorithm-based controller, so that it comes in a wide range of compatible form factors and capacities.
What’s more, the Samsung 860 EVO SSD enjoys fast read and write speed. Its sequential read and write speed can respectively reach up to 550MB/s and 520MB/S. It also comes with large capacity, which is able to reach up to 4TB.
So, with good performance and large capacity, most people would like to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in their laptop or desktop computer so as to improve computer performance. However, they don’t know how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer and wonder the Samsung SSD 860 installation guide on Windows 10.
So, in the following part, we will show you how to install Samsung 860 EVO desktop or on laptop without reinstalling the operating system. In general, it includes 3 main steps.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps) Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Compute
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How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps)
- Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD
- Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD
- Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Computer
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO Without Reinstalling OS (3 Steps)
There is no doubt that all data is stored on the hard drive. If you replaced hard drive with a new one, all data will be lost. So, if you want to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD without data loss or without reinstalling OS, just keep on your reading. We will show you the Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 with the step-by-step guide.
Step 1: Initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD
In order to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you need to initialize it first. Thus, you can do that in Disk Management.
Now, here is the tutorial.
- Connect the Samsung 860 EVO SSD to your computer. You can connect the new Samsung 860 EVO SSD with the SATA cable and power line.
- Then start to initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
- Press Windows key and R key together to open Run dialog.
- Type diskmgmt.msc in the box and click OK to open Disk Management. You can click here to know more ways to open Disk Management.
- Then the Initialize Disk window will pop up automatically. You can choose to initialize Samsung 860 EVO SSD to MBR or GPT. Then click OK to continue. Read the post MBR vs. GPT Guide: What's The Difference and Which One Is Better to know more.
After initializing Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you can create new partitions on it.
Step 2: Clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD
In order to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling the operating system and without data loss, you can choose to clone OS and all files from the original hard drive to the new one. So, this section will show you how to clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
In order to clone OS from HDD to SSD without data loss, you can utilize a user-friendly tool. Thus, the professional Windows backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker is recommended. Its Clone Disk feature enables you to clone OS to Samsung 860 EVO SSD without data loss.
Besides the Disk Clone feature, MiniTool ShadowMaker is also able to back up files, folders, disks, partitions, and the operating system. It can also help to restore the operating system to an earlier date as long as the system image is created before.
So, with so many powerful and user-friendly features, you can try it to clone OS to new SSD before performing Samsung SSD 860 installation Windows 10.
Now, here is the tutorial.
1. Click the following button to get MiniTool ShadowMaker. Or you can choose to purchase an advanced edition.
2. Install it on your computer.
3. Click Keep Trial.
4. Click Connect in This Computer to enter its main interface.
5. After entering its main interface, go to the Tools page.
6. Then click Clone Disk to continue.
7. In the pop-up window, you need to choose the clone source. Click Source module to continue. Here, select the original hard drive as disk clone source and click Finish to continue.
8. Then click Destination module to select the target disk so as to save all files and the operating system. Here, you need to select the Samsung 860 EVO SSD as the target disk. Then click Finish.
9. Click OK.
10. After that, then the disk cloning process will begin. It will take some time and the total time depends on the number of files on your original hard disk. Please do not interrupt the process until it is finished.
When the disk cloning process is finished, you will receive a warning message which tells you that the source disk and the target disk have the same signature. Thus, you need to remove or disconnect either of them. In addition, if you want to boot the computer from the target disk, please change BIOS settings first.
When all steps are finished, you have successfully cloned OS to the Samsung 860 EVO SSD. And now, it is time to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or in desktop computer.
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Step 3: Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop or Desktop Computer
Now that all data and the operating system have been migrated to the Samsung 860 EVO SSD, you can begin to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer. We will show you how to perform Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 respectively.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in Laptop
First of all, we will walk you through how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop.
Now, here is the tutorial.
- Shut down your laptop computer.
- To install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop, you need to remove the original one first.
- Remove the battery and disconnect all external devices of the laptop computer.
- Then remove the HDD cover of the laptop.
- Remove the hard drive mount and pull out the original hard drive from the connectors carefully. To know more details of removing hard drive from laptop, you can read the post: 7 Steps: How to Remove Hard Drive from Laptop.
- After removing the original hard drive, insert Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
- Then screw the Samsung 860 EVO SSD so that secure it on the laptop.
- Next, recover the cover of the laptop and power on your computer.
After that, you can power on the laptop and check whether it can boot from the Samsung 860 EVO SSD. If not, you can read the post Top 5 Solutions to Fix SSD Won’t Boot Windows 10 - MiniTool and get the solutions and adjust your laptop to make it more suitable for the Samsung 860 EVO SSD.
The above steps show how to install Samsung 860 EVO in laptop. And in the next part, we will show you how to install Samsung in desktop computer.
How to Install Samsung 860 EVO in Desktop Computer
Installing Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer is more complicated than installing SSD in laptop. But getting the case off and accessing the drive is typically a lot easier than on most laptops.
To install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer, you need to prepare a screwdriver and a SATA cable. If you are completely replacing the original drive, you can use the SATA cable that’s already in place. But if not, you need an adapter cable.
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Here, we will show you how to install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer.
1. Power down your computer and disconnect all cables.
2. Remove the front cover of the chassis through unscrewing the fasteners, and then nudge the cover to the side.
3. If you are using a conventional desktop computer, you will see the motherboard with the boxy power supply either at the top or at the bottom of the case. You will see the hard drive mounted towards the front of the case.
4. Remove all cables from the hard drive. Some cables have a little tab locking mechanism you’ll have to squeeze first.
5. Unscrew the hard drive and take it off from the hard drive bracket.
6. Then insert the Samsung 860 EVO SSD in the place of old one and slide it into the place on the case, then secure it.
7. Next, plug the cables into the new Samsung 860 EVO SSD, with one end into the hard drive and the other end into the slot built in the chassis.
8. After that, remount the cover of the chassis.
When all steps are finished, power on your desktop computer and check whether it can boot successfully. These are all steps of installing Samsung 860 EVO SSD in desktop computer.
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Through these steps, you can install Samsung 860 EVO SSD in laptop or desktop computer without reinstalling the operating system and losing data.
Bottom Line
In conclusion, this post introduced what the Samsung 860 EVO SSD is and how to install Samsung 860 EVO without reinstalling OS.
If you want to perform Samsung SSD 860 EVO installation Windows 10 without data loss, this post is helpful and you can try these 3 steps.
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How to Install Samsung 860 EVO FAQ
- Unscrew and remove the sides of your computer’s case.
- Remove the original hard drive.
- Place the new SSD into its mount bracket and screw it.
- Connect the cables to the SSD and the other end to the SATA port.
- Recover the cover of the computer.
- Then power on the computer.
The solid-state storage technology has reached maturity. It does not mean that flash-based storage media is as robust or as reliable as traditional mechanical hard drives; it merely means that we’ve reached the point where SSD manufacturers are no longer working on improving the main qualities of their devices, instead concentrating their efforts on delivering more gigabytes per dollar.
Bigger and cheaper. That’s the SSD trend of 2014 and 2015.
To remain competitive, manufacturers invented smart tricks allowing them to squeeze more gigabytes into their SSD drives without increasing costs. Some manufacturers used larger silicon dies (a lesser number of NAND chips can be used to achieve the required storage capacity), which unfortunately affects read and write speeds.
Other manufacturers tried to make more NAND chips out of a single silicon wafer by using the 14 nm technology instead of the 22 nm one. This does allow manufacturing NAND chips cheaper; however, this also leads to increased current leaks and reduced reliability (shorter retention period and reduced numbers of program-erase cycles per cell). Samsung, one of the largest SSD manufacturers, decided to use TLC technology in their budget SSD series instead of the traditional MLC.
TLC? What the heck is TLC, and why does it affect reliability?
Traditionally, a single NAND cell can be programmed with either 1 or 0, storing exactly one bit of information per cell. That was SLC, or Single Level Cell. SLC memory is the fastest and most reliable of them all, withstanding up to 100,000 program-erase cycles at three times the cost of the next-best memory, MLC.
MLC (Multi Level Cell) memory can retain two bits per cell. This is achieved by reading the current level (0, 1, 2 or 3) instead of simply checking if it is “there” (1) or “not there” (0) as in SLC cells. MLC memory is considered reliable enough for consumer-grade flash, withstanding about 10,000 program-erase cycles. MLC memory is used in all eMMC chips (smartphones, tablets), most memory cards (SDHC, SDXC, Compact Flash) and most consumer-grade SSD drives.
Finally, there’s TLC (Triple Level Cell). TLC cells store even more data compared to MLC (3 bits per cell), which makes them some 30% more cost effective compared to MLC. It also theoretically makes them about 3 times less reliable than MLC, with only about 3,000 program-erase cycles per cell. In other words, TLC is a lower-cost alternative to traditional MLC NAND memory whose purpose is to bump storage capacity at a reduced price.
Saving a whooping 30% to sacrifice measly 60% of reliability? YES! That’s the deal of the century! So some manufacturers (SanDisk and Samsung among them) jumped the bandwagon and started producing TLC-based SSD drives. Your ultrabook may be using one. Or if you’ve bought an EVO SSD from Samsung, you’re using one for sure.
(Note: not all TLC memory is bad. The latest 3D TLC used in Samsung’s 850 series SSD drives appears just as reliable as MLC according to initial reports).
So what exactly happens if you bought a Samsung EVO 840 series SSD drive and used it for a while? It may fail. In fact, TLC drives fail considerably more often compared to their MLC counterparts.
What happens when an SSD drive fails? Depending on the root cause of the failure, you may be unable to read some data from that drive. This is the easiest one to correct; just download File Recovery Software and make an ISO image of the SSD drive (save a copy on your hard drive, which should be entirely possible considering how small most today’s SSD’s are). Once you have an ISO image, use Partition Recovery to extract files and folders. Even if your original SSD fails at this point, you’re not going to lose any more data that was already lost before it stopped working completely.
What happens if a bad flash cell happens to contain one of the disk’s system structures? If this is the case, you may get a mountable but unreadable disk (if the file system was corrupted), or in a worse case, a detectable but non-mountable device (if a partition table was damaged). If any of this happens to your SSD drive, you’ll need using Partition Recovery Software in order to locate the original partitions and recover data from the device. Note that you’re still better off making an ISO image of your SSD drive and performing all subsequent recovery operations on that ISO image.
Finally, we’ve been reported that some 840-series EVO drives failed without giving a prior warning. The failed devices will not show up in the list of available devices, will not display a drive letter and may or may not appear in the computer’s BIOS. In some cases, the drives suddenly become unreadable and unrecognized by the BIOS. If this is the case, no software-based tool can help recover information. Customers who’s drives are not recognized in BIOS are advised to look for a reputable data recovery lab that uses a combination of hardware and software (such as that developed by ACE in “ACE Announces Data Recovery Solution for Failed Samsung 840 EVO SSDs”).