Kingston 96 GB SSD upgrade Kit unboxing
I recently received the Kingston 96 GB SSD for review from Kingston technology this particular SSD is from the SSDNow 100V+ series from Kingston the model number is SVP100S2B/96G this is a full upgrade kit that that has everything that you need to upgrade your computer from a standard HDD to a fast SSD drive.
Show below is the video of the un-boxing for this Kingston 100V+ SSD upgrade kit and show you what all you get in the SSD kit.
I also made a video on how to migrate your data from your HDD to the new SSD basically cloning your HDD to the SSD with the supplied software on the Kingston CD that we get so that you can easily use the new SSD on your computer.
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That’s MY SSD!
@Manchunia88: Nice so how long have you been using this SSD.
@geekyranjit I’ve had it for 3 months, it’s fantastic. I use it in my laptop, i chose against getting a Sata 3 device because of compatibility. It is fantastic, only 89 GBP on amazon although 110 when i bought it. It’s not Revo drive but it is without doubt the greatest upgrade to a computer i have ever made. Would never turn back to a HDD for anything other than simple storage.
@Manchunia88: Yep I agree once you have tasted and experienced SSD’s going back to a HDD is not at option!It’s a godd SSD for SATA 2 interface also considering the price also good thing about this drive is it’s inbuilt garbage collection coz then I do not have to worry about TRIM support.
thats cool what the cost ranjit… can u test the drive and show real world speed like to see it…
@tomyloveu: Tom do not have the correct official pricing but for just the SSD not the kit it should be about 8 – 8.5K, I am still doing the review and testing on the drive…… initial impressions nice for a mid-range SSD with my HDD it take about 1m 4 sec to boot win 7 with this SSD it’s about 24 sec also other HDD intensive test about 3x – 3.5x performance compared to normal HDD, will make a detailed video review approx by next week.
@geekyranjit thats nice i wait for that…. i hope u get hand on ocz or intel one as well… it be nice to see… and yea thats the fun with ssd… from 1min to just 24sec that really cool… do try on usb 3 as well i wait to see ur real world test and thx for the videos u share…
thats nice i wait for that…. i hope u get hand on ocz or intel one as well… it be nice to see… and yea thats the fun with ssd… from 1min to just 24sec that really cool… do try on usb 3 as well i wait to see ur real world test and thx for the videos u share…
@tomyloveu: The other SSD that have from Kingston is the HyperX it uses the SATA 3 (6 Gbit/s) interface so is about twice faster than this SSD…… its among the fastest SSD in the market like OCZ etc…… but again it would be a lot more expensive than this 96GB SSD that I unboxed in the video.
@geekyranjit i am seeing all ur videos…. this is the update needed most … coz everything is fast but same old hdd… we still use… this need to be changed…. now
i am seeing all ur videos…. this is the update needed most … coz everything is fast but same old hdd… we still use… this need to be changed…. now
Hi Ranjit,Regarding the size of the source disk, I’m not sure, if I understand correctly. I personally have a 500GB hard disk, but the Windows occupies only around 40 GB. Rest goes to various Linux distributions. Do you think I can migrate data from my hard drive to SSD (that has a capacity of 96GB) using this software?
@pothika: Nope you would need to move that excess data to another HDD before using the migration software, and after you cloned it to the SSD then you can put back that data of the HDD.Also as a rule of thumb leave at-least 15% of empty space on any drive so for this 96 GB SSD after formatting it would be approx 90 GB so max capacity I would use is about 76 GB.
@geekyranjit Okay, thanks. I understand your point now. Thanks for the clarification.
hi ranjit,
as you said data shud be less than primary disk data.
i have a 500 gb HDD with Partition1(100gb/ 60gb used) active win 7 os and
partion2 (400gb/ 200gb used )
Can i clone only my partition1 to ssd as
60gb can fit 96gb
-Jags
Jags I should have made clear that the cloning of the drive copies even your partitions, it makes a exact copy of your HDD.
So I would suggest that move the excess data to a external portable HDD and then clone your primary HDD to the SSD, and later on you can re-attach our old HDD to the computer it would be shown as another drive letter like E: OR F: and then you can move back that excess data from your portable HDD to that HDD.
So your primary OS and important files would be on the SSD and all our big files like videos, music, pictures can be stored on your normal HDD.
Cheers,
Ranjit
[...] than traditional Hard disk (HDD) drives but how fast are they in this video I use a mid range SSD from Kingston and compare the performance of the same with a traditional 7,200 rpm HDD that we find in most [...]
Hey!How do I do it with a Corsair Force GT 120 GB? There is not disc with it.
@PCstationTV: The Software that is on the Clone disk is from Acronis you can purchase the same as a standalone software and then use it to clone the disk.
So both hard drives should be completely installed to the PC?
Should I go back in the boot menu ,after cloning, and choose the SSD as mine operating disk or does it choose this automatically?
@Yash241: I use the clone option there it will ask your the source and the target disk, the source will be your old HDD and the target will be the SSD…….. BTW all the info / help is displayed on the screen for the options you select.
can i use the ssd to boot and use hdd to store things but the OS is on hdd
i would say install your os on the ssd and use the normal hdd for storing other things
@Chargersball1 i would say install your os on the ssd and use the normal hdd for storing other things
what if its on the hdd already
@geekyranjit what if its on the hdd already
How would you do this with a laptop without dual hdd bays?
@3684541: The SSD I used in this video was a Kingston it was an upgrade SSD kit so they give you an external HDD bay which you can use to connect your HDD via USB port and migrate the data.
I’m not sure I understand this response…. For instance, I buy this or any other SSD, I now have a SSD as my target disk and a currently attached 2.5″HDD still in my MBP. The external HDD bay is just a bay for when you place the smaller sized SSD inside the comp for form factor compatibility… How does one connect both types of drives so they are able to see each other in bios in order for them to clone??? Ranji, if you answer this I would like all your videos!
@geekyranjit I’m not sure I understand this response…. For instance, I buy this or any other SSD, I now have a SSD as my target disk and a currently attached 2.5″HDD still in my MBP. The external HDD bay is just a bay for when you place the smaller sized SSD inside the comp for form factor compatibility… How does one connect both types of drives so they are able to see each other in bios in order for them to clone??? Ranji, if you answer this I would like all your videos!
[...] the new range of SSD called the SSDNow V+200 series in India, if you remember I had reviewed the Kingston SSDNow V+100 series a couple of months ago these new V+200 brings to us the goodness of SATA 3.0 (6GB/s) [...]
What happens if your original HDD is larger than your new SSD? How do you clone your HDD then?
Hi, i get an error message after i klikk on clone, message is , there are not enough space on the hard drive, i have a hdd on 500GB but only used space is 70GB, wich should be enough for a SSD with 120GB. Can you help me?
@eirikoo7: That’s strange I would suggest that you run a drive diagnostic software on your HDD also make sure that your recycle-bin is empty and then try.
wich diagnostic sofware should i run? can i find a free program from the internet?
@geekyranjit wich diagnostic sofware should i run? can i find a free program from the internet?
the error message:Arconis True Image failed to move your data bec your new harddrive doesnt have enough free space to complete the operation. The reasons follow: 1. Some of your partitions contain errors. We recomend you reboot your operating system and correct these errors. For ex , start check disk utility if you have windows.2. Your new hard disk is much smaller than the old one.make sure you have selected the correct old harddisk . If you have chosen the “As Is” option on the previous
the error message:Arconis True Image failed to move your data bec your new harddrive doesnt have enough free space to complete the operation. The reasons follow: 1. Some of your partitions contain errors. We recomend you reboot your operating system and correct these errors. For ex , start check disk utility if you have windows.2. Your new hard disk is much smaller than the old one.make sure you have selected the correct old harddisk . If you have chosen the “As Is” option on the previous
the error message:Arconis True Image failed to move your data bec your new harddrive doesnt have enough free space to complete the operation. The reasons follow: 1. Some of your partitions contain errors. We recomend you reboot your operating system and correct these errors. For ex , start check disk utility if you have windows.2. Your new hard disk is much smaller than the old one.make sure you have selected the correct old harddisk . If you have chosen the “As Is” option on the previous
Hi, i found the reason: with Arconis you can NOT clone from a bigger hardrive to a smaller on!The source harddrive must be smaller than the target hardrive if you use Arconis, but you can find a cloning software on internet, EaseUs todo backup, where it does not matter what size you have on any of your harddrive. Anyway thanks.
I DONT UNDERSTAND BY CLONNING YOU MEAN TO COPY ALL DATA FROM PRIMARY HDD OR ONLY TO COPY OUR OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE NEW SSD????I HAVE 100GB IN C DRIVE AND 400GB IN D DRIVE PARTITIONS..C DRIVE IS THE OPERATING SYSTEM DRIVE.
@geekyranjit I DONT UNDERSTAND BY CLONNING YOU MEAN TO COPY ALL DATA FROM PRIMARY HDD OR ONLY TO COPY OUR OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE NEW SSD????I HAVE 100GB IN C DRIVE AND 400GB IN D DRIVE PARTITIONS..C DRIVE IS THE OPERATING SYSTEM DRIVE.
@009ijn: Cloning mean it will make a exact copy from your primary source drive i.e HDD so make sure your target disk i.e SSD has enough space or you might need to delete / move some stuff from your HDD before starting the cloning process.
I have a 144GB HDD And im using only 44GB out of 144GBcan i use a 97GB SSD and transfer everything
@markmp3z: Yes you can.
can you please upload a .iso link for the cloning cd its a humble request
@Prateek: Sorry cannot upload the ISO image of the disk… its the acronis u can purchase it from their website.
Please tell me ur thoughts on this ideal: I have a unboxed HP dv7 model 6b56nr.Wanna swap HDD for HyperX 120GB SSD.Wanna use SSD as primary for Win7 OS+apps and use HDD to run Linux Ubuntu 11.10. I hear I can optimize SSD by only booting OS+less memory intense apps+saving memory hog apps for HDD.Three Main Questions:Can I run Linux on HDD separately from Win7 on SSD and boot between the 2 easily or is this a waste of valuable space on HDD,that I may need someday to supplement SSD?
@geekyranjit Please tell me ur thoughts on this ideal: I have a unboxed HP dv7 model 6b56nr.Wanna swap HDD for HyperX 120GB SSD.Wanna use SSD as primary for Win7 OS+apps and use HDD to run Linux Ubuntu 11.10. I hear I can optimize SSD by only booting OS+less memory intense apps+saving memory hog apps for HDD.Three Main Questions:Can I run Linux on HDD separately from Win7 on SSD and boot between the 2 easily or is this a waste of valuable space on HDD,that I may need someday to supplement SSD?
By the way, the HP dv7 model 6b56nr laptop, will be used for school and medium gaming. I also use for video editing. Any thoughts? Thank you for your videos!
@geekyranjit By the way, the HP dv7 model 6b56nr laptop, will be used for school and medium gaming. I also use for video editing. Any thoughts? Thank you for your videos!
is going to be working in it full speed
Sadly no… due to disk alignement issue when you clone from HDD to SSD, to get the full speed its best to do a clean install of windows on the SSD.
what if you clone your ssd to another ssd? it should be at optimum speed right?
Thank you So Much For answering
because I ‘am buying an SSD Soon !
my old HD is 447GB and the SSD is only 55GB. Do I have to buy a bigger drive? what should I do?
GUYS NEVER DO THIS!!! Only use an SSD as a BOOT DRIVE!! THAT’S WHAT THEY WERE MADE FOR!!!!!
GUYS NEVER DO THIS!!! Only use an SSD as a BOOT DRIVE!! THAT’S WHAT THEY WERE MADE FOR!!!!!
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