SSDs employ similar technology to that found in flash memory cards such as those found in Digital Cameras and camcorders. They have no moving parts,have fast access times and the information stored on them is 'non volatile'.This means that data is stored permanently even when the power is shut off.

Conventional hard drives on the other hand,are essentially mechanical devices using spinning circular platters which retain your data magnetically,the data being accessed by a constantly moving data arm-a bit like a record player(for those of you old enough to remember what one of those is)!

With Solid State Drive (SSD) devices becoming more prevalent as system hard drives, it may be tempting to take advantage of the performance these devices offer. The process is fairly easy with the right set of tools.

To upgrade the hard disk drive in your computer with an SSD device, follow these basic steps.

1. Backup the current hard disk drive


2. Replace the system hard disk drive with an SSD device


3. Restore from an image backup to the SSD device

1. Backup The System Hard Disk Drive

First, backup your system hard disk drive with a product that performs full system recovery, such as Rebit products. Not only does this preserve the current condition of the system hard drive, it ensures continuity of reliable backups.

2. Replace The Drive With An SSD Drive

To ensure compatibility, it is necessary to determine the type of hard disk drive currently in use. For example, desktops produced in the past few years typically have SATA hard drive bus technology. This is different than an older desktop, which might have IDE hard drive bus technology. Also, a laptop will have a 2.5" hard drive, while a desktop typically has a 3.5" hard drive.

Most importantly, obtain a SSD device with sufficient capacity. This typically requires a SSD device with equal or greater capacity to the device being replaced, as measured in gigabytes (GB).

3. Restore from your image backup to the SSD drive

With the SSD device installed, proceed to the full system recovery process. Generally, this involves starting the computer from a recovery CD-ROM and following the appropriate steps to recover the data from the backup storage to the system hard disk drive.

Backup SSD Drives

While it may seem that solving the reliability issue with the SSD devices reduces the need for backing up, this is not the case. The SSD device is still as susceptible to virus attacks, failed software and Windows updates, and power failures as a normal hard disk drive. Maintaining reliable backups of your Windows computer is essential even with the SSD.

Reasons to Upgrade Hard Drives With An SSD Drive

The SSD devices tolerate vibration and shock and are wonderfully fast, especially during the Windows startup phase. They are great for applications where dust, shock, and abuse are likely to occur, such as a battlefield. For the more casual user, such as road warriors, they offer a nearly instantaneous start and consume less than half the power of a normal rotating hard disk drive when idle and only slightly more than that when active.

At the core of the SSD device is a solid state transistor flash memory cell, and these memory cells can be accessed much like a Random Access Memory (RAM) device. Advantages and Disadvantages of the SSD Drives Which Will One Day Replace Computer Hard Drives, Speed Up Windows 7 Using an SSD (Solid State Drive), Advantages and Disadvantages of Solid State Drives (SSD)

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