BuckarooUK Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 Folks, I'm out of my depth. I need some advice . I own a PC which has an M2 250Gb memory chip on the motherboard and an additional 1Tb, 2.5" SSD drive. Windows was pre-installed . It's also got 16gb ramm. I discovered DCS during the lockdown, but a few modules and maps later and my 250Gb chip is full (Windows, DCS, etc ). I tried re-installing DCS on the slower 2.5" SSD but the game loading time is massively increased. I've therefore decided to replace the M2 250Gb with at least one of 1Tb or larger. But my issue is, how do I do so when windows and all my drivers are pre-installed on the 250Gb one? I'll loose everything, the minute I remove the chip. Can anyone suggest how I can safely swap them ? Thanks
hornblower793 Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 Folks, I'm out of my depth. I need some advice . I own a PC which has an M2 250Gb memory chip on the motherboard and an additional 1Tb, 2.5" SSD drive. Windows was pre-installed . It's also got 16gb ramm. I discovered DCS during the lockdown, but a few modules and maps later and my 250Gb chip is full (Windows, DCS, etc ). I tried re-installing DCS on the slower 2.5" SSD but the game loading time is massively increased. I've therefore decided to replace the M2 250Gb with at least one of 1Tb or larger. But my issue is, how do I do so when windows and all my drivers are pre-installed on the 250Gb one? I'll loose everything, the minute I remove the chip. Can anyone suggest how I can safely swap them ? ThanksDoes the motherboard have a second M2 slot? Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk Windows 11 Home ¦ Z790 AORUS Elite AX motherboard ¦ i7-13700K ¦ 64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory @ 5600MHz ¦ Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD for OS, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD for DCS ¦ MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio 24GB ¦ Virpil WarBRD base with VFX grip, Thrustmaster A10c and F/A-18 grips ¦ VKB Gunfighter Mk4 and MCG Pro ¦ Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle ¦ VKB STECS Throttle ¦ Virpil TCS rotor base with Shark and AH-64D grips ¦ MFG Crosswinds ¦ Total Controls Multi-Function Button Box ¦ Pimax Crystal
BuckarooUK Posted June 28, 2020 Author Posted June 28, 2020 Does the motherboard have a second M2 slot? Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk Unfortunately not. I wish it did !
Supmua Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 Buy NVME to SATA adapter for the new NVME drive so you can access it. Clone your Windows hard drive to that one. Swap the primary hard drive. PC: 5800X3D/4090, 11700K/3090, 9900K/2080Ti. Joystick bases: TMW, VPC WarBRD, MT50CM2, VKB GFII, FSSB R3L Joystick grips: TM (Warthog, F/A-18C), Realsimulator (F-16SGRH, F-18CGRH), VKB (Kosmosima LH, MCG, MCG Pro), VPC MongoosT50-CM2 Throttles: TMW, Winwing Super Taurus, Logitech Throttle Quadrant, Realsimulator Throttle (soon) VR: HTC Vive/Pro, Oculus Rift/Quest 2, Valve Index, Varjo Aero, https://forum.dcs.world/topic/300065-varjo-aero-general-guide-for-new-owners/
Eaglewings Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 Glad to see this thread. Planning to do a similar thing soon myself. In my case I want to put dcs installation on a dedicated 500g Nvme memory and windows os stays in the old SSD sata drive. I wondering if it matters if both windows os and dcs installation are on the same drive. Better put, will I be having any drawback if os is in sata SSD and dcs in nvme? Windows 10 Pro 64bit|Ryzen 5600 @3.8Ghz|EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra|Corair vengence 32G DDR4 @3200mhz|MSI B550|Thrustmaster Flightstick| Virpil CM3 Throttle| Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedal /Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset
hornblower793 Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 Glad to see this thread. Planning to do a similar thing soon myself. In my case I want to put dcs installation on a dedicated 500g Nvme memory and windows os stays in the old SSD sata drive. I wondering if it matters if both windows os and dcs installation are on the same drive. Better put, will I be having any drawback if os is in sata SSD and dcs in nvme?There should be no issue - mine is the other way round with Windows on the NVMe and DCS on the sata SSD and it works fine. Considering getting a second NVMe for DCS Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk Windows 11 Home ¦ Z790 AORUS Elite AX motherboard ¦ i7-13700K ¦ 64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory @ 5600MHz ¦ Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD for OS, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD for DCS ¦ MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio 24GB ¦ Virpil WarBRD base with VFX grip, Thrustmaster A10c and F/A-18 grips ¦ VKB Gunfighter Mk4 and MCG Pro ¦ Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle ¦ VKB STECS Throttle ¦ Virpil TCS rotor base with Shark and AH-64D grips ¦ MFG Crosswinds ¦ Total Controls Multi-Function Button Box ¦ Pimax Crystal
Eaglewings Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 There should be no issue - mine is the other way round with Windows on the NVMe and DCS on the sata SSD and it works fine. Considering getting a second NVMe for DCS Sent from my SM-T835 using TapatalkThanks Windows 10 Pro 64bit|Ryzen 5600 @3.8Ghz|EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra|Corair vengence 32G DDR4 @3200mhz|MSI B550|Thrustmaster Flightstick| Virpil CM3 Throttle| Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedal /Samsung Odyssey Plus Headset
marcost Posted June 29, 2020 Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) To OP - Presuming this is a Desktop not a laptop: In addition to the good suggestions above, and if you have a spare PCIe slot, you may be able to get a PCIe M2 adapter card. You can then put your new M2 drive on it (get 500gb not 1tb if you want to save money), move DCS onto that and leave the OS on the original M2. You may need to enable the PCIe slot for M2 in the motherboard BIOS. Check that the motherboard supports this before you buy! Check that there are no speed limitations as well. Regards, Mac Edited June 29, 2020 by marcost W10 64 I7 4790k o/c to 4.6Ghz Asus Maximus Ranger VII 24gb DDR3 RAM @ 2133 Asus Strix 1080ti OC ASUS ROG G-sync 27" monitor DCS on M2 drive Samsung 960 Pro MS FFB2 with F-16 grip CH pro throttle MFG Crosswind pedals TrackIR 5 3 x Bodnar button & axis boxes
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