Ok. So I just grew some cahones and attempted it. I want to document on here exactly what I did just in case someone else wants to do it. I've read there were limits to what size M.2 NVME you can use. Crucial had a few listed that were 1 and 2TB that were compatible so I went for the 1TB. Crucial P5 1TB 3D NAND NVMe Internal SSD - CT1000P5SSD8 and I"m using a 2.5" SSD for programs, documents, music, photos, etc. This is what I used: SK hynix Gold S31 SATA Gen3 2.5 inch Internal SSD - 1TB Note: If you have a Bluetooth/Wireless mouse, you may need a wired mouse to use through the install. My Bluetooth mouse didn't work/wasn't recognized while setting up Windows. It worked fine after Windows installed and booted up though. 1. Back up everything you need/want to keep on a external drive, external drive, etc. I used a Seagate external drive.2. Made a Boot USB from the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool3. Turn off PC4. Install new NVME in the M.2 NVME slot. Not the SATA M.2 slot. I had to buy a screw to secure the NVME SSD as there wasn't one in there. The ones I bought said they were M2.0 *2.5mm and were M.2 mounting screws.5. Remove any other storage drives you have (I left my CD/DVD drive in). Just leave the M.2 NVME in there so you only have the one drive in the PC.6. Insert the Windows Boot USB7. Turn on the PC8. Press F2 repeatedly to get into BIOS. The opportunity to get into BIOS via F2 seemed a lot shorter than usual so be prepared.9. Change these options in BIOS if necessary.    Boot List Option: UEFI    Legacy Option ROM: Disabled    Secure Boot: Disabled10. Exit Bios saving you changes At this point Windows should start installing. Go all the way through the install and then shut off the PC. 11. Install any other drives you wish to use. I installed a brand new 1TB 2.5 SSD.12. Turn on PC and start hitting F2 to get into BIOS.13. Change any BIOS settings back to what they were originally (UEFI, LOR, Secure Boot).14. Exit with saving changes. Windows should start now and be booting from the M.2 NVME. I didn't have to change any boot order anywhere. 15. The 2.5" SSD didn't show up in File Explorer but I checked Disk Management and it was there Unallocated so I right clicked on the unallocated partition and did a New Simple Volume to it and that worked. I then proceeded to move my Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, Downloads, etc. folders to the 2.5" SSD. I probably didn't really have to since my M.2 NVME is 1TB but you may want to if you use a smaller sized NVME. Just search the net on how to move folders from one drive to another. It's pretty easy. I hope this helps someone and I'm not 100% sure I did everything 100% correctly (mainly BIOS-wise) but I'm typing this right now on the computer so it's working great. It's super fast. I wish I did this years ago.
1TB HDD with Windows 10Ryzen 5 1400Motherboard says E145483 Factory ID: J RE1027 on it.Bios version 1.4.1 There's been a kind of ticking and buzzing noise coming from the desktop at random times lately. Thought it might be a fan but turns out it's the HDD. Kind of making me nervous as to maybe something is going wrong with it as it's never don this before. Test don't seem to detect anything. Anyway, I've been wanting to switch to a SSD and I think now is a good of time as any. I want to put the OS on a M.2 NVME and programs/data on a 2.5 SSD. I have a brand new Crucial P5 1TB 3D NAND NVMe - CT1000P5SSD8 (overkill probably but i got it free) and I just ordered a SK hynix Gold S31 SATA Gen3 2.5 inch Internal SSD - 1TB I've been reading as much as I can and the more I read, the more confused I get on exactly what I need to do to get this done. I want to do a clean install of windows (I'm not interested in cloning or imaging the HDD to the M.2 if I don't have to) on the M.2 NVME and completely remove the HDD as I don't want or need to use it anymore. I do keep really good backups of my files on a external SSD so I pretty much have that taken care of. Some things in my Bios that may or may not be pertinent.SATA Operation is set to AHCIUEFI Firmware Capsule Updates EnabledNot sure if I need to do anything with Secure Boot or not. Can someone give me a step-by-step of what I need to do?
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