crucial Solid State Drive Installation Guide

: June 7, 2024
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Table of Contents

Laptop Installation
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

Crucial®2.5-inch Solid State Drive
Install Guide

Equipment Needed

Crucial®2.5-inch SSD
Non-magnetic tip screwdriver
Your system’s owner’s manual

Special Considerations
If your Crucial SSD will become your new primary storage device, we recommend the use of data migration (cloning) software to move old ﬁles from your existing drive onto our new Crucial SSD. Data migration software is available at Crucial.com as part of our Easy Desktop Install Kit or Easy Laptop Install Kit packages. Data migration software s also available from a variety of third party vendors.

Precautions

To protect your system’s components from static damage during the installation process, touch any of the unpainted metal surfaces on your computer’s frame before handling and installing your SSD.
To protect your SSD, do not touch the connectors on the drive.
Do not open the drive enclosure. Doing so will void your warranty.

Laptop Installation

Power oﬀ the computer. Remove the laptop battery then hold the power button down to discharge electricity.
Remove the existing storage device from the laptop’s storage bay. Refer to your computer’s manual for how to locate and safely remove your existing storage device.

See Figure 1a-b: Location of SSD on various laptops

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3. If the existing storage device has brackets or adapters, remove and attach them to the Crucial SSD in the same manner.
See Figure 2a-b: Various brackets or adapter examples

crucial--computer-Various brackets
4. Align the connector pins on the Crucial SSD with the SATA connector in the storage device bay and slide the Crucial SSD into the drive bay. Do not force the connection.
See Figure 3: Visual of aligning connector pins

crucial--computer-Visual of aligning
5. Replace the cover and power on the computer.
6. Install the operating system, drivers, utilities, and applications as needed.
7. Installation is complete.

Desktop Installation

Power oﬀ the computer.
Remove the case cover from the desktop computer. Refer to your computer’s manual for how to safely remove the computer case cover.
If your desktop computer has a 3.5-inch drive bay, attach the Crucial SSD to an adapter bracket (available in the Crucial Easy Desktop Install Kit). If your desktop computer has a 2.5-inch drive bay, you will not need to use an adapter.
See Figure 4: Attach your Crucial SSD to adapter bracket using four screws

crucial--computer-Attach your Crucial

4. Using a SATA cable, attach one end of the cable to the SATA connector on your motherboard. Attach the other end of the SATA cable to the SSD.
See Figure 5: Connect SATA cable

crucial--computer-Connect SATA

5. Using an available SATA power cable coming from your power supply, connect the cable to the SSD.
See Figure 6: Connect power cable

6. Mount and secure the SSD in an open drive bay.
7. Power on the computer.
8. Install the operating system, drivers, utilities, and applications as needed.
9. Installation is complete.

Customer Service and Technical Support
For technical support, customer service or returns, contact us using your preferred method below.
North and South America
Email: crucsupport@micron.com
Phone: 208-363-5790
Toll-free phone: 1 800-336-8915 (US and Canada only)
Europe
Email: crucialeusupport@micron.com
Phone: +44 (0) 1355 586100
Freephone: 0800 013 0330 (UK only)
Phone: +44 (0) 1355 586083 (France only)
Freephone: 0805 10 29 63 (France only)

Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
Email: asiacrucialsupport@micron.com
Phone: (65) 6278-2425
Freephone: 1 (800) 142982 (Australia and New Zealand only)

www.crucial.com/support/ssd
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