How to Add a Solid-State Disk (SSD) to a Desktop Computer. Running a solid state drive on your desktop computer has several advantages over using a traditional hard drive. Your computer boots ...

Our guide will walk you through the complete step-by-step process of buying, installing, and formatting a new budget-focused SSD for your Windows desktop.

If you’re considering SSD for laptops and desktop computers, you’ll need to examine questions about form factor, MLC or SLC, SATA or AHCI, and the key stages of installation. We answer your ...

A solid-state drive is one of the best upgrades you can make to your desktop computer. And it’s not very hard to set up: Physically install it, connect the right cables, and reinstall Windows ...

If you’ve opted for a solid-state drive, be sure to check out our companion guides explaining how to install an SSD in a desktop and a laptop.

Several factors have a bearing on whether you should replace your hard-disk drive with a solid-state drive. We look at the key variables--and explain how to proceed if moving to SSD makes sense ...

Note that for a desktop, as an option, you can skip this adapter and install the SSD as a secondary internal drive for the cloning process, which works much faster than connecting via USB.

Solid-state drives (SSDs) are speedy almost by definition. But how to choose the best one to buy? Check out the basics below.

A PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD is the newer and faster sibling to the gum stick-sized SSD you probably have in your computer right now, and with new options from AMD, ...