Upgrading a desktop PC by replacing the hard drive with an SSD. This is the second episode in the series which began in this video: In addition to the SSD, some of the parts I used are as follows. Note that these are all affiliate links, with most being products listed being very similar alternatives what I used, as I many of these things in stock. A 2.5 to 3.5” adapter plate to mount the SSD: eg on : , or : =nosim?tag=explainin-21 Blu Tack drive mounting alternative: 4-pin Molex to SATA adapter: eg on : and : =nosim?tag=explainin-21 SATA data cable, for example on : or this on : =nosim?tag=explainin-21 (affiliate links) Velcro cable ties: for example on : or on : =nosim?tag=explainin-21 (affiliate links) You can download the Macrium Reflect Free Edition cloning software from: And the CrystalDiskMark drive benchmarking utility from: You may also be interested in my related videos: PC BIOS Settings: Drive Cloning & Imaging: DiskPart Windows Drive Recovery: Explaining SSDs: Form Factors, Interfaces & Technologies: More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:42 The Plan 01:54 The SSD 04:10 Mounting & Connection 07:38 Cloning 12:29 Switch & Boot 16:48 Keeping the Hard Drive 23:09 Performance Tests 24:40 What Next?