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Really? I've never seen a disc come with a hard drive. Maybe because I always buy OEM stuff. But if you don't have a disc that comes with the drive, there are a few options out there for what we call "cloning" drives. Acronis and EaseUs both make quality products. You can find the EaseUs software here - http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/home-edition/

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The drives will usually come with a utility to copy your old drive to the SSD and make the SSD the bootable drive. You just need to have both drives connected at the same time. Check for download instructions in the packaging with the drive or check the manufacturers website.

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