Hi,
I upgraded my ASUS UX302LG HDD (Windows 8.1 Pro) to a Samsung 840 EVO SSD today. I used the Data Migration software from Samsung to clone the existing HDD, then installed the SSD.
Although the laptop starts amazingly fast, the CPU now sits at 40-50%, and burns through my battery in about45 minutes! In Process Explorer, no single process seems to be the culprit, other than the System Idle Process at 80-90%. I haven't installed any other software, malware, I simply cloned the drive.
I've been trying many things out all day, many reboots etc.
Is Windows 8.1 interacting with the SSD strangely? Perhaps there is a way I can use Process Explorer to provide more information? Is it normal to have the System Idle Process at 80-90%?
Appreciate the help in advance.