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    Just got my alienware and need help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mp5cartman, Jul 29, 2011.

  1. mp5cartman

    mp5cartman Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok I just got it right now and I checked everthing and everything seems to be the way it should be. Anyways heres where i need help. I have a 64GB SSD and i want to make that as my boot drive. Windows 7, alienfx and whatever came with the hd to be on that ssd how do i do that? Also what happens to the recovery partition? Should I just do a fresh install on the ssd? THANKS!


    Update: Just found out that I didnt get the interposer but just got dell to send me one but will take about 5 days.
     
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    If you haven't loaded up your current disk yet (i.e it has less than 50 GB on it), then I'd say to just clone it to the SSD then use the SSD as your boot. I personally run all my apps & docs on my SSD (have an OCZ 240 GB) & keep my music, videos, etc on the HDD (but the HDD still has my OS as an emergency backup).

    If you've already got a lot of "stuff" on your HDD - then my advice would be to do a clean install on the SSD - then manage your stuff accordingly. Good Luck!
     
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    i wouldnt clone a standard hdd to an ssd. me thinks that would mess with trim etc.

    as i think when win 7 is installing it detects the ssd and adjusts accordingly.

    best just fresh install
     
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    I did that on my work Lenovo with the drive I'm using in the M17x and it does not load windows. It errors out really really fast though :S
     
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    While I have lots of positive things to say about fresh installs - I can say that cloning under the criteria I described works fine (and trim is enabled by Win 7). We've done this on more than a couple of MX17's and several more laptops (mostly high-end Toshiba's)
     
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    I already loaded the disk already... As long as I can get AlienFX, command center, etc like the alienware login wallpapers and desktop wallapapers and etc im fine with doing a fresh install on the ssd. Also this is kinda out of topic is it fine to install the gpu drivers from amd or dell? cause right now i dont see temps on HWmonitor on my gpu.
     
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    you can get all that stuff from the dell website and theres a sticky (FAQ) on this forum to help you restore look and feel
     
    james_2k, Jul 29, 2011
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    Thanks! Checked out the stickies a and helped out a lot. Problem is I dont have alien respawn, BUT I do have a recovery partition on the hhd and also I got this dvd. Do you guys think this dvd is like the same thing as if I had created one via respawn?
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    mp5cartman, Jul 30, 2011
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    no, it just installs windows, nothing else
     
    james_2k, Jul 30, 2011
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