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    G73JH SSD question.

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Exar, Jul 26, 2013.

  1. Exar

    Exar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi.

    I´ve read some post about G73JH having issues with SSDs. I´m about to buy a SSD because right now my G73 is pretty sluggish. My question is if everything works when you install the SSD and Windows 7. I don´t know if everybody have issues or the posts I´ve read are the exception.

    Right now I know that I have to set SATA on AHCI and also remove secondary HDD. Any other useful tip?.

    Thank you very much in advance.
     
    Exar, Jul 26, 2013
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Intel 320 160 GB, no problems what so ever, same with a Crucial M4 128 GB.
     
    tijo, Jul 26, 2013
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    swaaye Notebook Evangelist

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    The talk was about the chipset having somewhat reduced SSD performance compared to desktop motherboards. It's caused by power management features. In practice it isn't noticeable. You will most definitely see a gigantic improvement in performance with the SSD.
     
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  4. Exar

    Exar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you.

    So, I install the SSD, Install Windows 7, install G73 drivers (from CD from Chastity´s page), and all set?. I´m I missing something?.

    Thank you very much.
     
    Exar, Jul 27, 2013
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    Run windows update and reinstall your programs too. ;)
     
    tijo, Jul 28, 2013
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    Exar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you guys, I´ll post the experience as soon as I get the device.
     
    Exar, Jul 31, 2013
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