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    SSD help pls, thx

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Jease550, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. Jease550

    Jease550 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I'm getting a solid state drive with my g73sw. I am currently enrolled MSDNAA and I get a free copy of windows 7 professional x64. Should I remove the hdd, put it in the 2nd slot, then put the ssd in the first slot and just install on that ssd or do i have to completely remove the hdd and install on the ssd then put the hdd back in and format it or should I format the hdd in the windows install page? Thanks!!!!!
     
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    hakira <3 xkcd

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    You're all over the place with questions

    Removing the HDD isn't required, but it's meant to protect you/your data in case of screwups. It doesn't matter what bay the drives are in since they can be easily changed via the bios, and you can change the partitions or drive paths/letters later on. You can usually just tell windows what drive to install to from the usb/disc.
     
    hakira, Mar 13, 2011
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