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    Upgrading hard drive on 1520

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by makkunbakkun, Jul 28, 2007.

  1. makkunbakkun

    makkunbakkun Newbie

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    Hey guys, I recently purchased a 1520 and I'm ordering a sata 250gb hard drive as we speak...What I've read about is slipstreaming drivers and other things that I dont know much about.... Bottom line is that, if I want to use this new hard drive what steps will I have to go through before installing vista?
     
    makkunbakkun, Jul 28, 2007
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    jonnyjon Notebook Enthusiast

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    nothing? the drive wont work if u dont install some program on it?
     
    jonnyjon, Jul 28, 2007
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    bmnotpls Notebook Deity

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    Just get an external caseing.. and it use it as an external harddrive

    no need to open ur laptop and u can easily run it as a 2nd harddrive
     
    bmnotpls, Jul 28, 2007
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Refer to the service manual on how to replace the HDD.

    You don’t have to slipstream SATA drivers; instead, you can load them within Vista installation. Boot from Vista DVD, after agreeing to the license agreement and selecting Custom (Advanced) option, you will be asked Where do you want to install Windows?. If your hard disk is not already listed, then click on Load driver, then insert the CD or plug-in a USB flash memory stick with the SATA driver. Afterwards it’s pretty simple and straightforward.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jul 28, 2007
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