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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Gore55, Mar 8, 2013.

  1. Gore55

    Gore55 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I installed my ssd in the main slot of my Alienware and kept the hdd and put it in the second slot... Windows loaded through the hdd still I went and formatted my ssd but it wouldn't let me format the had because windows was loaded on it and I was running with it... How do I do a full format and clean install?
     
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    I tried installing windows on my ssd also now it's loading with that one but says bootmgr not found and it will never load... So I have to load it through the windows cd :s I am so lost
     
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    Update:

    Finally got windows to load with old had recovery so I'm formatting ssd now. Should I remove hdd and do a clean install on sdd before formatting hdd or is there a way to delete everything and start from scratch
     
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