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    Msi gt60 SSD upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by malik22, Jan 17, 2015.

  1. malik22

    malik22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Guys I just bought a gt60 with 970m and it has a 1tb hd Im going to add my own ssd below is a pic of the back should I put the ssd in the place of the 1tb hd or can I put it in the free hd slot does the order matter for installing windows?


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    malik22, Jan 17, 2015
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    The physical location of the drive doesn't (usually) matter. Keep in mind that no matter where Windows is installed to, upon boot up, that boot location will be known as the C:\ Drive. No matter what it was before.

    In the BIOS you will be able to choose which drive to boot from (since both will have an O/S installed). When you do install the SSD, make sure to physically remove the HDD so that the Windows install is ONLY on the SSD (otherwise, it will need the HDD to boot from the SSD).

    Since this is the case anyways; put the SSD in the place of the HDD now. :)

    After Windows is totally installed and updated with all the proper drivers, install the HDD in the other slot to use as a data drive. Don't format it until you are 100% satisfied that the clean install is bullet proof for your workflows.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 17, 2015
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    malik22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I actually got a bulk version it doesnt come with OS preinstalled it just says free dos
     
    malik22, Jan 17, 2015
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    Even still, I would not install an O/S with two drives installed on a system (remove everything but the boot drive for the install).
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 17, 2015
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    This issue is sometimes windows puts the boot information on the 2nd drive which then makes it integral into the system and will not boot without it.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 18, 2015
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    malik22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did as you said an everything worked perfect thank you can you guys suggest me a program to montitor gpu temps?
     
    malik22, Jan 18, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    HWinfo 64...
     
    TomJGX, Jan 19, 2015
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