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    Problems installing SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by CC268, Jun 16, 2011.

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    My M4 is coming today or my M14x, I have a windows backup made from like the second day I had the laptop, so i have that taken care of, now that there is the new firmware, what should I do after i physically install the ssd into the laptop??
     
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    Need some help asap, should be here in a few hours, just need any info on setting it up please! Thanks
     
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    Physically install SSD, run firmware update from ISO, install Windows, install Intel RST. Run CDM 3x100MB. Come back here and post results.
     
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    thanks will try this
     
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    just got here, will beginning install right as we speak

    everything is installed physically, however my hard drive has windows on it, will it not install on the ssd now?? what do i do?

    anyone know what I should do??
     
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    I suggest a clean install and please don't double post.
     
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    i did a clean install, but now i have no internet connection and my screen wont even go up to 900p...i have recovery disks but i cant recover without respawn which i dont have and cant get because i have no internet? what do i do
     
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    Put your hard drive back, download the drivers and put them on a USB key.

    Or download the drivers for another PC.
     
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    usb drive wont work my usb ports wont even work because no drivers are installed...i can put my hard drive back but how do i get the drivers on a cd because ports dont work?
     
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    I'm not really following you and don't have a good idea of the current situation.

    On every laptop I did a clean install with Windows 7 with, the USB ports would work immediately. I didn't need any drivers for it.
     
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    I don't know what to do or what's going on as I installed windows and tried hooking up my external harddrive with backup on it..didn't recognize it...maybe they do work but it didn't work with that or my wireless keyboard and mouse. I can try downloading respawn onto a usb drive though and see if it works. How do I download the drivers on the drive anyways and which ones should I download? I will have to do this tomorrow if I have time. This has been way more trouble than I expected
     
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    I will try to get this done today, but first I need to know how to get drivers and what drivers onto a usb drive?

    ok so i plugged in ethernet and it worked and went to download alienware respawn and it just fails? seriously this is ridiculous

    ok i went to dell website and currently downloading all drivers possible, that might fix the reason why respawn wasnt able to download, i think it cant run without control center which i am downloading now

    I have everything working, I need to update the SSD firmware but thats it, I am actually going to redo everything and reinstall windows 7 now that I know what to do, sounds stupid, but I dont want any junk and unnecessary stuff on this ssd
     
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