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    Well just got an vertex2 60 just wondering what steps to follow

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bundyho1, Jul 31, 2010.

  1. bundyho1

    bundyho1 Notebook Geek

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    Acer Aspire 1551, Athlon II Neo K325,Radeon 4225 GPU,2 gig ram,250 gig hard drive,4400mAh battery
    vertex2 60
    Booting from installation media
    Making sure you have F12 boot menu enabled in BIOS.
    To do so turn on the computer and immediately start pressing F2 key until you get into BIOS setup.MAKE SURE YOUR IN ahci mode under main!!! Navigating with arrow keys you should look around for "F12 Boot Menu" setting and make sure it is set to "Enabled". Once that is done press F10 to save settings and restart the computer.
    Booting from media via F12 boot menu
    After plugging in USB flash drive turn on the computer and start pressing F12 immediately and wait for a menu to appear. Now select what you are booting from and press Enter. It should start booting into Windows installation.
    If for some reason it fails to boot or your device is not listed in the boot menu, then press Ctl+Alt+Del to restart the computer and try again.
    Actually installing Windows
    When you are asked what Windows edition to install, select the one which you are entitled to (the edition your computer ships with).
    Selecting edition.Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit !!!!!!!
    perform a quick format only!! in Windows 7 you get TRIM commands sent to the drive !!!!!!!
    Step 6. Installing OEM certificate !!!!!
    Which SATA/Chipset drivers are best to use with Vertex2?AMD chipset AHCI mode = Microsoft driver
     
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    spinsane Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you asking for help?

    If you understand how to physically put the drive in, that's usually all you have to do these days. The bios will skip over a new drive (and go straight to the optical drive) if there is nothing on it to boot, which is usually the case if it is new.

    If you want to be 100% certain, go into the bios (F2 at boot), Boot order or boot devices should be fairly easy to find scrolling through the menus. Change the boot order so that the CD/DVD rom is first, save and reboot.
     
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