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    clone or re-install

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by takovr, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. takovr

    takovr Notebook Consultant

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    I just ordered a 160gig ssd drive, I have a 300gig 7200 hard drive in my laptop. Was wondering what would be better "clone" my win 7 system to the new ssd drive or do a fresh install of win 7 on my new ssd drive ?
     
    takovr, Mar 4, 2010
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  2. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Definitely....always a fresh install to make sure everything goes as planned. You are getting the same drive that I have obviously and, through a fresh install, you can make sure that the ssd is setting itself up correctly. (ie shutting down fetches, defrag etc)

    You can also then be sure you are using the stock MS AHCI driver and not the Intel which is common in most systems.
     
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  3. takovr

    takovr Notebook Consultant

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    thx for the info, so when I do a fresh install do i need to install any thing else with the drive ie. firmware do I install windows 7 first and then install the latest "firmware" from intel and also what is intel toolbox ? thx for any help
     
    takovr, Mar 4, 2010
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  4. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Flashing the firmware will erase the drive, so if there is a newer firmware, do that before you install anything. Windows 7 will detect that you have an SSD and set it up accordingly (no defrag, TRIM if supported by the drive).
     
    KimoT, Mar 4, 2010
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  5. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no. firmware update will not erase the drive (thanks for that, intel).

    just make sure you have ahci enabled in the bios. it's good for you. makes the system more fast.
     
    davepermen, Mar 4, 2010
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    Remember to update your BIOS and install a good anti-virus software, such as Kaspersky. It protects your data on your new SSD!
     
    nacholambre, Mar 4, 2010
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  7. KimoT

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    Apologies for my bad advice...that's a nice feature I was not aware of on the Intel drives. Wish mine had that.
     
    KimoT, Mar 4, 2010
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  8. davepermen

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    it's not a bad advice. most ssds lose their data. and maybe some firmware update of intel will have to erase the existing data as well. it's never guaranteed. but so far, they updated in place, which is, indeed, very nice.
     
    davepermen, Mar 4, 2010
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  9. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    do a clean install and update ur firmware...
     
    sean473, Mar 4, 2010
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