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    Envy 14 SSD Install Problem

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fakeid9, Feb 11, 2011.

  1. fakeid9

    fakeid9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What a hassle its been thus far but looks like I still have a ways to go. Purchased an OCZ Agility 2 120 gb ssd drive and have been working to install it properly for a good portion of the day.

    First I had to make the hp recovery disks which take a very surprising 7 empty dvd's to make. Secondly I did the physical install of the drive which went smoothly. After running HP image recovery the software warms me that it may restart several times in order to install drivers and finish install; except as soon as I push continue the computer restarts and goes straight to the HP logo on the screen.

    Once on the HP logo, the computer doesn't move and has been in this state for a good 30 minutes. Is this normal? I was worried that it wasn't and started the image recovery process all over again and the same thing is happening?
     
    fakeid9, Feb 11, 2011
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  2. bigwood212

    bigwood212 Notebook Consultant

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    I would just download and install windows 7 then download the drivers for your envy on hp website.
     
    bigwood212, Feb 11, 2011
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    cirial Notebook Guru

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    I'm pretty sure the recover discs are for a drive of the same size. It's an image of the current state of your original hdd. I don't believe you can put a smaller sized gb ssd and then use these recovery discs. that's why your having these problems

    Just install windows 7 by itself. Hopefully you also backed up your swsetup folder because that's what all your drivers would have been in
     
    cirial, Feb 11, 2011
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  4. fakeid9

    fakeid9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks fellas i did exactly that. spent all that time making the 7 disc recovery through HP which is complete garbage. Did a fresh windows 64 install with drivers, everything works so much smoother now. I actually look forward to being on my computer now that its so quick :)
     
    fakeid9, Feb 11, 2011
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    SSD is nice, right? And with a clean install all the better.

    That's often a problem with those recovery discs. I used HP brand DVD+R's to make them and never had a problem with them working. Other brands seem to have random issues. But in the end, didn't even need them. Just copied the SWsetup folder and I was good to go.

    I think it's (recovery media creation software) flaky on purpose so HP can make a small bit of coin selling the the recovery discs when someone calls up with an issue. :p

    True things said in jest. ;)
     
    2.0, Feb 11, 2011
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  6. atc9001

    atc9001 Notebook Consultant

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    You did yourself a favor doing a fresh install and forgoing all the recovery route!

    Enjoy the blazing SSD!
     
    atc9001, Feb 12, 2011
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