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    x61 not recognising SSD?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by oxf77, Dec 12, 2012.

  1. oxf77

    oxf77 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I have an x61 with 4GB memory (Im not sure if there is a setting in the BIOS to allow all memory to be seen?) and I have a SSD from another laptop with Windows 7, 64 bit. I insert into my X61 and regardless of whether I set the HDD setting to "AHCI" or "Compatability" it wont work.

    The computer boots up and it hits the GRUB screen (because I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu in a dual boot). I select Windows 7, it begins to show the Windows graphic with the floating bits and then I get a BSOD........

    Could somebody please help?

    EDIT: The SSD is an 80GB Intel X25-M
     
    oxf77, Dec 12, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You need to reinstall Windows... you can't just hot-swap Windows installs if the other laptop has significantly different hardware.
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 12, 2012
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