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    Gt72 qd upgrade questions.

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Fourskim, Mar 24, 2015.

  1. Fourskim

    Fourskim Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I've ordered a crucial 250gb ssd and some different ram for my new dominator (not pro).

    The ram install is pretty straight forward, I hope, as well as the ssd.

    My question is, are there instructions on migrating my windows to the ssd? Will it involve a reformat?

    Thanks guys
     
    Fourskim, Mar 24, 2015
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  2. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Use MSI Burn Recovery utility to create recovery discs, then use the discs to restore the OS onto the new SSD.
    You will have to remove the old drive first so the recovery software will not be confused.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Mar 25, 2015
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    TheGoat Eater Notebook Consultant

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    ^ exastly what I did, it takes a bit of effort for sure to back everything up but the end result is so great :) - I went from a single 128GB SSD to 3x 240GB
     
    TheGoat Eater, Mar 25, 2015
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    Fourskim Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for your inputs Kevin and TheGoat. Making my recovery discs now.

    Also, is there an arbitrary ssd size limitation? Or can I get 500gb ssd's?
     
    Fourskim, Mar 25, 2015
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    You are only limited by the size of drive available on the market :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 26, 2015
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    There's no limitation, you can use 500GB without any issues.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Mar 26, 2015
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