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    Sager Drivers and software

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dereksurfs, Mar 7, 2011.

  1. dereksurfs

    dereksurfs Notebook Geek

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    Hey Guys,

    I'm new to Sager and just ordered a 5170 from Xotic. With Dells I typically reformat the HD to get rid of all the bloatware. So my question is do these systems normally ship with just the drivers disks, and Windows, then you install them? Or do they typically come preconfigured if you purchase the OS with the system?

    Thanks,

    Derek
     
    dereksurfs, Mar 7, 2011
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  2. Thisisalamp

    Thisisalamp Notebook Deity

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    If you opt for a no OS option when ordering, only the driver disks are included with nothing installed on the drive.

    If you opt for Windows, then I would most likely think that they install it for you. Without bloatware. I think you also can ask if you can install the Windows yourself, rather than they installing it for you.
     
    Thisisalamp, Mar 7, 2011
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    one thing about clevos = no bloatware = happy customers.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 8, 2011
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  4. theriko

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    yeah, these things come preinstalled with just an oem copy of windows and drivers - no bloatware
     
    theriko, Mar 8, 2011
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  5. NovaH

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    I can attest to this. This is one of the strongest selling points besides quality on the Sager notebooks.
     
    NovaH, Mar 8, 2011
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  6. dereksurfs

    dereksurfs Notebook Geek

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    Thanks guys, that's good to hear! I hate bloatware like the plague.
     
    dereksurfs, Mar 9, 2011
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  7. decayedmatter

    decayedmatter Notebook Evangelist

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    Do they give you the windows disc to reinstall windows at your leisure?
     
    decayedmatter, Mar 9, 2011
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  8. Thisisalamp

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    If you purchase Windows with the laptop then yes.

    If you didn't purchase then no.

    Makes sense :)
     
    Thisisalamp, Mar 9, 2011
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  9. decayedmatter

    decayedmatter Notebook Evangelist

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    I ordered from xotic pc with windows 7 home, does this mean i can only install windows to that one laptop or can i deauthorize that copy of windows on this laptop and install it to another machine in the distant future?
     
    decayedmatter, Mar 9, 2011
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  10. nllptr

    nllptr Notebook Consultant

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    Microsoft lets you activate windows an infinite number of times if you claim you've never used it on their phone system :p
     
    nllptr, Mar 9, 2011
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  11. Windkull

    Windkull Notebook Evangelist

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    I think most microsoft licenses are actually for 1 PC and 1 laptop anyways (the home and small business ones at least).
     
    Windkull, Mar 9, 2011
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  12. othonda

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    If you order a copy of windows with your laptop these are OEM licenses, so they will be tied to the original laptop hardware.

    Resellers correct me if I am wrong.
     
    othonda, Mar 9, 2011
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  13. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    You are thinking about office, windows is supposed to be a one shot deal, at least the OEM copies.

    Nope your right. =)
     
    mythlogic, Mar 9, 2011
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  14. Windkull

    Windkull Notebook Evangelist

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    I think the educational licenses are 2-3 use though so if you have one of those :)
     
    Windkull, Mar 9, 2011
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  15. ViolentArmy

    ViolentArmy Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, the Educational Licenses can be used on multiple computers, last I knew it was 3 computers, but you also can only buy one a year, or at least from my University you could.
     
    ViolentArmy, Mar 9, 2011
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  16. Windkull

    Windkull Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah but I have one address from college, one from my law school's university and a third from the law school itself (edu addresses). Then I have my wife's law school address so thats more than enough educational licenses for me.
     
    Windkull, Mar 9, 2011
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  17. Catan

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    If I buy a laptop sans a hard drive and do a direct install of my old hard drive (from my old laptop) into this new one, will everything run as is? (albeit faster) I have an educational license Windows 7 Pro.
     
    Catan, Mar 10, 2011
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  18. mythlogic

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    In theory it should work. Thats a HUGE theory and it probably would never be stable, nor is it ever recommended to do something like that. If your moving from a whole different hardware setup the suggestion is to do a clean install.
     
    mythlogic, Mar 10, 2011
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  19. Epsilon748

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    No, it probably won't. In theory, it should. But Microsoft has Windows set up to notice this kind of thing and you'll have your copy invalidated when it senses such a huge hardware change (mostly due to the change in motherboard).

    You may get lucky, but I wouldn't count on it. Windows tends to tie itself to the motherboard, so you'd have to reinstall if there were drastic hardware changes.
     
    Epsilon748, Mar 10, 2011
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