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    mSata Windows install

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by blairo32, Jun 21, 2012.

  1. blairo32

    blairo32 Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys when I receive my laptop I was looking to install windows 7 on the mSata. Do I have to remove the other HDDs first to install onto the mSata? When looking around on the forums I can't seem to find a straight answer for it. Thanks in advance.
     
    blairo32, Jun 21, 2012
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  2. Heihachi_1337

    Heihachi_1337 Notebook Deity

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    I can explain it as best as possible.

    Windows 7 has a tendency to install a 100Mb recovery partition on every drive it can other than the primary drive.
    If you don't want to have that recovery partition on any other drives in your system, just remove your other drives. If you don't mind losing the 100Mb on the other drives, then just install it with the drives in your system.

    Your laptop will treat the mSATA the same as any other hard drive in your system so you shouldn't have to worry about any other problems.
     
    Heihachi_1337, Jun 21, 2012
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  3. blairo32

    blairo32 Notebook Guru

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    Oh awesome! Thanks for the fast response. +rep
     
    blairo32, Jun 21, 2012
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