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February 26th, 2015 12:00
planning to install 240gb SSD
i install windows 7 64 bit on SSD . where can i find drivers for network and etc for my in Inspiron 3847 ?
second question: What software do i need, so i can clone or transfer my windows 8.1 to my new SSD drive 250GB size.?
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osprey4
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February 26th, 2015 16:00
Hi Petersj,
Please click the link for support above. Then enter your model and operating system and you'll find all of the drivers for your system.
There are many, many articles all over the internet on how to clone a Windows 8.1 HDD to an SSD, such as this one. However, if you are planning to dual boot Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, you'll need to perform an internet search for dual boot. Cloning won't work.
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March 1st, 2015 16:00
I have some questions related to this type of operation.
my system has one 2T internal hdd. i'm using windows 8.1 and the system is basically new, so there is nothing on it except what it came with and system/driver updates. cloned the drive using Samsung software to a 240G SSD. set up ssd as boot and disconnected the hdd. used the system for awhile to make sure it was stable. it is.
so the 2T hdd shows in disk management as disk 1, as expected, with 4 partitions, one of which is lettered "E". There is a 1G recovery partition, 500MB EFI, 1.85G NTFS (E) and 8.7G recovery.
my plan is to zap the first 2 partitions on the 2T drive, format E and leave the recovery partition (Samsung software does not copy this partition in cloning process, so it does not exist on ssd boot drive).
after that I need to have configure windows to use the hdd for storage of media, downloads, etc. could use a short refresher course on how that is done. hoping someone will read and let me know if I have the right plan. thanks.
osprey4
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March 1st, 2015 16:00
Hi Gbrindel,
I would not delete any partitions. You may delete the contents of the partitions, but the recovery partition may not work if you delete existing partitions.