#Windows 7 ssd laptop install#
#Windows 7 ssd laptop drivers#
#Windows 7 ssd laptop driver#

#Windows 7 ssd laptop install#

Windows will let you know how big the recovery partition is, and you'll need a USB flash drive at least as big as that.)ДЄnd I just used this USD to install the 8.1 on my new laptop. Windows 8.1 includes a built-in tool to create a USB recovery drive. The recovery image is stored on a dedicated recovery partition on your PC, and is typically 3-6 GB in size. ( Your PC might have come with a recovery image which is used to refresh or reset your PC. I did not do a clean install because the laptop was original Vista and I upgraded it to windows 7 so the migration software look to me the most easy way.ДЇurthermore I installed an SSD in a new Win 8.1 laptop with the use of a recovery USB recovery drive. This prevent copying unneeded parts like 'all' the recovery point you made in the past or the copy of installed updates.ДЄnd al ssd manufacturers have this kind of migration software. I installed a Samsung SSD in my laptop and used the Samsung data migration software. Is a 'system image copy' the same as a recovery disk, or is it similar to a copy of windows, or is it literally a copy of your current pc installed windows with personal settings? (I am a bit confused with the terminology).Д«ut a problem with cloning is that your SSD is probably smaller than your HHD and cloning is a copy so you copy more than you need. One member said it was better to de a 'system image copy' from HDD to SSD than cloning.Д¬an people confirm this is true in practice? I got some feedback from the microsoft community.

#Windows 7 ssd laptop driver#

I didn't have a problem with mine, but it would kinda suck if you got all recovered and ended up without a driver for your Wi-Fi or NIC or something.

#Windows 7 ssd laptop drivers#

One tip I would recommend (especially if you don't have another internet connected computer laying around), is to go get the current drivers for your system and save them on a thumb drive BEFORE doing the swap and recovery.

Sadly, I did have to spend the next few hours downloading and installing a ton of Windows updates, but that was to be expected, I suppose. Performed recovery from the discs I made, selecting a new factory install and activated windows with my original Windows 7 Professional registration code. Swapped the drives out and while I was at it, wrote down my Windows registration code that was on a sticker under my battery. Not sure if Asus bundles a similar recovery software with their systems.

Then, made recovery discs (it took two blank 4.7 GB DVDs) through Lenovo's provided ThinkVantage software. I saved off the actual data (not the programs), I wanted to keep onto an external HDD. Where can I find the black/white list for asus hardware changes?I can't speak to the Asus specific parts of this, but I recently did this HDD to SSD change on a Thinkpad of mine.ДЄs others mentioned above, a fresh install is the better way to go IMO.

I also can't find if asus will let me do this.that I have an option to use the same key on a new drive based on a single OEM license). (I don't want to buy another license just for the upgrade. Is it possible to do a fresh install of windows 7 on an ssd using my current windows 7 premium OEM key? Can I do a fresh install on a new drive using the recovery disk?Дo I need to pull the recovery partition data also from the HDD?