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Installing SSD drive to Studio XPS 435MT
Hello guys,
I would really appreciate any info on this subject if possible!
I have a Dell Studio XPS 435MT and I have seen a really good deal on a 120gb SSD drive and would like to replace my two 500gb HD's in RAID-0 setup, to hopefully speed up startup times and generally speed up the response of the PC, I also use it with Photoshop and 3D programs so I think this upgrade will help here too. I will probably just use each 500gb hard drives separately for storage or if possible set them up as RAID-0 again for storage but I guess just separately is safer.
My main question is how do I go about installing it?
I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit (Dell version). Can I just install this onto the new drive? Or do I have to uninstall from current set up first?
Thanks in advance.
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September 13th, 2011 09:00
Dell never validated SSD drives on this model. Another user had issues. See this.
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September 13th, 2011 11:00
You have got to be kidding me! I was sure I saw someone install one into a 435MT. Hmmm. Just ordered it too!
May have to return it now :-(
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September 13th, 2011 11:00
So Chris are you basically saying there is no way of upgrading to SSD on this 435MT machine/motherboard?