Is the solid state drive (SSD) detected by the BIOS setup (f2 at powerup)?

  If not, you'll need  a new one.

Example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310236754691&rvr_id=116913536604&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WVF%3F&GUID=1af3948c12a0a0e204d57795ffdc3c10&itemid=310236754691&ff4=263602_263622

im going to have a look in pc world tomorrow, and will it need all the programs installing on it ie will it restore the factory settings or will i need driver disk and operating system disk.

You'll need an OS disc  and the drivers.  The mini 910s didn't ship with a quick restore.

thanks mate