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xps 14z ssd
Hi ive recently got a xps 14z of the outlet upgraded the ram to 8gb and tested all was working fine was runing really fast but upgraded hdd to a 128gb m4 ssd and it took over an hour to install windows 7 and takes probably 10 mins to get to desktop which is the oposite to what should be happening can anyone come up with ideas to fix this thanks
osprey4
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May 25th, 2012 09:00
I would at least check Dell downloads for drivers. Here's the manual installation procedure.
bob_711
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May 26th, 2012 02:00
Fixed it by installing the latest bios,has worked flawlessly since so now booting to desktop in 10 seconds :)
bob_711
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May 25th, 2012 06:00
does the dell manual installation differ from how you would install it normally? i just made sure ahci was set on the sata controller and installed it of a pendrive, ssd has upto date firmware.l have yet to put hdd back in and install latest bios will do it now but do i need to install drivers for anything outside of windows? thanks
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May 25th, 2012 06:00
Hi bob_711,
Did you follow the Dell procedure for manual installation of the operating system? Are all of the device drivers installed?
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May 26th, 2012 05:00
Good to hear.