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November 9th, 2011 19:00

Upgrading from regular hard drive to solid state drive!!

I have an alienware m15x and I want to upgrade to a solid state drive. As we all know, computer company don't send us customers the OS disc anymore, they just include like a reboot/recovery/respawn disc(alienware edition). My question is how do I get my new SSD started if I don't have an OS disc to boot up from? Can i just use my "respawn" disc that alienware gave me? Or should I download a program that lets me take an image of my current hard drive to transfer over to my new SSD? I need help asap. Thanks if anyone knows a good way to do it without doing too much. I tried to contact dell, but they don't tech for Alienware and when I called Alienware, the tech guy knows little english so making it hard for us to communicate on this matter.

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    AAA737flyer

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    Posted November 10th, 2011 05:00

    Buy an external back-up drive, format it, install Acronis back-up software on your computer, and make a complete disc back-up.

    Make a bootable disc with the Acronis software and you can then install your HDD onto your new SSD.

    http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.v3.html

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    Posted November 11th, 2011 15:00

    Thank you. I figured that's what I had to do... Can you suggest a free software I can transfer the imagine with? Considering I'm already having to spend $300+ on a new ssd.
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    Posted November 13th, 2011 09:00

    I'm not aware of any free software. If there are any you might find it by searching the web.

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    Posted November 13th, 2011 12:00

    Easeus disk copy is free. Go to there website for other options also.

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    Posted November 13th, 2011 14:00

    Ahhhhh thank you guys so much. Most ssd don't come with their own software but intel did. I saw most laptop ssd, needed a USB to Sata wire which most companies that make that, has their own software but pricey. But I went with intel to be on the safe side and they offered their own cloning software.

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    Posted November 13th, 2011 16:00

    You are refering to the The Intel® Data Migration Software.

    This software is a scaled down version of Aconics software for migrating your current HDD to your new SSD. It isn't capable of backing up your drive on a routine basis or restoring your SSD in the future should you need to do so.

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