Insert the Windows 7 disc and restart the system and Windows 7 will begin to install. During the install you will have the opportunity to partition and format the drive.
So once I install the new HDD I can power up the machine and hit F12 to choose how my system boots. Then insert the windows 7 re-installation disc and select boot from dvd/cd drive to install windows 7. Is this corrct?
Just want to make sure that I don't have to somehow enable the new drive in the BIOS for it to be recognized.
So once I install the new HDD I can power up the machine and hit F12 to choose how my system boots. Then insert the windows 7 re-installation disc and select boot from dvd/cd drive to install windows 7. Is this corrct?
Just want to make sure that I don't have to somehow enable the new drive in the BIOS for it to be recognized.
Put you win 7 disc into your dvd drive, then power off, replace your HD, then reboot, and press F12, then select your dvd drive, and install your OS on your new drive.
* 1 Look at the front edge of your laptop, below the keyboard. You should see two panels on the bottom of this edge. In most cases they will be secured with small screws. If you look closely, both of these should be labeled; the one that you're wanting will be labled "hard drive," and most likely is the panel that is on the right side of the laptop.
* 2 Unscrew the screw that is holding the panel in place. Once that screw has been removed, you should be able to slide the panel out of the laptop with ease. The hard drive should be plugged in to the panel piece that slides out, meaning that it will come out with the panel when it is removed.
* 3 Carefully remove the hard drive from its location on the panel slide. You can now take your new hard drive and plug it in where the old one was located, making sure that it is plugged in correctly. Because laptop hard drives are much thinner than those that are used in desktop computers, you should take care in order to make sure that you don't damage your new hard drive while plugging it in.
* 4 Slide the panel slide back into the laptop, pressing it in all the way in order to make sure that it is properly connected. Once you've done this, your new hard drive wlll be connected to the laptop and ready for formatting, partitioning, or use.
* 5 Reinsert the screw (if there was one originally) and screw it in. This will secure the hard drive panel and keep your new hard drive from accidentally coming lose from its connection.
Skybird
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August 14th, 2011 18:00
After installing the new hard drive, enter the Set-up and set the CD drive as the first boot device.
support.dell.com/.../setup.htm
Insert the Windows 7 disc and restart the system and Windows 7 will begin to install. During the install you will have the opportunity to partition and format the drive.
DHW75
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August 14th, 2011 19:00
Skybird
So once I install the new HDD I can power up the machine and hit F12 to choose how my system boots. Then insert the windows 7 re-installation disc and select boot from dvd/cd drive to install windows 7. Is this corrct?
Just want to make sure that I don't have to somehow enable the new drive in the BIOS for it to be recognized.
RobinBredin
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August 15th, 2011 07:00
Put you win 7 disc into your dvd drive, then power off, replace your HD, then reboot, and press F12, then select your dvd drive, and install your OS on your new drive.
samurusawyer
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August 16th, 2011 05:00
* 1 Look at the front edge of your laptop, below the keyboard. You should see two panels on the bottom of this edge. In most cases they will be secured with small screws. If you look closely, both of these should be labeled; the one that you're wanting will be labled "hard drive," and most likely is the panel that is on the right side of the laptop.
* 2 Unscrew the screw that is holding the panel in place. Once that screw has been removed, you should be able to slide the panel out of the laptop with ease. The hard drive should be plugged in to the panel piece that slides out, meaning that it will come out with the panel when it is removed.
* 3 Carefully remove the hard drive from its location on the panel slide. You can now take your new hard drive and plug it in where the old one was located, making sure that it is plugged in correctly. Because laptop hard drives are much thinner than those that are used in desktop computers, you should take care in order to make sure that you don't damage your new hard drive while plugging it in.
* 4 Slide the panel slide back into the laptop, pressing it in all the way in order to make sure that it is properly connected. Once you've done this, your new hard drive wlll be connected to the laptop and ready for formatting, partitioning, or use.
* 5 Reinsert the screw (if there was one originally) and screw it in. This will secure the hard drive panel and keep your new hard drive from accidentally coming lose from its connection.
DHW75
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August 23rd, 2011 18:00
Thanks for all the info!