New SSD disk - Help installing Win 7

Why would you want to go thru all this trouble of a reinstallation. Transferring your current system is a lot easier - unless you currently have a problem with it. And if you want to go the real easy route, use the Paragon Migration Tool. But if you want to save the $19.95, go by the tutorial that Britton posted.

You are welcome. Let us know if you need anything else.

essenbe said:

You are welcome. Let us know if you need anything else.

Ziyi, someone is alway about to offer help.:)

300 should be good. It will be a sataII cable. I'm not sure about the numbers you gave.

Ziyi said:

What kind of SATA cable do I need when connecting the SSD. 150, 300 ?
SSD is OCZ Vertex 2 SATA 2

Got some "old" SATA cables lying around from my old pc. Not sure what kind they are.. one is red hehe
Serial ATA 26AWG E164535 "D" RJ AWM Style 2725 80C 30V VW-1 Haurtian <- if that makes sense..

I'm not sure but that sounds like a SATA II cable.

Ziyi said:

Thanks essenbe!

You've been really helpfull!!
The SSD arrives tomorrow, If I'm not posting a "whoho, everything went well" msg here tomorrow.. I probably blew up everything..

I really doubt you will blow anything up. Just, if you are going to do a clean install, plug the SSD into port 0 and disconnect the power cables to all other hard drives so that the SSD is the only one plugged in. After you are installed, shut down the computer and plug back in the other hard drives. Start up and you should be OK. you may see a message about installing drivers. That is common, it is installing drivers for the hard drives you just plugged in.