Unique Installation Question

Bare Foot Kid · 30 Oct 2010

Glad to see you got it running and thanks for the update.

gregrocker · 30 Oct 2010

Did you clean reinstall the factory preinstall or clean it up?

Any further report on how it all went so others can benefit?

VegasJamie · 31 Oct 2010

The process was simple....(just as all of you mentioned):

1) Ran initial startup of new machine, made backup disks
2) Installed U3S6 card
3) Pulled OEM HD, installed SSD
4) Installed W7 HP from 64-bit disk in family upgrade package
5) Used factory COA sticker to install OS
6) Ran MS update a few times, made sure all drivers were up to date
7) Connected OEM HD to original SATA 2 location
8) Made necessary changes to ensure data is stored to standard HD
9) Called MS to validate W7 HP via telephone

....smiled, laughed, and giggled quite a bit at performance of machine while drinking a few beers.

Haven't used any of the OEM programs included on CD included with machine, nor did I reinstall McAfee,....went with AVG 11 (free) instead.....

Again, thank you all soo much for your help.

Bare Foot Kid · 31 Oct 2010

VegasJamie said:

The process was simple....(just as all of you mentioned):

1) Ran initial startup of new machine, made backup disks
2) Installed U3S6 card
3) Pulled OEM HD, installed SSD
4) Installed W7 HP from 64-bit disk in family upgrade package
5) Used factory COA sticker to install OS
6) Ran MS update a few times, made sure all drivers were up to date
7) Connected OEM HD to original SATA 2 location
8) Made necessary changes to ensure data is stored to standard HD
9) Called MS to validate W7 HP via telephone

....smiled, laughed, and giggled quite a bit at performance of machine while drinking a few beers.

Haven't used any of the OEM programs included on CD included with machine, nor did I reinstall McAfee,....went with AVG 11 (free) instead.....

Again, thank you all soo much for your help.

Thanks for the update.

linnemeyerhere · 31 Oct 2010

Don't you just love it when a plan works ! Stellar......