Issues about replacing HDD with an SSD

[crockhamtown]

The HDD of my HP Compaq nx7400 Laptop has ceased to work properly.

What are the issues to consider if I replace it with an SSD and do a clean install of Win7?

Would be grateful for advice.

 

[Snick]

Hi crockhamtown,
What exactly is your issue with your Hard Drive? Did it fail completely or on the way? If it didn't fail completely you may want to consider "migration" to preserve your programs, files, folders, data, etc.
Here's a SevenForums thread on subject-matter:
Tutorial on how to install Windows 7 on new SSD?
and migration of Win7 from HDD to SSD
How to Migrate Your Windows Installation to a Solid-State Drive
@Megahertz07
@SIW2

 

[crockhamtown]

I was trying to reinstall Win7. And from the attachments you will see that failure was imminent which couldn't be resolved.

Thanks for your interest SNICK and a link to the tutorial.

 

[Snick]

Will your computer still boot?
I assume you don't have a system image on external drive.

 

[crockhamtown]

When I switch on without a DVD the messages in the previous attachments come up.

If I put say a Win7 install disk in, it accepts it. But going through the install process it throws up errors which I have explored elsewhere on the Win7 forum which cannot be resolved.

The HDD has no data on it . All I want to do is take it out and in its recess replace with a SSD.

I don't think this covered on the link you gave.