M14X SSD Install

I just upgraded my HDD with a SSD and took the optical drive out with
the orange flexible cable that powers the optical drive replaced the hdd and then put it all back together carefully and i turn my laptop on and the Bios is saying "Check Cable Connection"
No boot disk and i cannot chuck the disk in i was wondering if i can do a fresh install via USB i need some help guys this is driving me up the wall (

 

try bios diable boot from cd and turn off anything assosiated with it and make ssd the priority.

also what ssd did u put in??

 

Samsung 830 series 256Gb SATA3

ill make a quick video and post on youtube

i put the old HDD in and it works fine upon start up. I tried inserting the dvd rom into the optical drive but it wont take it. Im thinking the disk drive is faulty and the computer is brand new its got my thinking.

 

That is so weird, I am experiencing the exact same problem!

 

Samsung 830 128 GB FYI

 

I would advise checking the connection again. I had the same error of check cable connection installing the same brand harddrive. I opened it up. Carefully saw I had incorrectly inserted the ribbon, reinserted it. And then tried again, it worked.

 

owatch15 is right. mine works now. I guess I was just a little afraid with the zero force white tab.

 

Precisely the same here. I was also scared of damaging the ribbon

 

lol i put it in correctly and its just the optical drive u normally insert the disk a quarter way in and it takes it, on this drive you gotta insert it until you think you cannot retrieve it anymore haha im such a noob there was nothing wrong with the laptop or my installation just scared of breaking my new baby haha

 

Consider yourself lucky, I've had mine apart so much, I snapped the white tab Now I have to be SUPER careful.

 

Couldn't you ask for a MB replacement? Last time the rep came to fix my LCD issue, and he broke that exact tab. Ended up having the MB replaced on the next visit.

 

HA no, way, really? Man, I don't even care, you'd think they'd sell replacement tabs though...

 

Question guys: I plan on putting my stock HDD into the optical slot. However, it has Windows 7 already installed on it. How do I make sure that there won't be a boot conflict? If there is no way to avoid the boot conflict, how do I remove windows 7 from my stock HDD? Thanks!

 

A few points for this:
- Your stock Drive is SATA2. You WILL have to change it to SATA1 to boot. Let me know what drive you have for this, I created a massive tutorial, and put it on her a long time ago, I can dig it up.

- By default, it boots from Sata #0. I dont even think we have an option to change that. Ideally, you'd wipe your Data drive after copying your data off. This would be ideal.

 

if you can dig it out, that would be great. I appreciate it. Also, I understand I'll need to put a jumper to force SATA I.

 

i did the same thing they said £500 i told them were to go

 

I broke my tab too - the two 'legs' on each side are really flimsy. The break was clean so I superglued the broken leg back on and it stayed put, but I have to be soo gentle with it now.

The part is tiny and looks easy to replace - if you can find someone who sells them.