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    OS on msata Boot Drive

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by billy1, Feb 16, 2013.

  1. billy1

    billy1 Notebook Guru

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    I'm getting ready to order the M14X R2, I have the R1 presently. I've noticed treads here that some who ordered what I am going to, 750gb hdd and 128gb msata boot drive, have received their machines with the OS on the HDD. Is there any way of informing the techs to install the OS on the boot drive? I don't want to go through the hassle later. It will be windows 7. Thanks
     
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  2. funkmasterta

    funkmasterta Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think so, just do it yourself, it's not hard. Plus, I usually do a fresh install anyway to make sure there's no bloat.

    My Win 8 Pro x64 install is weighing in at only 14.4GB!

    I also disabled hibernation and m
     
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