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    Area 51 m15x & SSD

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by .RanT., Jun 3, 2010.

  1. .RanT.

    .RanT. Notebook Consultant

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    OK, so I am using Paragon to clone my internal to an external Kingston 128 GB SSD. The clone process goes well and I can see the files in place when the drive is connected through USB. When I install the SSD in the m15x and power up, it hangs on a black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left.

    I figure it is a BIOS issue or a boot issue in Win7.

    Has anyone experienced this issue? Can anyone point me in the right direction?
     
    .RanT., Jun 3, 2010
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    i think that this would be a bios incompatibility
     
    elquetefocka, Jun 3, 2010
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    The bios sees the drive fine, but I agree with your conclusion. So I guess the Area 51 m15x x36 bios can't work with an SSD and I am betting Dell has little plans for an update to the bios...
     
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    If I were you I would double check that by booting from a dvd or usb. You could try booting to to Ubuntu by either LiveCD or USB linux. See if you can access the drive. Or you could just go and try and install windows on the drive.

    Maybe the cloning didnt clone the boot partition. If the drive wasnt supported, then it wouldnt be visible in the bios, and you would get a message saying you cant boot from any device
     
    Wattos, Jun 3, 2010
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    Try boot the Windows 7 installation CD and go to repair/recover.
     
    namaiki, Jun 3, 2010
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    yes, their conclusions seem to be right
    i wish you can resolve this problem
     
    elquetefocka, Jun 3, 2010
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    Thanks everyone. I am going to try the repair function using the Win7 disk. I will update after I have an answer.

    Thanks.
     
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    i would recommend doing a clean install with your ssd. take longer but end result will always be better than cloning,
     
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    Agree + I would also run Sanitary Erase over it before installing if your ssd uses the Indilinx Controller.
     
    Wattos, Jun 3, 2010
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    I am going to try Win7 repair. If that does not work, then I will have to do the clean install and deal with any driver issue I may encounter.

    Thanks!
     
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    Would Trim be enabled if you do a clone like that?
     
    darkloki, Jun 4, 2010
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    Repare did not work, so I reformatted the drive and reinstalled Win7 and everything is working well.

    Can anyone provide me with the thread on the proper driver install sequence? I can't find it in a search.

    Thanks.

    Oh and the SSD is FAST!!!
     
    .RanT., Jun 4, 2010
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    inap, Jun 4, 2010
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