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    Expert advice needed for R1 SSD

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by gman901, Aug 14, 2010.

  1. gman901

    gman901 Notebook Consultant

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    I see that Dell released a firmware update to my 256 SSD. A couple questions:

    1. Who has done the upgrade and were there any problems? Was it worth upgrading?
    2. I have a crap ton of games and applications installed... Should I spend hours again reinstalling everything after the upgrade or can I make a full system backup using Windows 7 backup and do a complete restore after my ssd is updated?
    3. Do system restores ultimately cause problems with the system and would it be better to do a clean install of everything?

    Thanks!!!
     
    gman901, Aug 14, 2010
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  2. ACHlLLES

    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    firmware update doesn't wipe your SSD. Atleast my momentus xt harddrive didnt....
     
    ACHlLLES, Aug 14, 2010
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  3. gman901

    gman901 Notebook Consultant

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    I am going to back up the system anyway, but the instructions on Dell's support site states that the firmware will delete all the files.
     
    gman901, Aug 14, 2010
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    You should backup your data just in case you lose power or a glitch happens. You could lose all your data that way.
     
    idlehand, Aug 14, 2010
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    Good thinking! Do you think a restore off the backup using Win 7 would be fine? I always heard clean installs are better than restores.
     
    gman901, Aug 14, 2010
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