The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Quick Question re: new HDD & RAM

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    300
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    After installing new HDD (Seagate) and new RAM (Corsairs), when I do the first power ON button do I need to insert Window 7 installer first or let the XPS1530 Bios detect the new HDD & RAM?
     
    XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010
    #1
  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

    Reputations:
    5,504
    Messages:
    9,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    The process goes BIOS -> Bootable Media -> HDD regardless of what you have in the DVD drive.
     
    Lithus, Feb 21, 2010
    #2
  3. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    300
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    does it mean when I power ON for the first time after inserting new HDD and RAM, insert the Windows7 disc immediately? or wait after the BIOS process?
     
    XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010
    #3
  4. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

    Reputations:
    5,504
    Messages:
    9,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Depending on how your boot order is set up, you most likely have to hit a key during the BIOS splash page to boot from disk.
     
    Lithus, Feb 21, 2010
    #4
  5. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    522
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Power on before putting in win 7 and make sure the bios recognizes it, otherwise you might have to tweak some settings. Then restart with the win 7 dvd.

    BTW, have you checked to makes sure you have the latest firmware on the ssd? Its a real pain to update it after you install an os on it.
     
    EntityX, Feb 21, 2010
    #5
  6. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    300
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    thanks.

    SSD? I have 500GB Seagate SATA.....do i need firmware for this HDD?
     
    XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010
    #6
  7. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    522
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Lol sorry, for some reason I thought you had an SSD. No you don't need firware for it
     
    EntityX, Feb 21, 2010
    #7
  8. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

    Reputations:
    6,156
    Messages:
    11,214
    Likes Received:
    68
    Trophy Points:
    466
    Hardware will be auto detected. Its not like the old days where you had to enter in the specs of the drive.

    Just go into the BIOS, select optical drive as first boot device, Insert W7 disc, Save BIOS settings. It should restart and lead to a "Press any key to load disc".
     
    flipfire, Feb 21, 2010
    #8
  9. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    300
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    As posted by EntityX....after the BIOS recognize my HDD I will restart my PC (Hard Reset? I dont know if theres an option on BIOS to restart) and hit F2 (?) to boot on Windows7 disc.
     
    XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010
    #9
  10. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    522
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    There is always the option to exit your bios and do a restart. When the comp reboots make sure to go into the boot option menu, I think its F12 on the xps, and choose internal cd/dvd drive. Then follow the instructions to boot from the disc.
     
    EntityX, Feb 21, 2010
    #10
  11. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    300
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    thanks guys!
     
    XPSboy, Feb 21, 2010
    #11