Fresh Install Guide for your MS-1761

In this post I plan to, with your help, outline the pertinent info for a fresh install of Windows 7 and the needed drivers as well advice to keep your machine lean, mean, and running clean. I have also include links to the latest benchmark utilities.

Download Windows HERE:
Windows 7 ISO x86 and x64 Official Direct Download Links (Ultimate, Professional and Home Premium) My Digital Life

Register using your product key.

Complete the SSD Optimization Guide Here:
The SSD Optimization Guide - The SSD Review

Here is a useful thread on how to setup SSD boot drive with secondary HDD for data:
How to: Setup SSD boot drive with secondary Hard disc optimization

Next update your video card driver to the latest using this link:
Graphics Driver - Verde 295.73 Driver - GeForce

Update the rest of your hardware drivers as needed

Here is a useful link to killing Windows 7 start-up items
Black Viper’s Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Service Configurations | Black Viper | www.blackviper.com

Do Windows Experience Index.

Furmark Can be found here:
FurMark: VGA Stress Test, Graphics Card and GPU Stability Test, Burn-in Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net

3dMark Benchmark utilities can be found here:
Futuremark - world's most popular benchmarks and PC performance tests - Benchmarks

The 570m Overclock thread is here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/622755-570m-overclock.html


Utilize Sandboxie when browsing the interwebs for security:
Sandboxie - Sandbox software for application isolation and secure Web browsing

 

More details on Windows Installation and drivers courtesy of WhatsThePoint HERE in post #4973

http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/584869-official-msi-gt780-gt783-owners-lounge-498.html

Details:
What you'll need to install Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit the way I recommend.

USB stick 4GB or larger
USB stick 256mb or larger
Windows 7 Ultimate ISO
Intel RST f6flpy x64

Download the Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ISO
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...13245194375773

Unpack the Windows 7 Ultimate ISO onto the 4GB or larger USB stick using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

After the files are on the USB stick open the files and expand the Sources folder.In there find ei.cfg and delete it so all versions of Widows 7 x64 can be install from a single USB stick.

Download the Intel RST v11.0.0.1032:
http://www.station-drivers.com/page/intel raid.htm
Now unpack the 7z file then drag and drop the x64 folder onto the 2nd smaller USB stick.

Remove all hard drives from the notebook except the hard drive you will be installing Windows 7 x64 on.It optimally should be in the primary drive position 0 on the SATA bus.I you got your notebook with only one hard drive that drive will be in position 0.

Doing this will insure that a MBR is created for the installation drive.

Make sure the bios is set to ACHI.
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Now your ready to install either Windows 7 x64 Ultimate,Professional,Home Premium or Basic.Install the version you have a key for.

Put the 4GB USB stick with Windows 7 x64 in a USB port and press the power-on button.Quickly start pressing the F? key on your notebook that allows you to choose to boot from the USB stick.

The 1st sceen will be for keyboard layout>OK
Install Now>OK
Licence Agreement>OK
Custom Install>OK

Now put the 2nd USB stick with the RST software into a USB port

A screen that has disk utilities and Driver Installation should be showing.

Click on the Disk Utilities.A screen will open where you can view all partitions.

Format all partitions that are showing.

Then delete all partitions until only one large full drive partition remains remains.

When that's finished click on Add Driver.

Browse to the RST folder(don't open it)on the 2nd USB stick and install>OK

Windows 7 will now begin to install.

During the 1st reboot in the Windows 7 installation process remove both USB sticks.
If you don't remove the USB sticks the installation process may start from the beginning after the reboot

Actual links found above in URL Hyperlink...

 

Echo... echo...

It's empty in here!

Is there anything else I should be considering when my unit arrives and I install windows 7? I am trying to be prepared and have everything in one place ready to go. :GEEK: