Help
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

SSD installation

Tear_a_Bee
Level 7

‎02-26-2012 07:29 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 09:37 PM by Community Admin

Does anyone know of a guide that has step by step instructions on how to install an SSD on a G74? I've looked around on Google and havent come across anything good? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Asus G74SX-AH71 [201]

Windows 7 Professional
16 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB [285.79]
Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20GHz Turbo Boost to 2.90GHz
7200 RPM 750 GB HDD
17.3" 1920x1080 HD Glossy Dislpay
Labels:
0 Kudos
17,312 Views
18 REPLIES 18

dstrakele
Level 14

‎02-26-2012 07:37 PM

Does this help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWoQl4RaDtk ?

or this: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?3652-G74SX-A1-Second-Hard-Drive-Install-(SSD)?

Here's another with photos and Brody's excellent guidance: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?9073-Adding-SSD-to-G74SX&
G74SX-A1 - stock hardware - BIOS 202 - 2nd Monitor VISIO VF551XVT
0 Kudos

Tear_a_Bee
Level 7

‎02-26-2012 07:44 PM

I got that part but is installing windows on the SSD the same as doing a clean install?
Asus G74SX-AH71 [201]

Windows 7 Professional
16 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB [285.79]
Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20GHz Turbo Boost to 2.90GHz
7200 RPM 750 GB HDD
17.3" 1920x1080 HD Glossy Dislpay
0 Kudos

BrodyBoy
Level 10
In response to Tear_a_Bee

‎02-27-2012 04:25 PM

I've read good things about Corsairs. That's a good size option, SATA III, nice price. Looks good to me.
0 Kudos

dstrakele
Level 14

‎02-26-2012 07:59 PM

It can be. You also have the option of restoring a Windows System Image to the SSD as Brody elaborates in: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?8618-G74SX-XN1-SSD-installation&

If it were me, I'd be doing the clean Win 7 install...
G74SX-A1 - stock hardware - BIOS 202 - 2nd Monitor VISIO VF551XVT
0 Kudos

justinslot
Level 7
In response to dstrakele

‎03-03-2012 03:23 PM

dstrakele wrote:
It can be. You also have the option of restoring a Windows System Image to the SSD as Brody elaborates in: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?8618-G74SX-XN1-SSD-installation&

If it were me, I'd be doing the clean Win 7 install...


Just so I'm clear on this--the easiest way to do a clean Win 7 install is with the Win 7 installer download linked to in the first post in the Drivers/Apps/How-tos thread, right?

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5224-Drivers-Apps-and-How-to-s

And I activate it with the product key on the bottom of my laptop I assume.
0 Kudos

BrodyBoy
Level 10
In response to justinslot

‎03-04-2012 10:56 AM

justinslot wrote:
Just so I'm clear on this--the easiest way to do a clean Win 7 install is with the Win 7 installer download linked to in the first post in the Drivers/Apps/How-tos thread, right?

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5224-Drivers-Apps-and-How-to-s

And I activate it with the product key on the bottom of my laptop I assume.

Yes, this is correct. But it's not as simple as just installing Windows and calling it done. There are additional drivers you also need to install. Are you doing a clean install onto a new SSD?
0 Kudos

Doan
Level 8

‎02-26-2012 08:22 PM

I opted to install to my SSD fresh, rather than an image, just to be safe. With the Vortex 3 I didn't need to do anything different than I would when installing on an HDD. I've been running for about two months with zero issues. Before installing, I did plan to update the firmware for the SSD, but it was already up-to-date. I don't use hibernation, which some have claimed issues with, so I don't know if that'd work or not. I disabled the file page about a month after I'd been using the SSD, but I didn't have any issues with it before.

End point: I installed Win7 x64 on a Vortex 3 SSD the exact same way I'd install it on an HDD, and I've had no issues.
Hi, I'm Dan.
0 Kudos

BrodyBoy
Level 10

‎02-26-2012 11:13 PM

Tear_a_Bee wrote:
Does anyone know of a guide that has step by step instructions on how to install an SSD on a G74? I've looked around on Google and havent come across anything good? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Did you already do your clean install? If so, you can move that installation onto the SSD, if you'd like.

But if you haven't done your clean install yet, you can easily install the SSD (as described earlier), and then do the clean install onto it exactly as you would on an HDD. (In this scenario, the new SSD will appear as one block of unallocated space in the Windows Setup partition table.)
0 Kudos

Tear_a_Bee
Level 7
In response to BrodyBoy

‎02-27-2012 04:42 AM

I havent done my clean install yet so I'll wait till my SSD arrives and then I will do the install. thanks to everyone on this forum you are all amazing!!! Also would all SSDs fit/work in the g74sx?
Asus G74SX-AH71 [201]

Windows 7 Professional
16 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB [285.79]
Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20GHz Turbo Boost to 2.90GHz
7200 RPM 750 GB HDD
17.3" 1920x1080 HD Glossy Dislpay
0 Kudos