04-03-2015 02:12 PM - last edited on 03-06-2024 03:17 AM by ROGBot
04-03-2015 05:57 PM
Byjimja wrote:
Hello ROG folk,
I've just bought a G750JM-t4099h at a bargain price. All seems dandy, I'm more than happy, except I'd like to swap
the 750gb HDD for a 250 or 500gb SSD.
I've done lots of reading around and have a decent idea of what to do and what to buy. There's no one-stop idiots guide I can find
though, so I have a couple of simpleton questions that I hope someone will be kind enough to help with.
In ASUS Backtracker the first two options are:
a) Back up the factory recovery image
b) Back up ASUS driver/app
1. Do I run both of these options and put them on the same 32gb 3.0 flash drive, or just a) then put b) on a seperate flash to install
after the SSD has been set up with a)?
2. Will the SSD need formatting in some way or does ASUS backtracker take care of everything from the flash drive? Will I
need to enter BIOS to boot from the flash?
3. Once the SSD is up and running and working as it should, I want to wipe the hdd to use as a secondary data drive.
Is there a straighforward way of doing this? Does it have to be done externally or can I put it in the spare slot and start up
without confusing BIOS? Will I need to enter BIOS to change boot priority to the SSD?
4. Any obvious pitfalls I should look out for?
Any help or advice, links to further reading much appreciated. (If you want to advise me against doing it because I'm not
tech-savvy enough that's welcome too!)
Cheers,
Chris
04-04-2015 04:04 PM