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Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52723090 added 08-24-2012 3:17 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
I believe you said that Dell included an OS DVD. If so, all you have to do is insert it, and try to boot up from it. If it won't boot up, then you're doing something wrong. If it does boot up,...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Post #52696864 added 08-23-2012 4:05 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Yes you can
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52698880 added 08-23-2012 6:02 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
You can definitely have the dual boot but it won't always be accessible by F keys, so if yours doesn't, you have two options. One is to go into the bios to change the hard drive priority each time...
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Post #52717368 added 08-24-2012 11:05 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
It installed it from the recovery DVD's I made.
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Post #52712726 added 08-24-2012 8:03 AM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
thanks for the replies. I used the reinstallation disc that came with the PC and all it did was install the OS. No drivers, no software. ugh. If I create a a recovery file using Dells...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Post #52716570 added 08-24-2012 10:34 AM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
none with mine either. To those who moved everythingto an SSd --how did u get the trial version of MS office on it ?
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52716656 added 08-24-2012 10:37 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
I guess that supplying drivers and utilities from their website is enough. You can download Office trials from several places.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52687976 added 08-23-2012 10:59 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
There is an option in the bios for which hard drive is considered the default drive. If you change it to the SSD, it will boot straight into it from that point on. If you'd like to have a dual boot...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52684234 added 08-23-2012 8:44 AM by Skap in Archived Deals
maybe need to hit f11 when starting to choose boot item? (though i am unsure) More importantly, why are you leaving os on original hard drive? The os should be on ssd in order to boot up faster. ...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #53073550 added 09-08-2012 7:19 PM by gutter2d in Archived Deals
Thanks!
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #53068964 added 09-08-2012 1:58 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
Here you go.
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Post #52685230 added 08-23-2012 9:22 AM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
Im just leaving the stuff on the sata 2 hard drive because I had stuff on there that I didnt want to delete and didnt feel like cloning the drive. I will disconnect the sata 2 drive and try it then....
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52685370 added 08-23-2012 9:27 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
Thats the way I set mine up and yes it should default to the SSD on SATA 0, and then if you want to boot to the other OS use F12. You may need to check Bios to make sure the boot order is correct.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52695490 added 08-23-2012 2:57 PM by Superocean in Archived Deals
I don't mean to thread jack but do I understand some of you guys right? It's possible to install ssd into a computer with Win 7 and leave the HDD with Vista on it and you can have a dual boot? If i...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52722456 added 08-24-2012 2:47 PM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
Hmm--I wonder what is making them not bootable. I have the USB stick plugged into the USB 3.0 port on top of the computer. It is recognized---as I see it in the boot menu. I am burning the DVD's as...
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Post #52722964 added 08-24-2012 3:10 PM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
Sounds good. I will do this in a little bit. I tried to clarify this with dell chat and they insisted the recovery DVD's also would only be the OS. Which wouldn't make sense. We will see.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52683824 added 08-23-2012 8:28 AM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
Hi guys. I am trying to put a new samsung SSD into this PC--I put the SSD on sata 0 and the harddrive that came with the PC on sata 2(dvd drive is on sata 1). I have the restore data on a 16gb usb...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52684848 added 08-23-2012 9:09 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
Its F12 to select boot OS. That won't help you til there is a second OS to pick from. But just disconnect the drive on SATA 2 and see if it boots to USB. I have the same setup, but used the recovery...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #53068868 added 09-08-2012 1:51 PM by gutter2d in Archived Deals
Do you guys have step by step instructions on how to install a SSD in the XPS 8500 and then put the OS on the SSD and use the old HD for storage (without any partitions)?
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52715754 added 08-24-2012 10:04 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
Dell always gives you a second disc with drivers and utilities. (with XPS PC's) Perhaps you have lost it. You can download what you need from dell.com.
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52715820 added 08-24-2012 10:07 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
No second driver disk with mine.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Post #52715936 added 08-24-2012 10:11 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
I've never received a Dell, not even my Inspiron PC, that didn't come with the driver/utility disc. Are you sure it's not still in the box or with all the papers?
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52717002 added 08-24-2012 10:51 AM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
its not the same though. Dell's office trial includes full non expiring versions of MS word and Excel. Yes I know open office is free---but I prefer word and excel.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52720058 added 08-24-2012 12:57 PM by Gdog2004 in Archived Deals
I created a recovery disk from Dell DataSafe. --I put it on a 16gb usb flash that I formatted to NTFS. Are you saying this will install everything my PC came with ? Drivers and all software ? I...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52722616 added 08-24-2012 2:54 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Don't even go to F12 Shut Down...Disconnect the original drive and connect the SSD, Start up and press F2 and set the boot order in Bios to DVD first, then save and exit. It should then boot from...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52718052 added 08-24-2012 11:30 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
Being curious as I am, and also surprised to hear that the driver/utility disc was no longer included, I went to see my friend Google and I happened across this. Naturally, I can't be sure, but I...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52720218 added 08-24-2012 1:03 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
If you are choosing another boot device by F keys or by setting it that way in the bios, and it skips over them, it's because they are not bootable. For instance, I know a fellow who thought he...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52716090 added 08-24-2012 10:18 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
Yep, positive...just came with the OS Re-installation disk. No big deal for me as I would wind up checking for updated drivers anyway, so might as well just download them all.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52716470 added 08-24-2012 10:30 AM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
I haven't bought one in 2 1/2 years. Maybe they're getting cheap. Still, it's surprising to hear. At least they gave you the OS disc.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52720838 added 08-24-2012 1:28 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Sounds like you don't have the boot order set in BIOS. Are you sure you have USB or DVD set as first boot device and then save changes before exit. Just go ahead and burn the DVD's. It doesn't hurt...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52720922 added 08-24-2012 1:31 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
That's what I thought too, but Gdog says he uses the F keys to the boot menu, and the USB drive and DVD still get skipped over in favour of the SSD, so they must not be bootable.
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52722100 added 08-24-2012 2:29 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Rocky...your probably right...just can't understand why it won't boot. Gdog....you say that you formatted the USB drive to NTFS...the Dell program formats it during the creation of the restore...
Installing SSD in new Dell XPS 8500
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52712934 added 08-24-2012 8:13 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
The recovery DVD disks included the bloat software i.e. Roxio etc. for me. I would think that using USB should be no different then the DVD set. Did it install a recovery hidden partition as well?...
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Thread created 08-23-2012 by Gdog2004
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Post #52751464 added 08-26-2012 8:07 AM by repitall in Archived Deals
So...OP what happened?

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