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Need link to Win7 x64 Recovery ISO and assistance with re-install to SSD

NuclearPanda
Level 7
Hi all!

Just got a refurb'd G73SW-1BTY from Newegg for a steal. Of course, there is no included recovery partition.


Seeing as I purchased a seperate 120gb SSD to throw in as my main OS drive, I'd like to do a complete wipe of the system and reinstall everything to run off the SSD.

I tried using a link that I saw someone (I think it was Chastity?) post to an ISO of the Win7 x64 but the link is not working. Can anyone help me out with this? Id like to start playing and tinkering with this tonight when I get home from work.

I appreciate any and all help, as well as any tips from you ROG veterans out there.



On a side note, Ive never installed an SSD or any hard drive in a lappy before. Anything I should be aware of? Is it pretty much plug and play? I took off the bottom cover and I can easily see where it goes. Should I switch the two drives around first (take out the HDD and put it in the open slot and put the SSD in place of it?) Does it matter? Also, do I need any seperate cables to hook the SSD to the motherboard (it doesnt look like I do, there are no ports on the SSD other than how it slides into the connection).

Sorry for the noob questions. Ive never had an SSD before.

Thanks so much everyone!
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And one more question. Is it necessary to flash the BIOS if it came already pre-installed with the most recent 205 BIOS version (I just checked and it does have the 205 already) or can I just do a wipe and reinstall Windows fresh?

NuclearPanda wrote:
And one more question. Is it necessary to flash the BIOS if it came already pre-installed with the most recent 205 BIOS version (I just checked and it does have the 205 already) or can I just do a wipe and reinstall Windows fresh?

If you're already running the latest BIOS, no need to do anything with that.

As for the drivers, that list I gave you is complete. Those are the drivers you need....it was just a matter of making sure they were the correct versions for your model.

Thanks so much Brody. I'll give it a shot and post back when Im finished with the reinstall. Hopefully everything goes well

Ok, well i was able to do a clean reboot and reinstall of the system and got the SSD installed. I need to figure out why its not showing the second (original) drive when i boot into windows but i can figure that out I think.


THe big question is now for some reason the keyboard does NOT light up. I did not flash the bios so I didnt think it would be a problem.

Also, the link for the keyboard fix in the original thread that Chastity made does NOT work for me. Could you point me in the right direction on how to fix the keyboard issue? Thanks so much



*edit* Nevermind. I reinstalled the ATK package and now it works. Now to figure out the HDD

dstrakele
Level 14
Does the HDD appear in Disk Management? The partition(s) on it will need to be formatted and assigned a drive letter to appear in Windows Explorer.
G74SX-A1 - stock hardware - BIOS 202 - 2nd Monitor VISIO VF551XVT