SSD Installation on G53SX

[Mirumoto]

Hello everyone,

I've just ordered a SSD and I would like to prepare for the Windows 7 installation.

I have some questions however on the best way to proceed:

I've already burnt the 5 dvd via AI Recovery burner and also downloaded the ISO in the sticky topic.

Which way do you think is the best? A clean install using the ISO or using the 5 dvd's?

If I use the 5 DVD's will I be able the recreate the 25gigs recovery partition on the SSD?

I would be up for using the 5 dvd's if I can have the 25gigs recovery partition but if I can't I'd rather have a clean version of Windows 7 installed.

Thanks in advance ! 🙂

[sunninho]

If you can afford it, go for the SATA III 6GBs SSD drives. The better ones are OCZ Agility 3, Crucial M4, Samsung 830 and Intel 520 (in order of expense/performance, I think).

There is a really detailed Youtube video showing you how to disassemble the G53JW to install a 2nd hard drive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev8y8xlCdHE

[wjhalverson]

sunninho wrote:
If you can afford it, go for the SATA III 6GBs SSD drives. The better ones are OCZ Agility 3, Crucial M4, Samsung 830 and Intel 520 (in order of expense/performance, I think).

But does the G53SX have a SATAIII bus for the hard drives? I can't find specs for the bus anywhere ...

[Zygomorphic]

wjhalverson wrote:
But does the G53SX have a SATAIII bus for the hard drives? I can't find specs for the bus anywhere ...

Yes ... the first two sata channels are Sata III 6 Gb/s ... like all Sandy Bridge mobos. So the two internal HDD bays are Sata III ... the DVD drive is Sata II.

[BrodyBoy]

Fantastic! Glad to hear that it all worked out. 🙂

[Area_66]

Intel 520 ( may be 320) right away , they have 5 years waranty, with the trick OCZ did to use with the Vertex 2 I will never purchase anything from them, Crucial are not bad too

[Hernandus]

Hi, I have installed a Corsair Force Series GT 120GB on my G53SX. I want to have Windows 7 installed on this drive, could you please tell me what's the best way to do this?. Is there a way to use the Recovery Partition to install the OS on this new drive?.

I noted that on the BIOS the drive is not being displayed on the sata devices list.
I see this:
Serial ATA Port 0 - ST9750420AS (750 GB)
Serial ATA Port 1 - Empty -------------------------------------> It should display the Corsair SSD
Serial ATA Port 2 - HL-DT-STDVDR ATAPI
Serial ATA Port 3 - Empty
Serial ATA Port 4 - Empty
Serial ATA Port 5 - Empty

I have the latest Firmware and Bios.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
Hernandus

[BrodyBoy]

Hernandus wrote:
Is there a way to use the Recovery Partition to install the OS on this new drive?.

Yes, but not directly. You can do a factory restore to the new SSD, but not from the recovery partition (F9) method. You must use a set of recovery DVDs. The result is the same.

So basically, here are the steps:

• Boot from the original hard drive, and make a set of recovery DVDs (with the AI Recovery program).
  
• Physically install the new SSD and disconnect or remove the secondary hard drive.
  
• Boot up and press ESC immediately to access the boot menu.
  
• Insert Disk #1 (of the recovery DVDs) into DVD drve, then choose the ODD option from the boot menu.
  
• Follow the instructions to do a factory restore to the SSD. Allow at least a couple hours, and respond ONLY to prompts for the next disk. DON'T touch anything else or interrupt the restore as it proceeds. It's done when the out-of-the-box first-use wizard has been on-screen with no disk activity for at least 10 minutes.
  
• If you intend to use the OEM hard drive (or another HDD) as a secondary drive, power down and install it. In Disk Management, you can format and repartition it to suit your needs.
  

[Hernandus]

hey BrodyBoy, thanks for the reply. I'll follow these steps to install W7.
Thanks again,
Hernandus

[Hernandus]

BrodyBoy, I followed the steps as you described, but something happened. After the restore process completed, on the language selection screen the machine freezed and showed up a Blue Screen of dead. Now the system doesn't recognizes the SSD and can't boot up.
I checked the SSD on another PC and the data is there, all Windows files etc, I assume the drive is not bricked.
What do you suggest to continue?
Thanks

[BrodyBoy]

Hernandus wrote:
BrodyBoy, I followed the steps as you described, but something happened. After the restore process completed, on the language selection screen the machine freezed and showed up a Blue Screen of dead. Now the system doesn't recognizes the SSD and can't boot up.
I checked the SSD on another PC and the data is there, all Windows files etc, I assume the drive is not bricked.
What do you suggest to continue?
Thanks

That's weird.....it blue-screened during the first-use wizard? The only possible causes I can think of are (1) the SSD may have an incompatibility, which can hopefully be corrected with a firmware update, or (2) the factory restore was interrupted before it was done.

To try and cover both bases, I would first make sure that the SSD's firmware is up-to-date, and by all means, update it if necessary. Then I would re-run the factory restore. Make absolutely sure that the process is completely done before you try to use the computer.