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| Thread ID: 135548 | 2013-11-17 04:44:00 | Preconfigured partitions on laptop - leave or change? Where to install new programsl? | Chikara (5139) | Press F1 |
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| 1360027 | 2013-11-18 20:57:00 | Before wiping, go into device manger & note down the hardware type(chip) on wifi, sound, NIC, vid. That can often save alot of mucking about , as some manufactures seem to have no idea of what hardware they actually used in their system : eg they list 3-4 completely different drivers for all those devices, & you have to just try 1 after the other I really dont know why some manufacturers split drives like that. Joe average just cant cope & will fill up C: completely & leave d: completely empty. |
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| 1360028 | 2013-11-18 21:18:00 | And if I install games on the HDD, what's the point of having a SSD to start with (apart from fast boot times)?? Have you considered SSD caching? That could be an option. I don't know how it would work on a laptop though. Only way I know is Intel Smart Cache on Z77 motherboards. |
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| 1360029 | 2013-11-18 21:54:00 | If you decide to go down the path of re-installing, when looking for drivers, have a look first for folders in the C drive, the manufactures often have them there already, if so simply copy off the folder to a USB drive. Just checked on my sons ASUS Laptop and the drivers are all there. |
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