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2 Replies Last post: Nov 8, 2009 11:47 PM by amaheshw  
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Nov 7, 2009 9:48 PM

X25-M not compatible wth HP Pavilion dv8t

I have a new dv8t with Win 7.  I installed an X25-M 80 GB Gen2.  My Bios does not have any auto-detect option.  Windows 7 recognized it and installed drivers for it.  However, it appears only in Device Manager, but not in My Computer.  HP is pointing the finger at Intel, stating -- astonishingly -- that the drive is not compatible with any Pavilions.  Has anyone been able to successfully install an X25-M in their HP?

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1. Nov 8, 2009 4:55 AM in response to: amaheshw
Re: X25-M not compatible wth HP Pavilion dv8t

No new drive letter will appear for any new storage device (bar perhaps pre-formatted USB disks) until they are initialised and partitioned.

 

Run this command:

diskmgmt.msc

 

Choose to initialise the drive. Do NOT tick the box to create a dynamic drive.

 

Then you will need to right-click on the unpartitioned space on the drive and create a new NTFS partition & telling it which drive letter to use.

 

You will then be able to see the new drive letter along with all your other drives.

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2. Nov 8, 2009 11:47 PM in response to: smargh
Re: X25-M not compatible wth HP Pavilion dv8t

Thank you very much, smargh.  Your solution worked like a charm!  I was convinced that HP had it wrong when they claimed it was non-compatible.

 

Now, I would like to move the contents of my C: hard drive to the SSD, wipe the C: hard drive clean, and make my SSD boot drive.  My BIOS does not have an option regarding boot order of multiple hard drives.  How would I make my SSD the boot drive?  Also, what is the best method for copying all of my C: drive files to the SSD?  Should I simply "copy" or should I purchasing cloning software?  Finally, how would I change drive letters such that the SSD now become the new C: drive?

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