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February 24th, 2013 12:00

New hard drive

Hello.

I just bought a new hard drive from Dell(Western Digital 500 GB SATA 3 GB/s Scorpio Blue Mobile Hard Drive) for my precision M4300,Will I have to reinstall the OS ?, I checked the Dell online service/repair manual for hard drive installation and it states " only if you buy other from dell sources."

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    ejn63

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    Posted February 24th, 2013 14:00

    The drive is blank - yes, you must install the operating system.  The only pre-imaged drives are those shipped as warranty replacements.

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    Posted February 24th, 2013 14:00

    Hi vrsniper,

    Yes, you need to install the OS and drivers. I've got a link below to the procedure.

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    Posted March 3rd, 2013 19:00

    just got through with the installation, all went well, the updates took the longest, did not need to install any drivers

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