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• Help me. Why recovery.txt and Python27 in C after I sent my ACER VN7 - 591 G-77FH to add ssd?

  I brought my pc (ACER VN7 - 591 G-77FH) to ACER in order to make it add ssd, check the pc for heating with w10 and usb ports. They said initially they would format the HDD (1 TB) and I would lose my data. I said 'ok '.

  Today I went to ACER to get my pc and the guy at the front desk told me that they cleaned the fans and that the problem with my usb ports is software, so that they had to reinstall the operating system.  More, he told me they did a system restore. I asked him what he meant with "recovery", but he did not explain very well (I thought that it was not a pc technician) and told me that they formatted the hard drive and installed the operating system on the ssd.

  When I came back home, I turned on my computer and I had to set it up. A configuration screen acer appeared and then w8.1 supposed to be configured with my mail, number mobile password etc....

  When I walked into my account, I noticed that in C there is two things:

  (1) there is a txt file named recovery which is empty

  2) there is a folder named Python27 (na not they remove it?) Why?). It looks weird because there are some files (11/03/2016) in date from (tomorrow), while NEWS, LICENSE, python and pythonw are as of 12/05/2015, finally README is dated from 21/11/2015

  So... What did do?

  I tried to install w10 from usb to reset everything, but when I start it up, there is only the Boot Manager Windows (Crucial 500blah blah blah blah) in the start menu...

  What can I do?

  Help me

  Since you're still running windows 8.1, I suggest you create a recovery media using Acer recovery tool.
  Once this is done, you can delete all the partitions on the unit 0 and do a 10 windows clean install.

• EFI boot ROM update problem

  I have a MacBook Pro 8.1 end of 2011. I'm updating the EFI boot ROM. There are currently on an old version, MBP81.0047.B2C. Later I can find is MBP81.0047.2AB since the Mac EFI security update 2015-001. I tried to install this rom to boot, but it will not be installed. The update requires 10.8.5 to 10.9.5 but I'm on El Capitan now. I have to go all downgrade procedure first to be able to update the EFI boot ROM and then move on to El Cap again?

  You could create a small partition of 20 GB on your HARD drive, get a copy of the full install on a small partition Mavericks Installer. You should be able to re - download the Mavericks since the purchase of your App Store page assuming you got it from the App Store in the past. If this isn't the case, then you are out of luck, unless you can find help at your local Apple store.

• What is EFI boot

  What is EFI boot (in BIOS)? I have a HP Compaq Elite 8200 - SFF - 1 x Core.

  Concerning

  Peter

  Peter

  Hi, Peter:

  I think you need to boot from the hard drive to the heritage selection.

  I've never really played with mine.  I turn it on and use it.

  The only time that I ever tried to start another source was the DVD and I had to select Legacy to go.

  I recommend that you visit one of the manuals as the service manual on the support page and 8200 driver.

  It can provide the info that you are looking for - expecially under the section of the manual on the BIOS setup guide.

  Paul

• How to create the Windows EFI boot partition 7 for USB HDD

  I installed Windows 7 x 64 on USB HDD using Imagex and start at the start of the legacy with success.

  Now, I have to use it on new computers to work with enable EFI boot.

  I don't want to disable boot EFI in these pc since it is at work, but I can't start my USB HDD.

  I can boot windows to GO on similar USB HDD on these computers because windows 8 use EFI boot

  I tried to format the boot as FAT 32 partition and used

  bcdboot C:\Windows /s F: /f ALL on windows 7 x64 PC but CMD showed error and advised to ask for helpI did manage to copy boot
  

  bcdboot C:\Windows /s F:  but it was legacy boot not EFI.Please advise me how to create a EFI bootable partition for  my windows 7 installed on USB HDD to be able to use in EFI boot computer.My HDD   partition 1 FAT 32 300 mb    partition 2 NTFS OS installed 25GB   partition 3 NTFS    Datathanks.
  

  Hey Aung,

  Refer to the steps in the following Microsoft article and check.

  Installation of Windows on an EFI computer: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744321 (WS.10) .aspx

  Note: To get help, I recommend you post the same question in the TechNet forums and check if it helps.

  TechNet: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/threads

  Keep us informed on the status of the issue.

• Adding an SSD as a boot drive - how to install Windows Vista Start

  To speed up my new e9105z, I bought a new 80 GB Intel X - 25 M to reduce disk latency and complete the 640GO HARD drive came with my computer.

  Drive has been installed successfully, recognized by the PC and formatted with the Windows Vista Disk Manager tool.  When I use the BIOS tool to set the Intel SSD as my boot drive, it says that some files of startup is missing, and I come to on the HARD disk as the startup disk.

  Bottom line: how to install Windows Vista on the SSD and configure it to start?  Did I lose my classic HDD data in the process?

  Thank you

  millergd

  millergd wrote:

  Here is where I am/measures taken.  HP of course makes this difficult process:

  (1) used the CD Creator to make a backup.  (Note that the CD - R does not work with the e9105z software.  Do only DVD-R).  (I tried the system HARD disk recovery image.  He simply reinstalled itself on the HARD disk.)

  (2) the value of Vista installed on the SSD via backup DVDs.  System starts beautifully with SSD.  Hooray! I was about to declare mission accomplished, then...

  (3) Reconnected my HDD SATA cable, she failed to be the startup disk.

  (4) I used disk management to reformat the HARD drive to erase its boot sector.  It is always default to the HARD disk, which is more a Vista on it.  Now, I must go into the BIOS and choose the Intel SSD as boot drive whenever I turn on manually.

  Any idea on what needs to be done to configure the BIOS to finally settle the SSD as my boot drive?  The backup system image is still on the old hard drive.  Could that be throwing?

  The SSD speed is great, but the 6 + hours spent on Vista reinstall, reinstall and reinstall throughout this trial and error process made a royal PITA to do.  It seems that HP didn't consider that whether by adding a second drive that is bootable.

  Thank you

  millergd

  You should be able to select the startup disk in the BIOS.  Restoring image shouldn't be a factor.  If the BIOS settings do not work, I would swap the connectors between the readers.

  Good luck

• How can I add SSD as boot on new ALX disc

  New ALX - adds nothing. You want to boot from the SSD and make the HARD drive to store backup data.

  Did a recovery through Respawn USB.

  Installed Samsung 1 TB SSD HD alternative with Icy Dock adapter dock.

  Run Samsung magician - everything looks good. SSD appears as a separate drive.

  Impossible to get Samsung Data Migration to work. In any case, I'm worried about because it will wipe the HARD drive and, for the moment, I can't change the order of boot anyway.

  The SSD is listed in the BIOS under the BOOT of LEGACY: position as P1 (the disc is P0). However, the SSD does not appear under the UEFI BOOT: topic - only HARD drive. This is all very confusing. Tried to start of list of the HERITAGE (HDD and SSD), but it wouldn't boot - had to go back to the UEFI boot.

  1. How can I load Windows 7 (via recovery USB!) on the SSD?

  2. How can I get the SSD to appear in the list of boot UEFI

  Any help will be graciously submitted

  I'm sure that's how it works...

  Use any Dell or Alienware preinstalled to create a recovery USB drive.

  Disconnect and remove drive spinning (this is your fail-safe backup) and put it somewhere safe.

  Install the SSD in Bay-0.

  Insert the recovery USB disk

  Press F12, the machine turns on and do a one time boot from the USB key.

  Dell recovery allows to write the load of software factory for the disc of starting or C: (what is now the SSD).

  Once completed, the machine should start from the SSD.

• j170ca Envy17 - add an SSD, the main boot drive + partition recovery?

  Hi, I decided to change the original HARD for one SSD drive, making it the main startup disk SSD, but I also want to keep the data recovery for the future. How should I proceed? I mark the partition on the SSD first, copy the original data recovery on the new SSD partition. Then clean install Windows 8 on the boot SSD partition and (newly copied) recovery can restore HP applications?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  You can create a set of recovery and remove th Recvery partition. You have little choice

  (a) as above, create a set and cannot ignore the recovery partition,

  (b) use more (capacity) of SSD and clone the drive HARD whole, including the recovery partition. You will get two worlds, but the cost can be high due to the SSD costs.

  Kind regards.

• Early 2011 MBP 15 "dual SSD - lost with boot camp edition

  Hello community!

  I lost my mind with boot camp troubleshooting during the last week. This is going to be confused reading, but I'm afraid I got worse... So please try to face me.

  Starting point - of course I can install Windows 10 on my MBP 2011 early!

  Material

  Early 2011 MBP 15 "with Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M

  and the optical drive, replaced by an other SSD with a caddy

  Of course, I didn't have an optical drive on the spot so I realized that I need to install to get the option to boot from USB - I did find. I managed to make a bootable USB from. ISO with UNETBOOTIN. First of all, I got score of huge problems with that I finally managed to Dodge with diskpart - software on Windows Installer USB after NVRAM reset before each attempt to install with CMD + Option + P + R, I had to also remove the OSX SSD during the installation of VICTORY for everything the world some boring as Windows could not update the configuration to start the computer. Unable to continue installation -problem.

  After all:

  -> I managed to install WIN10 on my MBP education

  -> A lot of festivities fun! < 3

  -> After installing the bootcamp drivers all active windows went to "invisible desktop on the left" (I closed the other workstations...) where I managed to lift one of the windows on the central office with lucky and "move" action (I have no idea...)

  -> after reboot apparently drivers Intel HD 3000 went haywire and I got black screen on black with details in black (black screen Uni)

  Conclusion: I try Windows 8.1 (pro) because at least he is supported by my Mac AND it has same installation and should work.

  At one point I tried to use my old drive via USB to install Windows 7 and 8.1 pro

  -> PROBLEM CDBOOT: couldn't find the BOOTMGR

  -> I moved along back USB and WIN8.1

  8.1 Windows Pro was installed easily, with the same procedure. When running boot camp display drivers turns black during the "Intel - graphic" installation period. I can confirmed that starting mode safe mode when the screen works, but I can't install Catalyst drivers-> so I can not play games that was the only reason for dual boot. In addition, there is no sound. So lack of drivers: no picture, no sound.

  There... I think I forgot to say something. I was hoping just that if someone could help me with this problem. I lose my head here. I have not really direction where to go next, but I have a few options I can try after that I understand my morale of my troops.

  1. Remove my boot OS X SSD, switch my SSD Windows instead of him and put my Superdrive. So I would basically just install windows. Earlier, I had 8 windows work via the DVD and bootcamp.
  2. Try to play with the drivers on Win8.1 more
  3. Reinstall windows. There may be something wrong with my. ISO or USB?
  4. Delete the EFI to correct CDBOOT?

  Thank you in advance!

  You must use Bootcamp Assistant for everything, including the form/partitioning implementation and the removal of partitions...

  I would like to reformat the second SSD (on which should be installed W10) with diskUtility. Then start bootcampassistant on SSD1 and do all this.

• Envy 15 t q300: activate Windows after add SSD

  -Recently, I bought an mSATA SSD and add to my book. Now I want to reinstall Windows 10 in this SSD, my Windows 10 is now on the HARD drive. Windows will automatically activate once I installed windows SSD or what I can do to activate it? My settings shows that 10 Windows activation is enabled with a digital entitlement, what is?

  -J' have a the HP USB recovery order, can I use it to install Windows 8.1 (my laptop came with Win 8.1) to my SSD?

  -One last thing, in disk management, there 2 partitions hidden before Windows (C, healthy (recovery Partition) and healthy (EFI System Partition), which ones, and if I reinstall windows SSD my windows will work fine without these 2 partitions?) I deleted the recovery partition in my HARD using HP Recovery management disk but the healthy (recovery Partition) has not disappeared.

  Excuse me for my English, I hope understand you.

  Cloudjumper265 wrote:
  

  -Recently, I bought an mSATA SSD and add to my book. Now I want to reinstall Windows 10 in this SSD, my Windows 10 is now on the HARD drive. Windows will automatically activate once I installed windows SSD or what I can do to activate it? My settings shows that 10 Windows activation is enabled with a digital entitlement, what is?

  Older versions of Windows offer a product key to activate Windows (as it is written on a sticker COST or built-in BIOS/UEFI).

  Windows 10 offers another option, called right digital.

  Probably, you had older versions of Windows and free upgrade to win 10. In order to keep your old version keys active Windows, Microsoft enabled Windows 10 using the new method. Win 10 has been activated using Windows 7 or 8 button, then this key would have been valid for the 2 versions of Windows (which is impossible).

  More information about this new option:

  > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/activation-in-windows-10

  > http://www.winbeta.org/news/digital-entitlement-a-new-method-of-activation-in-windows-10

  Maybe you can get temporary, the computer HARD disk and reinstall Windows on the SSD drive. Then you can insert the HDD tray in and when everything is ready, you can format the HARD drive and use it as an extra.

  If your computer came with Windows 8.1 or 7 preinstalled and later upgraded to Windows 10, you can use the recovery media to install the previous edition of Windows, and then upgrade to Windows 10

  Alternatively, you can try to clone your disk SSD using a software like Clonezilla:

  http://Clonezilla.org/

  > http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows

• Add SSD to the Studio XPS 8100 with 2 HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a request similar to this one in this thread: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/disk-drives/f/3534/p/19499585/20334228.aspx#20334228 but I went a little lower on the line, need some advice and help on the Intel Rapid Storage Technology controller.

  I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 with discs of Segate to 2 x 1 TB which have stripes.

  Configuration is SATA 1 + 2 = hard disks scratched; 3 = BluRay ROM/DVD RW SATA; SATA 4 = not used.

  I bought a Samsung SSD 840 series.

  What I want to do is add the new SSD controller and install Windows 8 without messing/breaking the existing 2 x HDD Striped Array.

  First, I installed the SSD SATA 4 and started Windows 8 to DVD but Windows 8 says it could not install on this disk because it is not bootable (SSD is not formatted/not partitioned right now but I guess that Windows 8 installation will do for me.

  If the questions are:

  (1) if I go the SSD SATA 1, could I (physically) move the existing striped 2 HDD SATA 2 and 3 and set this configuration in technology Intel Rapid Storage Technology controller without losing the striped table?  I don't want to find that the controller will set up a table of fees which then requires a fresh format in order to to use.

  (2) is there a documentation of this controller I could read on what concerns the reconfiguration/options and their effect?

  Thank you
  Chris

  I am pleased to learn that you have to work.  Sometimes I forget that the newer Dell BIOS will allow allows you to select a SATA port for the start.  My XPS 410, being an older machine, allows me only to the ability to choose 'SATA hard drive' as boot device.  Because it does not give me the option to choose a specific port, the bootable SATA drive must be attached to the first port.

  Once a RAID has been configured, the parametric data written to readers allow the RAID ROM figure out how the RAID has been configured.  I've been through all this on a Studio XPS 435 t/9000; We had a problem after adding a new video card in the system that caused startup failure, error message "one or more of your drives are locked".  We have solved by moving readers from the ports of third and fourth (or Dell originally installed them) to the ports of first and second.  Requirement to keep records in the same relative order of port, you can of course make this transition and maintain the operational computer.

  I wish that your installation does not end with an arrangement of dualboot on its own; Maybe Windows 8 works differently from Windows 7.  The XPS 410, I'm currently using is a RAID 0 which has been initially configured with Windows XP.  When I decided to try Windows 7, I has narrowed the original partition and run the Windows 7 Installer to install in the unallocated space resulting.  The installation went normally and I found myself with a system dual boot without ever having had the opportunity to indicate that I wanted a system dual boot.  Since it was my goal, I'm not complaining, but I see that it might be inconvenient for some people who had the intention like that.  Before installation, you accidentally set your SSD on port 4 to be the first in the boot order?

• How to add SSD for Optiplex 755 (Small Form Factor)

  Hi-

  I want to add a SSD for my Optiplex 755 (Small Form Factor) boot drive while maintaining the HARD disk it came with and the player optical slimline. There is a SATA port on the motherboard, but there is no open Bay and not a lot of room in the chassis (I do not see a power open cable).

  Anyone know how or if I can add a SSD to 2.5 inches to this machine? Would need a power splitter? And it's even bothered to improve an Optiplex 755-10 Windows?

  Thanks in advance for any advice.

  -Lewis

  Adding a drive in the optical Bay is possible.  But you cannot run without the original hard disk on the desktop SFF and ULTRA-COMPACT models.

  http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?Main_Page=product_info&products_id=576

  http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?Main_Page=product_info&cPath=2_3&products_id=439

  

  

  You will get an error message on the thermal characteristics of the drive.

  SSD on SFF and USFF support have a problem due to heat dissipation.  The hard drive if not acknowledged will give an error, press F1 to continue.

  BIOS errors are;
  1 attention! Rear fan failure
  2 attention! Ambient temperature sensor not detected
  3 drive HARD replacement is not valid, continued use can result in
  long term reliability HDD delivers, please press f1 if you would
  like continue, and/or contact dell for a replacement HARD drive

  Strike F1 to continue F2 to run the Setup program, F5 to run onboard diagnostics

• HP EliteBook 8730w: replacement of SSD for the boot drive not recognized

  I'm trying to install a Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500 GB instead of the original 500 GB HDD in my Elitebook 8730w (product no. VF889PA #ABG). The 8730w has the latest BIOS (F.20) installed and that is running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (fully patched).

  When it is connected to the laptop through a USB adapter, to clone the HARD disk image. the SSDS works correctly. Cloning through data Migration Samsung is reported as a success, and the image of the C:\ drive occupies approximately 153 GB. The image of the disc does not include the partition of 1 GB dedicated to HP_TOOLS, due to a known limit of the Samsung software supplied.

  When it is installed in the HARD drive Bay. the SSD is not recognized as a drive and does not appear in the list of startup options. The available boot options only shown are the DVD or a network boot.

  would be very grateful for any advice on the steps required to successfully install the Samsung SSD as boot drive.

  Hmmm.
  Honestly no, I'm not happy with this one. If it was my machine, I'd be a little concerned about whats the corner of the street. In view of the age, is not surprising really, things wear out over time, the mere fact of electronics.
  
  Search through everything you have posted, all photos, pdf, all the text double checking. I am absolutely puzzled as to what happened. If you 100% does not reinstall the hard disk between the posts above where no HARD drive is detected in the menu boot options for the post below that where the HARD drive is detected in the same menu. I would say that you have a problem with either, the ssd, the computer motherboard laptop or the small connector on the sata port, I think on these is integrated on the motherboard, so it seems that your advice is doubtful.
  If his works now, great... but be aware that your machine can fail at some point in the near future. And it looks like a defect of the motherboard, other things are probably waiting to fail.
  
  There is no reason whatsoever your laptop must not have seen this ssd at first startup. A HARD drive is a HARD disk, if its compatible sata, then it will work, no doubt. When he is not on an older machine, its probably a sign of a faulty component.
  
  Looking through your bios options, I recommend the following.
  
  On startup options, get rid of internal nic pxe boot, that will only slow your machine at startup as it will seek for a network bootable device. This is the message that you get at startup saying Media Test Failure, this page is preventable with this option disabled.
  Less built lan/wlan switching on enabled in the options of the terminal, also change. This means that if you use wifi at home for example and you decide to plug in a cable network directly to the router to speed up the connection, it will not pass if it is not defined, you will have to do it manually. I work in a large company and the number of people who have this option is unreal. They all assume when they are docked they will on the wired connection.
  
  Because we are here too, if you ever have problems with a flickering screen, first thing to try, is disable the ambient light sensor which is just below this option of switching. Its fine on normally, but its quite common on 8560p for this causes a flickering screen.
  
  Hope that helped. Good luck in what you decide to do with the machine

• Add SSD and running BONE of him in a HP desktop computer

  Is it possible to add a SSD in HP P/N: H5Y85AA Desktop 700-070d and displacement of the BONE to this SSD?

  Quick response would be much appreciated.

  Thank you very much.

  Hello

  Yes, you can clone your current HARD drive to your new SSD, install new SSD on your computer and run it from there. Please note:

  (un) Normally smaller SSD (2.5 "vs 3.5") so you need a kit of mounting for her, including the following:

  http://www.eBay.com/Sch/i.html?_sacat=0 & _nkw=2.5%22+to+3.5%22+Mounting+adapter+bracket+SSD & _sac = 1

  (b) when cloning, you may need to select only the OS drive, otherwise it does not unless you have the (larger) SSD. There are many free around software

  http://www.TechRepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-and-reliable-cloning-tools/

  and you can also get a kit of cloning of seller for around $10-$15.

  Kind regards.

• HP envy 14 t-u000 cto: I can add SSD with my current HARD drive?

  Hello

  my laptop is HP ENVY 14 t-u000 cto, he already have WD Blue 750 GB, I can add a 128 GB ssd to work along side with the 750 GB hard drive?

  Hello

  Unfortunately no, there not M.2 SSD slot. No option to its Maintenance and Service of Guide:

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/product/HP-envy-14-notebook-PC-series/6936202/model/7261220/manuals

  Kind regards.