The mSATA upgrade size and put windows 7 in it - L521X

My equipment:

L521X with windows 7 64 bit home edition

32 GB mSATA (even if only 8 GB are used) and a 750 GB HARD drive

I did some reading and it seems that what I want to do is not so easy. I want to improve the size of the 500 GB mSATA. Then I want to install the CD of the score mSATA and just use the regular 750 GB hard drive as a storage device.

A few challenges: I read:

* I can't use the DBAR (recovery discs) to do this

* I have to resintall from scratch

* I have to buy a disc of Windows 7 OS separately and then install all the drivers concerned.

* I have to disable acceleration before TSRI install first and then disable the TSRI in the BIOS.

Issues related to the:

* Can I not simply direct the installation drive to be initially mSATA?

* I think I can't clone the disk 750 GB HARD drive, even if only 100 GB is used for a 500 GB mSATA? That's why a re-install?

* If the issue being that the DBAR resides on an encrypted partition? (or something like that). Where the DBAR cannot be used to install on mSATA?

As the a workaround if the configuration above does not work, can't just disconnect the HARD drive to install on mSATA? If I plug plug back in, BIOS will treat as main HARD drive? (I say that there are no switches to go here or the BIOS settings?).

I tell myself that I no longer need TSRI if I update the size mSATA and just use the HARD drive regularly as a storage device.

I did not need UEFI even if that can speed things up because I do not see my having more partitions of 2GB.

I can just go SSD road, but it seems a waste not to use the hdd of 750Go regularly if I want to keep the drive blueray yet.

I would advise any new install, cloning or using DBAR with readers of Cache is nothing but trouble.

You should be able to call Dell Technical Support for a reinstallation of Windows 7 DVD but I recommend you rather use an .iso of Digital River:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Microsoft-Windows-and-Office/Download-Microsoft-Windows/Windows-7-SP1-ISO-download/

Install without a product key, and use the Activation backup and recovery program to restore OEM product activation:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-Windows/Microsoft-product-activation/the-activation-backup-and-recovery-program-Windows-Vista-7-version/

Follow my Guide from reinstalling Windows / a Clean Install of Windows:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-Windows/

Note: You will need to format the conventional hard drive otherwise, you can form a kind of dual-boot. So save all data on an external hard drive.

Before installation, you will need to change the configuration of the BIOS to AHCI or the mSATA drive will be used as a cache drive (and its useless with a drive of 500 GB mSATA as a cache drive).

Once the data is saved, you can use the Windows disk to delete all partitions or use DBAN to erase the drive safely.

It is also possible for you to replace the mSATA drive and remove the conventional hard drive. You can then change the SATA operation in setup on AHCI BIOS and start installing Windows; If something is wrong, you can undo the change in the functioning of SATA and reinstall the original two discs. Once you have the Windows installation on the mSATA you like, you can remove and conventional drive of seat and starts then its dry with DBAN. After the failure, you can reinstall the new mSATA player with Windows 7. Once Windows 7 is loaded, you can see disk management open to install a new drive:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/hardware-upgrades-for-your-system/upgrading-to-a-solid-state-drive/solid-state-drive-and-hard-drive-configuration/

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