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mSATA to 7 pin adapter for SSD or HDD: mSATA to 7pin SATA Adapter
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I ordered a Dell XPS 8500 Special Edition desktop with a 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate OS installed on a 500GB Samsung 840 SSD and a 3TB HDD for videos/music/documents/etc. I want to install Windows 8 so that it will be a dual boot system along with Windows 7. Each OS will be on a separate SSD. I have an empty mSATA port. So, I've ordered a mSATA to 7 pin adapter like above to connect a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD to and to install Windows 8 on it. I understand that this mSATA connector should make the 256GB SSD bootable.
The desktop comes with an OEM Windows 8 installation disk. I have a Windows 8 Pro upgrade disk. What would happen if I had to install Windows 8 a second time on the same SSD on the same desktop? I've read that the 8 Pro upgrade deletes the original OEM serial number. How would I install Win 8 again if I would need to for some reason? Would I have to purchase another edition of Win 8?
With the 3TB HDD, I would like to partition it so that both Win 7 and Win 8 can use it, but on separate partitions. How would I do this? Would it be like any partition? GTP?
Thank you for your help on this. I'm not well versed in computerology. I am a 61 year old rookie, so to speak.
reviews on Amazon.com: Amazon.com: Micro SATA Cables - mSATA to 7pin SATA Adapter: Electronics
I ordered a Dell XPS 8500 Special Edition desktop with a 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate OS installed on a 500GB Samsung 840 SSD and a 3TB HDD for videos/music/documents/etc. I want to install Windows 8 so that it will be a dual boot system along with Windows 7. Each OS will be on a separate SSD. I have an empty mSATA port. So, I've ordered a mSATA to 7 pin adapter like above to connect a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD to and to install Windows 8 on it. I understand that this mSATA connector should make the 256GB SSD bootable.
The desktop comes with an OEM Windows 8 installation disk. I have a Windows 8 Pro upgrade disk. What would happen if I had to install Windows 8 a second time on the same SSD on the same desktop? I've read that the 8 Pro upgrade deletes the original OEM serial number. How would I install Win 8 again if I would need to for some reason? Would I have to purchase another edition of Win 8?
With the 3TB HDD, I would like to partition it so that both Win 7 and Win 8 can use it, but on separate partitions. How would I do this? Would it be like any partition? GTP?
Thank you for your help on this. I'm not well versed in computerology. I am a 61 year old rookie, so to speak.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS 8500 Special Edition
- CPU
- i7-3770
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- GTX 660
- Hard Drives
- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD,
3TB Seagate 5400 RPM HDD
- Antivirus
- Norton 360 Premier
- Other Info
- 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
64bit Windows 8 Pro (dual boot)
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Laptop,
Dell 17R Inspiron N7110,
64bit Windows 7 Ultimate,
i5-2450M,
8GB,
512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD OS,
1TB Seagate 5400 RPM HDD,
Norton 360 Premier