Formatting m17x r3

chili · 6 Apr 2012 at 17:17

Had my m17x for about 6 months now, and am itching to format it however i am reluctant to go ahead as am not 100% about how easy it will be ie getting the right drivers, i want to delete all dell partitions and everything else that is irrelevant to windows.

when i had my tower gaming rig i had no problems with formatting and re-installing windows, however i am nervous with this as it will be the first time i have done a laptop.

my other option i was considering buying an ssd drive and installing that, but keep the original drive to 1 side, then do a clean install on a new drive and if it goes **** up i still have the original drive to hand.

chili · 6 Apr 2012 at 20:11

chaparral said:
Just backup the drivers/apps/software etc you what keep to an ext harddrive/USB stick/DVD-r etc before formating

what software is the most reliable for this?

chili · 6 Apr 2012 at 20:12

sehcure said:
Should format your life for purchasing an alienware :/

should get a life for posting such a pathetic reply, maybe your reply is linked to penis envy?

chili · 7 Apr 2012 at 00:02

many thanks for the replies, very helpful never even gave the service tag a thought

chili · 7 Apr 2012 at 10:15

yeah i would agree, looking back i would maybe look for something slightly cheaper, however i cannot complain about the machine i recieved the build quality is excellent and the machine has behaved perfectly. the 7yr old starving chinese boy that put mine together done a really good job, he must have just been fed

now which ssd is considered the most reliable to go for? am drawn towards this one
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive