Installing SSD into laptop with no DVD?

Fuzz · 24 Aug 2011 at 22:15

New MSI X600 laptop... CHECK
New OCZ Vertex3 120Gb SSD... CHECK
Old Win7 Home premium DVD disc... CHECK
External USB HDD for backing up files already on here... CHECK
USB lead.. CHECK

Right then I'll just insert the dv.... :eek:

No DVD drive in the laptop.

*cries

Google..
Oh download the windows7 USB/DVD tool...
Right then... Oh wait, it's the ISO I want. That tool only converts it..

Downloading Win7 ISO from http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msvista/pub/X15-65732/X15-65732.iso

1. Do not like the fact it has "msvista" in the file name
2. worry that is a virus
3. That it isn't bogus.

So I thought I'm now at the point of asking the best way forward from here?
Buy an external DVD writer?

I have an external eSATA port on this thing (but no eSATA devices or cables)

Help.

Fuzz · 24 Aug 2011 at 22:28

Not at home, so do not have access to DVD at all.

Fuzz · 29 Aug 2011 at 11:15

So I downloaded a torrent.
Used the DVD > USB converter tool.
Fitted the Vertex3 SSD
It found it OK after a quick adjustment
It loaded onto the disc on the second attempt (Froze on the first)

Spent nearly all week installing drivers and "updating"

Finished.

It's done nothing but freeze up, lock up and blue screen ever since.
Pretty much doing my head in now!

Fuzz · 29 Aug 2011 at 12:14

Can't use the toolbox to do it though so a bit screwed until I get home (no desktop, no sata lead here)

Fuzz · 29 Aug 2011 at 14:44

Yea the problem now is updating the firmware.
Looks like I have to take it back out of the laptop and either slave it up externally with the original HDD installed and do it that way or take it out, take it home and slave it.

Will be easier to do at home as the PSU in the desktop has SATA power leads. SATA MB.
Sheesh. Hassle.