Hellraiser321 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I have an alienware m14x r1. I just bought a samsung 840 pro 256GB SSD and while trying to install windows 7 I get 0x8007045D error (while expanding files) Bios version is A03 (didn't upgrade BIOS as it might disable SATA3)SSD is installed in place of old hdd.Installation media is Windows 7 DVD.I read another thread here where the problem was solved by interchanging hdd and sdd, but I want to keep my optical drive is there nothing else I can try apart from taking my Optical drive out and putting my SDD in its place .Should I just go for samsung data migration and get done with it?Any help is highly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellraiser321 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Latest update:1. Updated the unlocked A08 Bios2. Cloned Windows using Samsung Data migration.3. Installed SDD -- voila! computer boots blazing fast. 3.a - OS optimization using Samsung Magician.4. Ran Samsung, ATTO and AS SSD benchmarks -- getting ~250 MB/s -- abismal from ssd's perspective5. Uninstalled Intel RST and got twice the performance.I tried cloning and then reinstalling clean windows as well! still get the same 0x8007045D error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lftft Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I am waiting on a new Samsung 840 EVO ssd. Have you resolved your issue? I've seen that data migration is not as good as a fresh windows install, but haven't been able to find if the samsung migration software accounts for any of the cloning issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lftft Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I am also looking to replace HDD with Samsung 840 EVO (500gb). Did you end up with the SSD in the original HDD slot (not the optical drive)? Do you still have the optical drive or did you caddy the original HDD?I will post with my experience (still waiting on amazon to deliver the SSD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renren90 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Just swapped out my HDD for a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD this week.I was able to install the SSD into the original HDD slot.Samsung SSDs comes with an installation CD that enables you to migrate your current data on your HDD into your new SSD. Alternatively, you can just do a fresh install for windows.The HDD slot is located under the optical drive so you will need to remove the optical drive to access it.If you don't really need the optical drive, you can also purchase a caddy online and install your HDD into the optical drive slot instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas5522 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 m14x r1 can use msata insata3 by A08 or someothers unlocked ,if you want use ssd you may have to change the drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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