Here's my situation: I'm considering buying a new SSD for my Sager NP8235 laptop (it has 2 spots for mSATA SSD's). However, I already have Windows 7 Professional on my HDD (upgrade version, bought through my university). I would like to do a clean install of this OS onto my SSD and obviously make it the boot drive.
I've read through a lot of threads regarding this process but I am still confused. Would I simply be able to install the SSD, install Windows 7 via a boot drive, and then reformat the hard drive after? Or would I have to first unplug (or wipe) the hard drive and THEN install the SSD and Windows?
Lastly, would I be able to reuse the product key that I was given? I'm assuming that I'd have to go through the phone activation process.
I've read through a lot of threads regarding this process but I am still confused. Would I simply be able to install the SSD, install Windows 7 via a boot drive, and then reformat the hard drive after? Or would I have to first unplug (or wipe) the hard drive and THEN install the SSD and Windows?
Lastly, would I be able to reuse the product key that I was given? I'm assuming that I'd have to go through the phone activation process.