Installation: I need to know if I wipe my hard drive and start again,will there be issues?
1259842
If you do a clean install you shouldn't have a problem. Sounds like your sims game is failing. Possibly you installed 64 bit and originally had 32bit?. That might be the problem with your game.
1925233
I think so, as you won't be using is as the boot drive. You should.be able to access any good files.
258072
I did quite a bit of Googling before I tackled the SSD installation and settled on using EaseUS Todo Backup Free to get Windows, etc., cloned to the new drive. As far as I recall, I had no problems with the installation and cloning process, and I've not had any problems with the PC in the six months or so since I installed the SSD drive.
650018
Nope, no problems--running Win 7 ultimate and also Win 7 pro and all runs smoothly as advertised. Try clean install. Good luck
2233129
I agree with E, the system needs to go back to factory settings. Have you tried tapping F11 right after you start up. One option is factory and everything is gone, the second will keep some of your files. I tried two first and couldn't get going. Ended up going with one. I didn't have any luck with the disc. Wouldn't hurt to try. John
2011268
Yes, this product will work just fine. You may still need to reinstall programs however.
1784053
Yes. I found it is best to start Win 7 in safe mode - load the drivers - then reboot.
1190888
Most likely ok. When I installed Windows 8,it nearly destoyed the compluter. I hardly use it. I even used the update that came with it. Sound card, printers, internet card is gone, so be careful
44059
I would scan the HDD for errors right after powering on. If the number of errors are high then I would return. I would then check the keyboard for sticking keys, if found then return. Then I would copy the HDD to a SSD and then pull and replace the HDD with the SSD. Expect product quality to be very low.
1018336
Yes, just make sure you have the proper drivers, and backups if anything goes wrong.
450424
No but working fine, in my case have no mess installing and be sure use from time to time to avoid issues
1974628
Simple answer, yes. It contains a booklet with codes too so you can see exactly what is going wrong during boot up. If it sometimes doesn't boot up, could be dust build up.
419760
OH NO!!! I didn't have any problems...just installed like normal...sorry I couldn't help more. :-)
1549637
No, you would never expect to have anything pre-installed on a bare drive like this. Formatted maybe, but usually not. Completely empty.
1751991
Uninstall current operating system from your hard drive. Then get official windows 7 and install it.
2022265
I wish that I could answer this with 100% confidence, but I can't. I'm guessing that you won't have any issues as it has all of the proper timings and settings. The install is very easy, so I would just try it out. Do give the system plenty of time to boot. First time I booted with the new memory, I "freaked out" a bit thinking that the system wasn't going to boot - AGAIN - with a memory upgrade. I had tried some other memory that I had laying around.... that was a flop! It did boot, it just seemed to take a bit longer than the first time. Good luck!
267518
The best way to go about it is to wipe the hard drive for a clean install of 64 bit Windows7. There are drivers for Win7 64 bit on Acer's site so I imagine there wouldn't be any problems. As soon as mine arrives I plan to wipe and install Win7.