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Unable to recover PC...
Hi all. Further to this thread - https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron/Inspiron-7520-is-dead/m-p/7724322#M100093
I have replaced the dead 1TB HDD with a 500GB SSD (what I could afford). I created a USB recovery drive on my desktop. When I try to boot the laptop, it tells me "Unable to recover your PC. The system drive is too small."
Can someone please advise me what to do? Is it because the desktop has 1TB & the recovery drive therefore expects to find that size on the laptop? Do I have to do something in the BIOS settings because of the change to SSD? I'd be very grateful for some advice - in idiot-proof language, please!
Thanks for your time & attention.
Nigel
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November 9th, 2020 06:00
Yippee! I fixed it by remaking the USB drive with the Media Creation Tool - Windows is now installed on my laptop. Thank you for looking at my problem, this is a fine, friendly forum
speedstep
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November 9th, 2020 03:00
Sounds like you have M2 drive and hard drive.
You need to erase things. Or recover by installing windows clean on a new drive.
Hard drive is easy its under $100
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/
TB is a bit more $120
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B078DPCY3T
M2 is more expensive and harder to install
Which dock you use to recover the M2 depends on if its B keyed or Mkey only PCI-E
I consider myself an expert on this with 35 years experience.
I have NEVER Been able to recover using the dell recovery.
I have always been able to use USB2 optical drive with secure boot off to F12 boot and install windows 10.
This solution requires you to buy a disk and a USB2 optical drive and can be used to clean install windows 10 on ANY dell from 2006 to today.
https://www.newegg.com/microsoft-windows-10-pro-64-bit-reinstall-recovery-disc-only-no-license-key-included/p/N82E16832350238
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-8x-external-usb-2-0-blu-ray-disc-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-disc-rewriter-black/9243009.p?skuId=9243009
This is for ANY Sata Hard Drive
https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Duplicator-Function-Protocol-Supported/dp/B00JJEUL5W
This one is for a PCI-E M2
https://www.amazon.com/USB3-1-Type-C-Mobile-10Gbps-Enclosure/dp/B07H6CZRGY/
This is for the B keyed SATA M2
https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-External-Based/dp/B07MKCG5ZG
Nigel
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November 9th, 2020 04:00
Hi speedstep - I replaced the original hard drive with this - https://tinyurl.com/yxjvwt9x
I only have that in the laptop now. The original HDD was *dead*, with no way to clone it to the new SSD. I just want to install Win 10 onto the SSD.
I think everything I have ready *should* work, it's just that apparently the size of the SSD is stopping the recovery from the USB.
I'm sorry, but I'm stupid! For instance, I don't know what "B keyed or Mkey only PCI-E" means.