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System Name | Brutus |
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Processor | i5 4690k @4.7Ghz (Watercooled) |
Motherboard | z97 MSI Gaming 5 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken x61 AIO watercooler |
Memory | Gskill Ripjaws 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz 7-8-7-24 |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming GTX 980ti x2 (sli) |
Storage | 1 SSD 64GB (OS) + 2x500GB WesternDigital RAID 0 |
Display(s) | YAMAKASI Catleap q270 SE 27inch Glossy 2560x1440 |
Case | NZXT Phantom |
Audio Device(s) | ASUS Xonar DX |
Power Supply | Antec TPQ 1200w |
Software | Windows 7 (64 bit) |
Hi,
my wife's laptop is due for an upgrade... It has vista 64 bit installed on it.
I have been wondering as to "how to install w8 on her pc"... because I intend to buy a digital copy of windows 8 or maybe windows 7...
If I'm right, in order to install from a digital copy of w8, I'll need to make a bootable USB stick or use DVDs correct?
How much space will I need for a w8 install on the stick or dvd?
Can I use an "EXTERNAL hard drive" instead (as a bootable drive) ?
If so... do I have to format it into fat32? or is there another way?
Will I lose everything on that external HDD if I use it as bootable drive?
Can't I just run the "image" (iso) that would be located on the external hdd?
my wife's laptop is due for an upgrade... It has vista 64 bit installed on it.
I have been wondering as to "how to install w8 on her pc"... because I intend to buy a digital copy of windows 8 or maybe windows 7...
If I'm right, in order to install from a digital copy of w8, I'll need to make a bootable USB stick or use DVDs correct?
How much space will I need for a w8 install on the stick or dvd?
Can I use an "EXTERNAL hard drive" instead (as a bootable drive) ?
If so... do I have to format it into fat32? or is there another way?
Will I lose everything on that external HDD if I use it as bootable drive?
Can't I just run the "image" (iso) that would be located on the external hdd?