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This is probably a generic question, but I could not find my specific case anywhere.
I am using hp elitebook 2570p bought from a refurbisher (?). it does NOT have HP recovery manager installed and the one I tried downloading would not work - harddisk.dll was missing, I didn't bother to download it as I read somewhere it wouldn't do jack s**t.
I was unable to download win7pro iso from the Microsoft site because apparently my version is OEM or something like that (came up when I googled the error I received when trying to download iso file).
Now I don't know if I can somehow connect both ssd AND hdd at the same time. I don't have an usb to SATA adapter and I can't get one any time soon. I do have 4gb pendrive around somewhere that I heard could be useful for creating bootable usb device (but won't that cause some license problems? and where do I get the iso file?).
I don't need anything that is currently on this pc except for legal windows and maybe, if possible, installed drivers. I did not get any software to help me from the ssd seller. My version of windows is "OEM_COA_SLP".
You should download a Windows 7 ISO and use key printed on the COA sticker to determine your license key. This will also return the correct key.
– Ramhound – 2018-05-18T15:29:22.870Thank you for the responses. So if this is correct doing so without the sata>usb cable is impossible? i will try to get it – migrator – 2018-05-18T16:34:36.503
You don’t want anything from your current installation, so just pull the HDD, and install Windows on the SSD – Ramhound – 2018-05-18T17:03:45.113