Replacing hard drive on acer e1-522

[dalecool92]

Hi bit new here please go easy.

Bought a laptop without a hard drive, i have replaced with a blank one and now i am having issues starting the laptop up. It is asking for recovery media as missing boot device.

Never replaced a hard drive on a computer, so any help be much apprecited. It is a windows 8 ios i think i was ripped off £16 for recovery download for the acer item. How do i get the laptop up and running. The hard drive is installed correctly as checked on the booting page.

 

[USAFRet]

Just one more questions i have another laptop which is window 7 and has the product key written on the window sticker. Is it just the case of booting from usb stick with the windows 7 on and entering the product key?

No, you can't use that license key on a different laptop.

Sorry, i just meant on the other laptop when i replace the hard-drive can i just boot it up with the flash drive and enter the product key. I am not talking about the acer- e1-522 any more.

If I'm reading you correctly, yes.
For an OEM license, which is what a laptop generally comes with, it is tied to that particular system.
Install, and input that license key.

Win 7 and earlier, it is printed on the case.
Win 8 and later, it is embedded in the BIOS, making things MUCH harder.

 

[Sammyjo20]

My OS is OEM, and when I'm at the windows installer, it doesn't even ask for a licence key. Could this be the same scenario?

- Sam

 

[USAFRet]

My OS is OEM, and when I'm at the windows installer, it doesn't even ask for a licence key. Could this be the same scenario?

- Sam

What OS, where did you get the install media from, at what point in the install process are you?

 

[dalecool92]

Just one more questions i have another laptop which is window 7 and has the product key written on the window sticker. Is it just the case of booting from usb stick with the windows 7 on and entering the product key?

No, you can't use that license key on a different laptop.

Sorry, i just meant on the other laptop when i replace the hard-drive can i just boot it up with the flash drive and enter the product key. I am not talking about the acer- e1-522 any more.

If I'm reading you correctly, yes.
For an OEM license, which is what a laptop generally comes with, it is tied to that particular system.
Install, and input that license key.

Win 7 and earlier, it is printed on the case.
Win 8 and later, it is embedded in the BIOS, making things MUCH harder.

Brilliant, thank you USA.

 

[Sammyjo20]

When I do my OS install, I agree to the Windows 8.1 licence and then where it would usually asks for a licence key, it skips and it says Windows is activated in properties.

- Sam

 

[USAFRet]

When I do my OS install, I agree to the Windows 8.1 licence and then where it would usually asks for a licence key, it skips and it says Windows is activated in properties.

- Sam

Then it is picking up the license key that is embedded in the BIOS.
This is not always the case.

 

[dalecool92]

That's just done the same for me, it read the licence key from the BIOS. Is it still going to be 30 day trial?

 

[Sammyjo20]

Shouldn't be. You should be licenced. But wait until you're in the PC first

 

[USAFRet]

That's just done the same for me, it read the licence key from the BIOS. Is it still going to be 30 day trial?

Does it say "Activated"?

 

[dalecool92]

It is showing "Getting everything ready for you" at the moment. How will i check if it is activated.

 

[Sammyjo20]

When you are in your PC, just to go file explorer, right click on "This PC" and click "Properties".

It should be at the bottom.

- Sam

 

[dalecool92]

Ok laptop ran out of charge whilst through installing, now it has blue message box saying Default boot Device Missing or boot failed. Insert Recovery Media and hit any key Then Select 'boot manager' to choose a new boot device or to boot recovery media.

Any suggestions?

 

[Sammyjo20]

Do the install again. It's likely corrupted.

 

[Ali Ersin Gercek]

OEM KEY FINDER

Find your oem key, where was it installed.
Then reinstall windows where you wanna use.

 

[USAFRet]

Ok laptop ran out of charge whilst through installing, now it has blue message box saying Default boot Device Missing or boot failed. Insert Recovery Media and hit any key Then Select 'boot manager' to choose a new boot device or to boot recovery media.

Any suggestions?

Redo the install from the beginning.

 

[dalecool92]

Ok it is not doing the installation again can you give me a run down on what to do again? Just when i turn the laptop on?

 

[Sammyjo20]

1. When it turns on, Press F12 Repeatedly. If that's not the button, try F2, Delete or escape.

2. Select your memory stick

3. Format the disk by deleting the old partitions. (You can do this in the installer)

4. Install windows.

 

[dalecool92]

I have got no where to select the memory stick just Setup utility.

 

[Ali Ersin Gercek]

What kind of installation media you have?

 

[dalecool92]

What kind of installation media you have?

I downloaded the windows media tool 8.1 onto a flash drive. When i plug into the laptop on start up it is a blue box message saying boot drive missing etc etc.