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What do I do after I but new Harddrive in my Dell inspiron 1545

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Install an OS is what I usually do unless yo have the manufacturer's bootable drive diagnostics disk available and wish to test it first.
Install an OS is what I usually do unless yo have the manufacturer's bootable drive diagnostics disk available and wish to test it first.
 
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