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06-01-2023 08:51 PM
I have a OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop with a 512 SSD and 1 TB HDD storage. Before setting it up, I want to replace the 512 SSD with a 4T size. Can I use the boot recovery flash drive to install the Operating system and relevant drivers and software if the SSD hard drive is a different size?
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06-02-2023 06:52 AM
Hi:
As far as I am aware you should be able to if you made a USB recovery drive with the HP cloud recovery tool.
HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool (Windows 10, 7) | HP® Customer Support
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