Apologies in advance if Im posting in the wrong forum.
BACKGROUND:
So I've struggled alot since buying this off Amazon a few months ago. I didn't expect to have so many issues when it comes to updating drivers. But this isn't my main issue at the moment. Long story short, the updated .net framework prevented SATA driver updates. Im not computer expert, I wanted the piece of mind of being up to date. I gave up after a couple of failed attempts of reinstalling windows 7. I read where others were able to use windows 10 to successfully update all their drivers. This is why i chose to purchase windows 10.
I only have a 256gb hard drive. The pc has worked pretty well for editing 4k raw footage using proxies, so i'm happy with the scrubbing and render times. But 256gb is hardly enough to work with any substantial amount of RAW video files.
PROBLEM
I bought a new 1 tb Crusial SSD. It looked straight forward to replace, which it was. I had bought windows 10 home and put it on a DVD. Upon booting up, windows 10 engages, but after typing in the activation number, it comes to a screen asking for the drivers to the hard drive.
So now I can't seem to figure out what to do from here. I'm stumped, dell.com isn't suitable for a layman when it comes to downloading drivers to get the initial OS to install so I can then update everything through dell.com.
Ive thought about putting the new ssd in place of the optical drive, that way I can use the old OS to upgrade to the new OS, plus have the extra bit of hard drive space.
There seems to be alot of ways to get through this, I just really dont know the best route to go. Any help is appreciated.