Satellite Pro A100-830 - Can I install Windows 7?

Should i just be able to do a clean install of WIndows 7 of this laptop?
Will i need to do anything funny with the bios or drivers?
Thanks

Hi
You would be able to install the Win 7definitely
But you could get some tiny problems with driver installation.
Whybecause Win7 drivers have not been released for this notebook series.
But this should not be a reason not to install the Win 7 OS.
In most cases the Win 7 would find the drivers automatically but you will need to search some drivers
Here is a nice instruction how to identify an unknown device and to find an right driver for any OS:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=78

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