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Assuming it is an IDE drive, there are two IDE slots - Primary & Secondary. Each slot can hold two drives, Master & Slave, which are configured by jumper settings on the disk drive.
You have two options.
OPTION ONE: Start a brand new installation on the new drive. Reinstall the OS and all your software, then add the old drive as an additional drive. Your old data is then available to copy across.
This sounds drastic, but it has the advantage of cleaning up your PC, getting rid of old / corrupted no longer used files.
Remove old drive (otherwise the old OS will be detected). Install new drive as Primary-Master. Reload Windows Configure old drive as either "Primary-Slave" or "Secondary-Master". This will probably depend on where your IDE cables reach. If the new drive has room, I would copy the old drive across into "C:\old drive" and keep the old drive in a cupboard as an emergency backup. Carry on reinstalling.Your old data will be available in "C:\old drive" or on your "D:" or "E:" drive. nb Do not format or delete files from your old drive until everything is working again. (In an emergency, it will still be available for booting). Caveat: Reloading data into some software may require some degree of computer knowledge. It may not be a simple case of copying over files.
OPTION TWO: Duplicate the drive using software such as "Partition Magic" or "Norton Ghost". This involves an expense, but saves having to reinstall.
Install new drive as "Primary-Slave" or "Secondary-Master". Load "Partition Magic". Duplicate the existing drive onto the new drive. Increase the partition size on the new drive to its maximum. Configure new drive as "Primary-Master". Remove old drive. Boot up. You should get your old system back, but with much more disk space. The old drive can be stored as a back up, or added later as a "Primary-Slave", "Secondary-Master" once the system is proved to be working.
Just to clarify the above answer... Partition Magic won't clone a disk but Drive Image Pro (by the same company) will. I prefer Ghost. See if your IT people at work can assist you if they use a cloning program.
Alternate Software OptionI would like to mention an additional software tool that I have found to be easier than Ghost. Acronis True Image is awesome for swapping the hard drive or even when you upgrade the CPU and motherboard. It has a Universal Restore option that will allow you to reimage your entire Windows environment (applications and all) to a brand new machine. It is pretty affordable at $29.00 or so.
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What is the best way to replace and clone an existing hard drive with a larger hard drive keeping the old hard drive as a recovery back up hard drive?
I use acronis migrate easy. It is cheap, easy to use, and works great. Allows you to copy data from one hard drive to another that is smaller, exact size, or larger. It proportions the partition accordingly.
If i buy a new Xbox 360 how can i get my old save games back?
Your old game saves will be on your old hard drive/ memory unit. If they are on a memory unit then it is a simple issue of plugging the memory unit into the new xbox and copying the old save to the new hard drive. If you have an old hard drive you can plug the old hard drive into the new xbox and play from there. If you want to transfer the saved games from the old hard drive to the new hard drive you need a hard drive transfer cable and follow the instruction to transfer the data from the old hard drive to the new one.
Can you format your hard drive and install all your old programs and files from your old computer to your new hard drive?
Of course, copy all your programs and files you need from the old hard drive and put it on your new hard drive BEFORE formatting the old hard drive. Formatting your hard drive will mean losing everything and a slim chance of getting it all back.
What is the best way dispose of old laptops that have your info on the hard drives?
There is software that will overwrite data on the hard drive. Personally, I would dismantle the laptop, remove the drives, strip the drives and smash the platters. There is little value in selling old computers.
Can you use an older model 360 hard drive on new model 360 hard drive?
There are videos on youtube which tell you how to convert your old hard drive into a new hard drive.
I got an Xbox 360 with a 20 gb hard drive and I was thinking of getting a 120 gb hard drive but i was wondering is there a way to put my old saved games from my old hard drive on my new hard drive?
When you buy the new hard drive it will most likely come with a transfer cable which will enable you to transfer all of your saved data from one hard drive to another.
Why do you need a new hard drive?
If your current hard drive is full and there's no files that you're willing to delete or you're old hard drive fried.
How do I format a hard drive and reinstall windows when I have forgotten the administrators password I can't use a command prompt or the disc or delete programme files because I dont have the priviges?
If I were going to format and could'nt i would just buy a larger hard drive and replace the old one
You had an oblivion account on xbox 360 far in the story you changed your hardrive and you have to start all over if you change back to your old hadrive will it still have all your old memory?
Assuming that you had not deleted your save game from your old hard drive then the answer is, yes, you would still have your old game. If you wanted to save your info from the old hd to the new, the easiest way would be to save the game onto a memory card and then onto the other hard drive.
If you get a 1 Terabyte hard drive for gaming do you have to reinstall your os?
if that hard drive is replacing your old hard drive so that it is the only one in there, then yes you will have to reinstall the os. However, if you are planning on adding it in addition to your old one, then you wont have to reinstall it.
Is xbox Kinect hard drive compatiable with xbox 360 hard drive?
No, but you do have the ability to buy a cord from gamestop that allows you to connect the old xbox 360 hard drive to the kinect.
Can you take info from old computer and put it on your new computer with a flash drive?
Yes. and there shouldn't be anything wrong with the info either.
