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    Adding New HD To G1S?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Kricket, Nov 19, 2007.

  1. Kricket

    Kricket Notebook Consultant

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    hey everyone - this thought just popped into my mind - i dont know if ill seriously consider it until i check out some prices - but...

    if i wanted to install a new hd into my g1s - would it be as simple as installing the drive and then using my recovery dvd? or would i have to get a fresh copy of vista in order for it to work?
     
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  2. Xonar

    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    It should work as long as you still have the key to windows on the bottom (I believe) of your notebook.
     
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    irablumberg Notebook Consultant

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    The easiest thing to do is purchase an external drive housing for about $30. Then use a clone program to copy your existing disk to the new drive. I use Casper and it works well. Once you have cloned your drive, just install the new drive and keep the old one for backup.

    The only drive really worth swapping today is the Hitachi 7k200 200GB drive. It is much faster than any other notebook drive. It costs about $200.

    Enjoy,
    Ira
     
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    EXcaliberPC Company Representative

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    We second that, the 7K200 is an excellent drive for pure performance. Western Digital just recently came out with their Scorpio 320GB 5400 RPM if you are going for the largest capacity available. Thanks!
     
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  5. Kricket

    Kricket Notebook Consultant

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    thats exactly the drive i was looking at - fantastic - thanks for all of your help
     
    Kricket, Nov 19, 2007
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