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    Upgrading Hard Drive m50vm

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by azmtbiker, Jun 1, 2009.

  1. azmtbiker

    azmtbiker Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to upgrade my hard drive to a 500gb 7200 drive.

    What is the easiest software to use to "clone" the new drive? Any suggestions on how to most easily perform this operation would be greatly appreciated. I am a bit of a noob.
     
    azmtbiker, Jun 1, 2009
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    If you've never done this, then a commercial product is going to be your best bet.

    Personally, I've used Acronis' TrueImage and never had an issue with it. You can usually get it for less than $30 over at Newegg, or you can find it at eBay as well (be sure to get the newer Vista-compatible version if you take the latter route). And you'll also need an external 2.5" SATA enclosure for this process too :).

    You are bound to get more opinions below, but my recommendation stands.
     
    ClearSkies, Jun 1, 2009
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