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    switch hd's

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by verytallguy121, Feb 22, 2006.

  1. verytallguy121

    verytallguy121 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have a 60gig 7200 rpm hd in my old laptop i'd like to put in the v6j when i do get one. my question is. at least for my thinkpad, it a factory copy of xp was preloaded on the laptop. i dont know if its on the hd or if its in the bios or something. so if i put this faster hd in the asus, how would i go about restoring it to factory spec. does asus supply a restore cd or is it loaded on the hd or bios?

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    verytallguy121, Feb 22, 2006
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  2. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    You will have to use the included restore kit to restore your windows onto the new drive. on a level of 1 to 10 its a 1 in terms of ease.
     
    Geared2play.com, Feb 22, 2006
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's easy as cake(This doesn't make sense but, mehhh) just pop the recovery CD in, and let it run :)
     
    coriolis, Feb 22, 2006
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    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    You overlooking one thing. The V6J is most likely sata his old drive is probably Pata so he wont be able to use it.
     
    SRD, Feb 22, 2006
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    Nah it will come with an adapter i am sure. Ofcourse being a prebuilt model they may exclude it. Nobody knows but thats a good point
     
    Geared2play.com, Feb 22, 2006
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    youre right, that is easy as cake. we'll see if the old drive will work in the new machine when that time comes.
     
    verytallguy121, Feb 22, 2006
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