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    Had my HD replaced by manufacturer, need advice

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sylenall, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. Sylenall

    Sylenall Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently sent in my 1530 for some work before going back to school, when it had come back to me they, had replaced the systems board(to solve a power issue), the LCD (for dead pixels) and the HD... which I wasnt really expecting.

    They included the old one wrapped up in the packaging, but I am unsure how to transfer everything over to the new?

    First time I've had to deal with the issue.
     
    Sylenall, Sep 4, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

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    You can use an imaging program like Acronis TrueImage or Norton Ghost to basically clone your old hard drive. This works best when the two drives are identically sized, which I assume yours are.
     
    Mastershroom, Sep 4, 2009
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