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    Installing new hard drive?..

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by RedNara, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. RedNara

    RedNara Notebook Consultant

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    RedNara, Jan 9, 2010
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    Yup, you'll be doing a recovery install to the new hard drive.

    Assuming that Toshi hasn't crippled your recovery disks somehow, things should load right up as if you had just bought the lappie new.
     
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  3. RedNara

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    And that hard drive should work fine correct?

    Well thanks for the quick response :)
     
    RedNara, Jan 9, 2010
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    Don't those disks rely on a recovery partition written to the HDD? And therefore won't work on a new drive?

    (I'm no expert, I got myself an OEM copy of my OS disk ASAP, but I think that's how they work)
     
    Dragunov-21, Jan 9, 2010
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    Is yours the model with dual hard drive slots?
     
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    No, it only has 1.
     
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    So it won't work?... :(
     
    RedNara, Jan 10, 2010
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    I have recently upgraded my HD, I used Acronis Migrate Easy to clone my HD and installed the new HD as I have OEM Vista.
     
    ellalan, Jan 10, 2010
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    It should work but i would look for a better hard drive... look out for the 500GB Hitachi 7K500 and if u want , u can look for the 250GB version... if u look out for offers , its for $80... otherwise its about 100 but its worth it as it is fast...
     
    sean473, Jan 10, 2010
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