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    upgrade x300 from 64gb to 128gb

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by tos53, Sep 27, 2009.

  1. tos53

    tos53 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey... i just bought a new samsung 128gb ssd for my x300. The big question is, what is the best way to upgrade?

    should i create a backup on an external drive using thinkvantage, replace the hard drives and then restore the image?

    any other recommendations? i only have the restore cds that come with the laptop package.

    thanks
    tos53
     
    tos53, Sep 27, 2009
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    I would just do an image copy onto the new drive from the old one. Create an image of the drive onto external, then install the new drive and restore.
     
    goofball, Sep 27, 2009
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    tos53 Notebook Enthusiast

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    would the difference in hard drive size cause a problem?
     
    tos53, Sep 27, 2009
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    TabbedOut Notebook Evangelist

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    It shouldn't, even if you do a 1:1 copy and only format and copy to 64gb of the 128gb you can always extend out the drive to fill the remaining 64gb that is not partitioned.
     
    TabbedOut, Sep 27, 2009
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    tos53 Notebook Enthusiast

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    how would i extend out the drive? sorry.. just being a little cautious.
     
    tos53, Sep 27, 2009
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    Depends on the program you use. Some will just restore as if it was a 64GB drive, in which case, you would use disk management to Extend Volume. Some programs will give you the option to extend the partition as you restore so you don't need to do the aforementioned.
     
    goofball, Sep 27, 2009
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    tos53 Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh ok.. and i can do a backup while working on the system? thinkvantage will maintain the currency?
     
    tos53, Sep 27, 2009
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    If you have the time I'd probably do either a clean install or a factory restore and rebuild from there. A bit of spring cleaning is often nice for Windows.
     
    jonlumpkin, Sep 27, 2009
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