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    Replacing hard drive

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by iGoat, May 6, 2010.

  1. iGoat

    iGoat Notebook Enthusiast

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    My current HOT hard drive came with a hidden partition which is used to install vista. Is it easy to replace this drive and move the hidden partition over to the new disk as well ?

    Or perhaps I should should just go and buy a windows 7 CD, install it on a new drive and sell the existing hot drive with vista ?
     
    iGoat, May 6, 2010
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    dhs Notebook Guru

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    There are several programs that allow you to do that. I prefer ACRONIS :D . You can make a copy of the hidden partition and move it to wherever you want. But if you are going to install Win7 why keep the vista installation partition? :confused:
     
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  3. iGoat

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    OK, I'll check that out.

    I don't want to install Windows 7 on my current disk as it is too hot
     
    iGoat, May 6, 2010
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    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    I suggest you use Acronis to Clone your entire current disk, buy a new disk and simply write the Clone to the new one and use your old one inside of an external USB caddy as a backup or spare.
     
    LaptopNut, May 6, 2010
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  5. iGoat

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    Thats a good idea, might give it a go.

    I assume its just a matter of removing a couple of screws and a cable to get the drive out. Are you supposed to apply thermal paste to hard drives or not ?
     
    iGoat, May 6, 2010
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  6. theriko

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    Just remove some screws, no thermal paste needed.

    Service manual in my sig shows exactly how to do it.
     
    theriko, May 6, 2010
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