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    got a 3rd HD

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by asdf, Dec 5, 2005.

  1. asdf

    asdf Notebook Consultant

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    how do i ghost my current 40GB with OS to my new 100GB? i also have an 80GB, non partitioned. What's best combination?
    100GB partitioned to a 30GB and 70GB? with OS on 30GB? and if i do this to my 100GB, how do i get what's on my 40GB to my 100GB?

    i'm thinking, take out my 80GB, put in my 100GB. Then ghost my 40Gb partitioned into 20 and 20 onto a 30GB partition of my 100GB. Then take the remaining 20 and place on the left over 70GB. Then remove 40GB permanently and use my 100Gb and 80GB in system.

    any advice would be helpful.
     
    asdf, Dec 5, 2005
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  2. Shampoo

    Shampoo Notebook Deity

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    You would have to use a program like partition magic or something else.

    Even though you have successfully ghosted to your new drive there is a good possibility that you will have problems with your windows installation or something else that didn't get ghosted properly.

    I would suggest just installing a fresh copy of windows onto the new drive and just transfer needed files over to it afterwards.

    This way your other, older drive can also be used as a backup OS harddrive if your new drive ever craps out. You just plug it in as the master and off you go, as you already have an OS installed on there. If it's on slave then it will operate like a storage drive.

    Just do it to save you headaches down the road.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Dec 14, 2005
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