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System Name | The Terminator. |
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Processor | Intel i7 950 3.06Ghz. |
Motherboard | Asus P6X58D-Extreme |
Cooling | Stock. |
Memory | Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz Dominator-GT Memory Kit CL8 (8-9-8-24) 1.65V |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire HD 6950 2GB GDDR5. |
Storage | WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s / OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD. |
Display(s) | 24'' Widescreen Samsung 1080p. |
Case | Antec 1200 Gaming Case. |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek. |
Power Supply | TX 650W Corsair |
Software | Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit |
Hey guys,
I'm aware this may very well be a very basic question, but i'm going to ask it anyway, before i go ahead and commit myself to it later this morning.
I'm putting in my new WD 500GB SATAII (5000AAKS) hard-drive tomorrow in replacement for my old 80GB SATA Maxtor HD. I'm hoping to see a big performance increase! Anyway, i'm stuck on backing up all my old files from the Maxtor because;
A) My DVD-R drive blows and won't work.
and
B) Network seems to not be responding, so can't copy across any files to my old mans PC.
So i'm sitting there stuck, with at least 10GB's worth needing to be backed up. My old man comes in and suggests i unplug the old 80GB, plug in the new 500GB and set it to 1st Boot Device in Bios, setup windows and get it all up and running. Then, plug in the 80GB HD, set it to 2nd Boot Device in Bios, delete windows and then simply copy across the files from the 80GB to the 500GB, using the 80GB as just a dud hard-drive.
I've never done this before, and while it may seem basic, i just want to know if this is possible - if so, is there anything i should know first and will it have any performance impact on my PC at all?
Cheers all!
Hux.
I'm aware this may very well be a very basic question, but i'm going to ask it anyway, before i go ahead and commit myself to it later this morning.
I'm putting in my new WD 500GB SATAII (5000AAKS) hard-drive tomorrow in replacement for my old 80GB SATA Maxtor HD. I'm hoping to see a big performance increase! Anyway, i'm stuck on backing up all my old files from the Maxtor because;
A) My DVD-R drive blows and won't work.
and
B) Network seems to not be responding, so can't copy across any files to my old mans PC.
So i'm sitting there stuck, with at least 10GB's worth needing to be backed up. My old man comes in and suggests i unplug the old 80GB, plug in the new 500GB and set it to 1st Boot Device in Bios, setup windows and get it all up and running. Then, plug in the 80GB HD, set it to 2nd Boot Device in Bios, delete windows and then simply copy across the files from the 80GB to the 500GB, using the 80GB as just a dud hard-drive.
I've never done this before, and while it may seem basic, i just want to know if this is possible - if so, is there anything i should know first and will it have any performance impact on my PC at all?
Cheers all!
Hux.