jamupnorth
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I have a laptop with a 40gb hard drive and i want to put a bigger one in but how do i transfer the operating system & files ?
System Name | Dell XPS 15 9560 |
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Processor | I7-7700HQ |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1050/1080 Ti |
Storage | 1TB SSD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal |
Case | Razer Core |
Audio Device(s) | Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650 |
Mouse | Logitech Proteus Core |
Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
I have a laptop with a 40gb hard drive and i want to put a bigger one in but how do i transfer the operating system & files ?
System Name | Dell XPS 15 9560 |
---|---|
Processor | I7-7700HQ |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1050/1080 Ti |
Storage | 1TB SSD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal |
Case | Razer Core |
Audio Device(s) | Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650 |
Mouse | Logitech Proteus Core |
Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
System Name | Half-fucked overclockedd |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40Ghz @ 4.20Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte P67 UD7 B3 |
Cooling | Antec Kuhler H2O 920 |
Memory | G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 8GB X2 1866Mhz (Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH) |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti Extreme Edition |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB / Western Digital Black Cavier 2TB X2 |
Display(s) | Dell U2715H 2560X1440 |
Case | NZXT Phantom |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional |
Power Supply | Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W |
Mouse | Logitech G510 |
Keyboard | Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum |
Software | Microsoft Windows 10 Professional |
There should be a way to burn a restore CD using that utility. This is a not very effective way to do it (as it takes like probably 10-15 CD's) but it should be an option if you boot to it.
System Name | Minerva / Remus |
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Processor | i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X |
Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro |
Cooling | Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler |
Memory | 64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200) |
Video Card(s) | Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000 |
Storage | 16TB / 20TB |
Display(s) | Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22 |
Case | Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek HD |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 / G602 |
Keyboard | Havit Kalih Blue Switch / |
Software | Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04 |
Benchmark Scores | Suggestions. |
To replace a hard drive on a laptop is a little more troublesome than a desktop. 1st as most people here suggest you will need some sort of a backup disk just in case. Also be sure when buying the new Hard Disk is compatible with your model. And i would strongly suggest you install a new system and start from scratch because there are far too many problems that can occur when transferring system files.
System Name | Minerva / Remus |
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Processor | i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X |
Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro |
Cooling | Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler |
Memory | 64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200) |
Video Card(s) | Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000 |
Storage | 16TB / 20TB |
Display(s) | Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22 |
Case | Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek HD |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550 |
Mouse | Logitech G502 / G602 |
Keyboard | Havit Kalih Blue Switch / |
Software | Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04 |
Benchmark Scores | Suggestions. |
Yeah but it is a bit of a bummer when i have paid for a genuine copy of windows mce.
but i do have a copy of vista that i could put in the laptop but i am not too sure it will be good as it is slower on my desktop which i dual boot wwith xp. the spec is
3000+ SEMPRON CPU
1GB DDR RAM
40 GB RAM
System Name | Dell XPS 15 9560 |
---|---|
Processor | I7-7700HQ |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1050/1080 Ti |
Storage | 1TB SSD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal |
Case | Razer Core |
Audio Device(s) | Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650 |
Mouse | Logitech Proteus Core |
Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
To replace a hard drive on a laptop is a little more troublesome than a desktop. 1st as most people here suggest you will need some sort of a backup disk just in case. Also be sure when buying the new Hard Disk is compatible with your model. And i would strongly suggest you install a new system and start from scratch because there are far too many problems that can occur when transferring system files.
System Name | COLOSSUS-MK4 |
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Processor | E8400 @4.4 GHz - FSB @550 MHZ |
Motherboard | Asus P5K Premium (Black Pearl) |
Cooling | Xigmatek HDT-S1283 |
Memory | 2x1GB Geil BlckDrgn 800 @1158 5-5-5-18 |
Video Card(s) | 8800GT 512MB @740/1782/2080 |
Storage | Hitachi T7K250 250GB & 7200.10 Seagate 250GB |
Display(s) | Gateway FPD1975W 19" Widescreen |
Case | Antec 1200 |
Audio Device(s) | Xi-FI Xtreme Audio |
Power Supply | CoolerMaster IGreen 500W |
Software | XP Home SP3 |
Benchmark Scores | SuperPi: 10.563 Sciencemark: 2563.14 |
System Name | --- |
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Processor | FX 8350 @ 4.00 Ghz with 1.28v |
Motherboard | Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 v4.0, Hacked Bios F4.x |
Cooling | Silenx 4 pipe Tower cooler + 2 x Cougar 120mm fan, 3 x 120mm, 1 x 200 mm Red LED fan |
Memory | Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 16GB + Patriot Memory DDR3 1866 16GB |
Video Card(s) | Asus R9 290 OC @ GPU - 1050, MEM - 1300 |
Storage | Inland 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD for OS, WDC Black - 2TB + 1TB Storage, Inland 480GB SSD - Games |
Display(s) | 3 x 1080P LCDs - Acer 25" + Acer 23" + HP 23" |
Case | AeroCool XPredator X3 |
Audio Device(s) | Built-in Realtek |
Power Supply | Corsair HX1000 Modular |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
Following are the steps you need to do inorder to transfer the OS into another Drive.
Main important thing you need is a DVD to burn(if more data need a DL DVD) and the GODLY Floppy drive (USB should be fine if you have the option to boot with a USB drive).
Click Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Backup. Click on the Advanced Mode link on ur first screen. Click on the Automated System Recovery Wizard button. Cancel out of the wizard. Select your drives (C drive + other drives if it is partitioned) and System State. Point to a location for the backup file name. Let the wizard run. Will take a while. When it asks for the floppy drive insert and save the details. Do as it says.
Remove the old drive. Put it in a compatible external case to make it a usb drive or use existing USB drive. If your Backup file is small enough to fit in one single DVD then do that.
Put in your new drive. Insert your Windows XP installation CD. Let it boot from the CD. Hit F2. This will take you thru the Restore wizard. When at the point it will ask your floppy and where the Backup file is. Follow those. You are done.
Better if you have a USB case that will go with your laptop drive. Use that use any other PC to transfer the files into the new drive. Put in your new drive. Windows will boot up. Might ask few questions because the hard ware has changed. That is all it is done.
I have done this many times.
Easy and simple. No need Norton Ghost. Waste of money.
System Name | The Box |
---|---|
Processor | DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 2300MHz (11.5x200) 4400+ |
Motherboard | AsRock N 68-S |
Cooling | Basic 90mm fans |
Memory | OCZ XTC Platinum 2GB DDR-2 800 SDRAM |
Video Card(s) | ATI Saphire x1650 Pro Series |
Storage | Maxtor 6L300R0 (300GB) Maxtors S (250GB) |
Display(s) | 19" LCD CTX |
Case | EYE-T |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC650 @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0] |
Power Supply | 600W colors-IT super quiet |
Software | Microsoft 7 Ultimate |
System Name | Dell XPS 15 9560 |
---|---|
Processor | I7-7700HQ |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1050/1080 Ti |
Storage | 1TB SSD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal |
Case | Razer Core |
Audio Device(s) | Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650 |
Mouse | Logitech Proteus Core |
Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
any one tried multi drives?? like linkin two or more hard drives to a laptop using a slightly modded IDE cable?? if any one has attempted it sucesfully please tell me how, really dont fancy burniing out any more cables, or drives for that matter!!!
System Name | The Box |
---|---|
Processor | DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 2300MHz (11.5x200) 4400+ |
Motherboard | AsRock N 68-S |
Cooling | Basic 90mm fans |
Memory | OCZ XTC Platinum 2GB DDR-2 800 SDRAM |
Video Card(s) | ATI Saphire x1650 Pro Series |
Storage | Maxtor 6L300R0 (300GB) Maxtors S (250GB) |
Display(s) | 19" LCD CTX |
Case | EYE-T |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC650 @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0] |
Power Supply | 600W colors-IT super quiet |
Software | Microsoft 7 Ultimate |
System Name | Dell XPS 15 9560 |
---|---|
Processor | I7-7700HQ |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1050/1080 Ti |
Storage | 1TB SSD |
Display(s) | 2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal |
Case | Razer Core |
Audio Device(s) | Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650 |
Mouse | Logitech Proteus Core |
Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
yeah i ken, but you know what laptop connections are like and i cant find multi drive laptop IDE cables anywhere, any help?? most appreciated.
System Name | The Box |
---|---|
Processor | DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 2300MHz (11.5x200) 4400+ |
Motherboard | AsRock N 68-S |
Cooling | Basic 90mm fans |
Memory | OCZ XTC Platinum 2GB DDR-2 800 SDRAM |
Video Card(s) | ATI Saphire x1650 Pro Series |
Storage | Maxtor 6L300R0 (300GB) Maxtors S (250GB) |
Display(s) | 19" LCD CTX |
Case | EYE-T |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC650 @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0] |
Power Supply | 600W colors-IT super quiet |
Software | Microsoft 7 Ultimate |
Because they don't exist.
The closest you'll be able to get will be a usb/firewire->laptop adaptor, or an ide->laptop adaptor.
I have an adaptor at work, but thats prettymuch the only one I've ever seen.(Which I got form tearing apart a really really old testing computer)
I doubt you'll find a "cable" for a laptop, because 99.999% of laptops use a direct connection, not a cable. I'm not even positive the drives themselves have a master/slave setting either.