I just used AcronisTI 10 to do this using an external USB HD
to store image, then restored to new drive. Worked perfect.
I cloned the entire spindle (not one partition) to get the mbr and
HP recovery stuff in the same operation.
Being USB (and somewhat used), it took about 12 hours total IIRC.
Seagate has their own freebie version of Acronis TrueImage, that might fit the bill
together with SATA capable desktop PC.
Gary Udstrand wrote:
Really two questions here. First, I have a new laptop which came with a
160G drive. Since I cannot add a second drive I am planning on replacing it
w
I just did 3 laptops with Seagate Momentus 7200 rpm drives, the old
ones were slower 4200 or 5400 rpm drives. I like the 5 yr warranty...
I used an external USB drive connector (like 19 bux from NewEgg) and a
WinPE or BartPE type boot CD that I downloaded..
Then you can just boot to the CD
AFAIK from my own experience most consumer hard drives are about the same
these days. Most people find a brand that works for them and stick with it
until it pisses them off and then they move on. About the only thing to
differentiate them is the length of warranty.
Gpartd should be able to copy
I think the GParted Live CD will do what Ghost does, for free.
You should be able to put the new drive in a USB to SATA enclosure and
clone the old drive on the new.
Gary Udstrand wrote:
Really two questions here. First, I have a new laptop which came with a
160G drive. Since I cannot add a
Really two questions here. First, I have a new laptop which came with a
160G drive. Since I cannot add a second drive I am planning on replacing it
with a larger (hopefully faster) drive. The Seagate Momentus 320G/7200RPM
would give me the space I need and it appears to be a very fast drive. Th
