Techies: Replacing HD in Laptop...What can I use.. - GoFuckYourself.com

Juicy D. Links · 04-16-2005, 07:39 PM

To basically preserve the OS and data on the existing drive and put it on the new drive?

Ghost or similar programs do the job?

LMK

DamageX · 04-16-2005, 07:40 PM

Norton Ghost

EDIT: Make sure the OS partition on the new drive has the same size as on your old one. This will let you use the option "copy one drive to another" and choose to set the drive you copied to as active, for booting. Never copied between different sized partitions though, so I don't know if you can do that and still make the drive bootable.

austinth · 04-16-2005, 08:10 PM

yeah juice, ghost will work great. you could also lookinto getting an external laptop harddrive. i got one a few months ago from costco for 120 bones, and it works perfect for using ghost.

chupachups · 04-16-2005, 08:11 PM

That will work but I wouldnt recommend it... reinstall.....

Tony Montana · 04-16-2005, 08:20 PM

Get an adapter (cost $5) and connect the driveto your pc then mirror on your drive hook up the new drive and mirror it back over then stick it in the lappy

d00t · 04-16-2005, 09:35 PM

id be hookin into a fresh windows reinstall too

may as well clean up while you are at it

AdultInsider Cloner · 04-16-2005, 09:56 PM

I'd use Norton Ghost also. I'm used it before without issue. I have heard though that it encounters problems with larger amounts of data

jukeboxfrank · 04-16-2005, 10:11 PM

In Ghost, copy one drive to another "is used for different size drives" if the drives are the same size then use a ghost image. The laptop most likely has an OEM install of XP
so a reinstall will be a pain in the ass.

aflex · 04-16-2005, 10:16 PM

Try to get a Copy of Ghost Corporate version 8..

on another PC, use the Ghost Console to send a remote client install to the laptop.. the laptop will then become the Ghost Consoles bitch, thus you can image the client laptop at anytime. Image the laptop drive, save the image files, then use Ghost Cast Server on the PC to deploy the images to whatever other pc/laptop you want.

04-16-2005, 07:39 PM	#1
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Techies: Replacing HD in Laptop...What can I use.. To basically preserve the OS and data on the existing drive and put it on the new drive? Ghost or similar programs do the job? LMK

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DamageX Marketing & Strategy Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Former nomad Posts: 14,293	Norton Ghost EDIT: Make sure the OS partition on the new drive has the same size as on your old one. This will let you use the option "copy one drive to another" and choose to set the drive you copied to as active, for booting. Never copied between different sized partitions though, so I don't know if you can do that and still make the drive bootable. __________________ Whitehat is for chumps If you don't do it, somebody else will - true story! Last edited by DamageX; 04-16-2005 at 07:42 PM..

04-16-2005, 08:10 PM	#3
austinth Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 1,770	yeah juice, ghost will work great. you could also lookinto getting an external laptop harddrive. i got one a few months ago from costco for 120 bones, and it works perfect for using ghost. __________________ Get A $25 Circuit City GIFT Card - *FREE*!

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chupachups Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden/Spain you sum bitch! Posts: 6,576	That will work but I wouldnt recommend it... reinstall..... __________________

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aflex Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Jersey - adaptweb at gmail.com Posts: 3,127	Try to get a Copy of Ghost Corporate version 8.. on another PC, use the Ghost Console to send a remote client install to the laptop.. the laptop will then become the Ghost Consoles bitch, thus you can image the client laptop at anytime. Image the laptop drive, save the image files, then use Ghost Cast Server on the PC to deploy the images to whatever other pc/laptop you want. __________________ self made mothafucka. buying premium domains & developed sites with revenue/traffic -> adaptweb at gmail.com