basically, i want to upgrade and replace my current 40 gig hard drive to my 80 gig one but i want everything else on my computer the same,so i just have a larger hard disk space and thats it. is this possible? or do i have to format and reinstall windows xp and copy all my files, as afterall, the data is stored on the prevouis hard drive (40 gig one). will i lose my data if i upgrade my hard drive?
2007-03-17 08:52:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i dont want to add a new hard drive because it didnt come with the cables and its really complicated, thanks for you answer though
2007-03-17 09:27:33 · update #1
In 99.9% of desktop machines it will be possible to put your new drive in there as an extra. You do not need to replace your old drive so it becomes a very quick and easy job. If it's a laptop then you need to back up your data to CD/DVD or pocket drive, then put your new HDD in and start re-building.
2007-03-17 08:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mike C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you put in the new harddrive, you'll need (probably, some brackets if the case doesn't have the space) and an IDE cable (unless its a SATA harddrive) and to set the new harddrive as a 'slave'. Then, you can just move your "my pictures/video/music/whatever" to the new harddrive and reroute the programs to read and save to those folders and you won't have to worry about doing anything with the operating system.
2007-03-17 09:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Radical Square 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 19:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by isador 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a simple way 4u do these remove ur main hdd make partion for new hdd buy a cord cant rembred its name but it connect hdd to usb port and ur prob solved u loss no data with new hdd
2007-03-17 09:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by Prat home 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not have the new drive as an extra drive instead which you can back up to
2007-03-17 08:56:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋