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On 28 Aug 2010, "jcage@lycos.com" <jcage@lycos.com> wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-xp:
> Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Western Digital HDD that's a
> few years old. It has XPproSP2 on it, all as my C drive. In an
> effort to replace it, I'm wanting to install another hard drive as D
> in an available internal bay, and hopefully do a mirror image of my
> existing C to that new D hard drive.
>
> Following this, I'd remove and retire my old C drive and basically
> doing a rename of D to C, placing me pretty much where I am now but
> with a new hard drive.
No need to rename anything. Clone your hard drive, shut the computer
down, remove the old drive and move the new drive to its position on
the cable. Make sure the jumpers are set correctly. Start the computer
up again, and if all went well, you should be back on the road again.
> What software package would be best to use for this? TIA
Most new hard disks come with a utility to do this. It will either be
in the box or available for download from the manufacturer's support
site.
alt.comp.os.windows-xp:
> Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a Western Digital HDD that's a
> few years old. It has XPproSP2 on it, all as my C drive. In an
> effort to replace it, I'm wanting to install another hard drive as D
> in an available internal bay, and hopefully do a mirror image of my
> existing C to that new D hard drive.
>
> Following this, I'd remove and retire my old C drive and basically
> doing a rename of D to C, placing me pretty much where I am now but
> with a new hard drive.
No need to rename anything. Clone your hard drive, shut the computer
down, remove the old drive and move the new drive to its position on
the cable. Make sure the jumpers are set correctly. Start the computer
up again, and if all went well, you should be back on the road again.
> What software package would be best to use for this? TIA
Most new hard disks come with a utility to do this. It will either be
in the box or available for download from the manufacturer's support
site.