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Replacing M11X HDD

Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by camp, Feb 27, 2011.

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Hi all,

I need to replace my 250 GB SATA HDD with a new one because all of a sudden Windows wouldn't boot after sleep/hibernation. Magically, I got it to boot somehow after playing around for a while. Now I am scared to turn it off.

This first occurance happened one day after my warranty expired and some nice guy sent me a replacement.

Now my question is: What is the best way to migrate my data to the new disk? Am I going to have to start from scratch and reinstall windows/programs? Or is there is simpler more efficient way to do this (clone or image, maybe?)

Thanks for any suggestions,

Camp

camp, Feb 27, 2011

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The_Real_b13 Notebook Geek

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You're gonna wanna grab yourself a copy of norton ghost and do a disk to disk copy

The_Real_b13, Feb 27, 2011

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Yep, or grab an external hard drive. Back up your important files onto it, and then you will have it forever. For a 500GB one, it's about $60-$80, and a GREAT investment at that!

Derfernerf, Feb 27, 2011

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I never used it but maybe the Alienware re-imaging software thing? Alien Respawn I think it was called.

feedwarren, Feb 28, 2011

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