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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    Hi guys,

    I plan to upgrade my laptop's harddisk to a bigger capacity, any tips to simplify this procedure? Walang kasamang Windows XP installer yung laptop ko so gusto ko sana tipong iclone ko yung harddisk to the new one. Are there shops that do this service? Kung yung Norton Ghost gagamitin ko, edi andaming DVD kong ibuburn to backup? Help!

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    hmmm, if you want buy a laptop hard disk, put it in a USB hard drive enclosure para mas madali, at least you can still use your old hard drive, just free up some space from your system drive by transferring your data files to the USB/external hard disk.

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    there are shops in greenhills (v-mall) who can help you with this. i had the hard drive of my laptop upgraded there. they installed xp, and restored my old hard drive's contents into the new one. i'll try to look for the contact number of that shop. hope this helps.

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    What's you laptop's specs?

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    Yep, use a usb hard drive enclosure. Put your new drive in it, clone your current drive with Norton Ghost or Arconis or similar software, turn off your lappy, switch HDD and you should be good to go.

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    if mobile hd + enclosure, why not an external hdd then?

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    Upgrading a laptop's hard drive is not really a big hassle since drives are standardized. Did it before on my roommate's laptop no big deal.

    As for copying your first drive into your new one, any competent computer shop or a tech-savvy friend with the right tools should be able to do it.

    Quote Originally Posted by mhelskie View Post
    hmmm, if you want buy a laptop hard disk, put it in a USB hard drive enclosure para mas madali, at least you can still use your old hard drive, just free up some space from your system drive by transferring your data files to the USB/external hard disk.
    Quote Originally Posted by userfriendly View Post
    Yep, use a usb hard drive enclosure. Put your new drive in it, clone your current drive with Norton Ghost or Arconis or similar software, turn off your lappy, switch HDD and you should be good to go.
    Quote Originally Posted by tsupermario View Post
    if mobile hd + enclosure, why not an external hdd then?
    Of course, an external hard drive is another thing to lug around, which sort of defeats the purpose of having a laptop. The USB interface is a lot slower too.

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    that's the big problem... mahirap mag ghost ng laptop hard drives.... wala pa ako alam na nakagawa ng ghost ng laptop hard disk to laptop hard disk kasi wala namang secondary ide master, primary slave or secondary slave mga laptops e...

    Though meron ako kilalang hard disk dusplicator ng assembler ng NEO laptops... pero overkill naman yun sa iyong requirements....

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    i have a Compaq Presario V3000 laptop. kung magpapalit ako to bigger capacity hard disk, can i use the System Recovery discs para i-install yung OS and other bundled applications?

    the Recovery Discs (2 DVDs) were created using the in-built software of the Compaq laptop. this can only be done once. nawala na magisa yung program na yun.

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    #10
    Thanks for the replies guys. Yung Norton Ghost kaya ba iclone yung current harddisk to the new one via USB external hard drive?

    HP yung laptop ko and bundled yung OS (XP Home) nung binili ko. I also have the recovery DVDs na pinagawa ng HP, I guess same lang ito sa Compaq ni boybi.

    Void ba warranty pag magupgrade ng HD and/or memory?

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