upgrade hard drive

TheMalcolmConnection · 02-08-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Ok so once I get the new HD in what happens from there? I keep reading online about people complaining about having to partition the drive.

If you use the Ghost that I sent you, you won't have to worry about doing crap. Ghost sees the two drives just as physical space. No partitions needed. What you'll do is say, "Disk to disk" when you boot into Ghost, then pick the "Source" drive, this will be your old drive and by default the other drive will be selected. Just press go and it'll take a few minutes and you can just pull the old drive and be good to go.

GhettoDogAllStars · 02-08-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

WD drives are rife wth issues.

I have heard the same. I like Seagate and Fujitsu. However, I've never had any problems with any HDDs I've ever had, but then I've never had a WD, so...

TheMalcolmConnection · 02-08-2007, 02:10 PM

Also, if you're going laptop, Samsung is the way to go.

Monkeydad · 02-08-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I have heard the same. I like Seagate and Fujitsu. However, I've never had any problems with any HDDs I've ever had, but then I've never had a WD, so...

I just had a laptop Fujitu crap out on me...2nd one too.

I switched brands needless to say.

FRPLG · 02-08-2007, 05:33 PM

I have seen probably a 45-50% fail rate on WDs that we have in most of our 2-3 year old Dells. We wondered if it was an issue involving the Dell/WD combo but starting seeing the same issues in custom builts. There is a reason that WD thrives in the cheap refurbish market. Because they have plenty of devices to fix and resell.

That Guy · 02-09-2007, 01:39 AM

woah, raid 0 = half mean time till failure. it's awesome till it breaks and you lose everything. if you're going that route, i'd really suggest hardware raid 5 for some kind of safety net... unless you keep good backups, which almost no one does.

and yeah, ghost is truly amazing

the best hard drive deals are ALWAYS rebates at compusa/staples/best buy etc, when available. otherwise, you can get a 300gb for 90$ (newegg.com) non-rebate (which is the best price/size right now). once you have the space, you'll figure out how to use it

. seagate is a little slower, but they use less moving parts and fail less often. hitachi and samsung have low fail rates too.

GhettoDogAllStars · 02-09-2007, 10:18 AM

You might consider something along these lines:

drew54 · 02-09-2007, 12:42 PM

I have seen hard drives of all makes fail.

I have just recently had to work on Seagate, WD, Maxtor.

I know Seagate owns Maxtor now, but back in the day they were junk. If you ever need a good data recovery program check out Spinrite from GRC.com. I have used that on three dead hard drives now, and it saved two of them. If the drive will not show up in Bios then you are screwed.

MTK · 02-13-2007, 12:39 PM

Not sure if this is potentially an issue but I only have one drive bay. Is it possible to hook up two drives in order to ghost my info?

TheMalcolmConnection · 02-13-2007, 03:11 PM

There are some enclosures that will let you retrofit drives in your optical bays.

MTK · 02-13-2007, 03:22 PM

I also have an external drive, can I ghost the drive to there and then transfer it from there to the new internal drive?

TheMalcolmConnection · 02-13-2007, 03:25 PM

Yeah, ghost it as "Disk to Image" though if you're going to your external.

GhettoDogAllStars · 02-13-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by drew54

I have seen hard drives of all makes fail.

I have just recently had to work on Seagate, WD, Maxtor.

I know Seagate owns Maxtor now, but back in the day they were junk. If you ever need a good data recovery program check out Spinrite from GRC.com. I have used that on three dead hard drives now, and it saved two of them. If the drive will not show up in Bios then you are screwed.

I agree. Spinrite is great. That guy also makes some other useful stuff too.

02-08-2007, 02:10 PM	#33
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,225	Re: upgrade hard drive Also, if you're going laptop, Samsung is the way to go. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

02-08-2007, 05:33 PM	#35
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: upgrade hard drive I have seen probably a 45-50% fail rate on WDs that we have in most of our 2-3 year old Dells. We wondered if it was an issue involving the Dell/WD combo but starting seeing the same issues in custom builts. There is a reason that WD thrives in the cheap refurbish market. Because they have plenty of devices to fix and resell.

02-09-2007, 01:39 AM	#36
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,553	Re: upgrade hard drive woah, raid 0 = half mean time till failure. it's awesome till it breaks and you lose everything. if you're going that route, i'd really suggest hardware raid 5 for some kind of safety net... unless you keep good backups, which almost no one does. and yeah, ghost is truly amazing the best hard drive deals are ALWAYS rebates at compusa/staples/best buy etc, when available. otherwise, you can get a 300gb for 90$ (newegg.com) non-rebate (which is the best price/size right now). once you have the space, you'll figure out how to use it . seagate is a little slower, but they use less moving parts and fail less often. hitachi and samsung have low fail rates too.

02-09-2007, 10:18 AM	#37
GhettoDogAllStars Playmaker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Age: 42 Posts: 2,762	Re: upgrade hard drive You might consider something along these lines: __________________ To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

02-09-2007, 12:42 PM	#38
drew54 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IOWA Age: 42 Posts: 1,324	Re: upgrade hard drive I have seen hard drives of all makes fail. I have just recently had to work on Seagate, WD, Maxtor. I know Seagate owns Maxtor now, but back in the day they were junk. If you ever need a good data recovery program check out Spinrite from GRC.com. I have used that on three dead hard drives now, and it saved two of them. If the drive will not show up in Bios then you are screwed. __________________ No pressure, no diamonds.

02-13-2007, 12:39 PM	#39
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: upgrade hard drive Not sure if this is potentially an issue but I only have one drive bay. Is it possible to hook up two drives in order to ghost my info? __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

02-13-2007, 03:11 PM	#40
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,225	Re: upgrade hard drive There are some enclosures that will let you retrofit drives in your optical bays. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

02-13-2007, 03:22 PM	#41
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: upgrade hard drive I also have an external drive, can I ghost the drive to there and then transfer it from there to the new internal drive? __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

02-13-2007, 03:25 PM	#42
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,225	Re: upgrade hard drive Yeah, ghost it as "Disk to Image" though if you're going to your external. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

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