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GT40FIED · 03-28-2006, 04:31 AM

Haha. So I'm about to buy a hard drive and external enclosure, but I've never set up a new HDD before and I'm looking for info. Key issues I don't know:

- I know I'll have to format it, but do I NEED to partition the drive as well? The basic purpose will be to duplicate my current HDD so I can reformat much easier. The enclosure comes with instructions and software (it has a 1 button backup feature) but I'm not sure exactly what the purpose of partitioning is.

- Will my OS transfer over with the HDD backup and, if not, do I even need to load my OS onto my new HDD? I don't have the OEM discs for my OS (Windows XP Home), but I do have the 5 system recovery discs which are basically the same thing.

I just have a ton of programs that it took me forever to find and I don't wanna lose them and I don't want to spend another 8-10 hours burning DVD discs and reformatting and loading everything back on. Anything I missed that I should be concerned with?

03-28-2006, 04:31 AM	#1
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Give unto me answers, bitches! Haha. So I'm about to buy a hard drive and external enclosure, but I've never set up a new HDD before and I'm looking for info. Key issues I don't know: - I know I'll have to format it, but do I NEED to partition the drive as well? The basic purpose will be to duplicate my current HDD so I can reformat much easier. The enclosure comes with instructions and software (it has a 1 button backup feature) but I'm not sure exactly what the purpose of partitioning is. - Will my OS transfer over with the HDD backup and, if not, do I even need to load my OS onto my new HDD? I don't have the OEM discs for my OS (Windows XP Home), but I do have the 5 system recovery discs which are basically the same thing. I just have a ton of programs that it took me forever to find and I don't wanna lose them and I don't want to spend another 8-10 hours burning DVD discs and reformatting and loading everything back on. Anything I missed that I should be concerned with? __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

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