Need to Replace old noisy SATA drive with new SATA drive - with same data

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Deoxy, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. Deoxy

    Deoxy Private E-2

    Hi,

    I'm currently running a system with a Gigabyte GA-K8-NXP-SLI Mobo that has only one HD on it - an old Western Digital (Henceforth WD) 80Gb drive that is 60Gb full.

    The machine is not nearly as noisy as it used because I replaced all the fans but my WD drive makes more noise than I'd like (because I use it a lot at 3am when my wife is sleeping).

    Anyway, I've bought and have sitting right here on the desk one brand new Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160Gb - more than enough storage for what I want but I figure this should last out it's 5 yr warranty that comes standard (I think only with the retail kit though).

    Anyway, I would like to image the old WD drive smack-dab onto the new Seagate drive then replace the WD with the Seagate transparently and end up exactly where I am now but with a newer quieter faster bigger HD and a the WD HD sitting in a draw somewhere able to be plugged in if something happens with the Seagate

    I want to copy everything from the WD drive exactly - Filing System, Boot Settings, absolutely everything so that I can plug the Seagate into a SATA port next to the WD Drive - Copy the data, settings, kit, kaboodle and all and then move the Seagate into the port where the WD was and boot straight from the new Seagate with no changes of any kind.

    I don't want RAID (obviously) I just want a straight replacement.

    What's the 1. easiest 2. most idiot proof 3. quickest way of doing this?

    Is windows XP Home w/SP2 perfectly capable of achieving this with little effort?
    Or is there a definitive piece of software (preferably freeware) that can help me image the old drive to the new drive without a glitch?

    I'm using an AMD 939pin 3000+ Proc and I'm thinking of overclocking so I got myself a "Big Typhoon" (ditching a standard little tiny proc cooling unit), and I replace the two 80x80x25mm fans in the front and back of the case with two 90x90x25 multi-speed, user adjustable, Enermax UC-9FAB's.

    Please help an idiot.

    Regards,

    Deoxy.
     
  2. Plaphon

    Plaphon Specialist

    Migrate Easy can solve all your problems just in minutes.
     
  3. Deoxy

    Deoxy Private E-2

    Thnx Muchly
     

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