If upgrading from a 250GB HDD to 320 GB HDD, is there a way to transfer all of my info from the first to the second so I won't have to swap them out?
171685
Yes, you need a transfer cable. Put one of the drives on the cable and plug into USB. The Xbox should recognize it and offer to transfer the data for you. Once complete, make sure the new drive is installed in the HDD slot of the Xbox.
2043734
There is a way to swap files, but why did the computer fail??? If it was due to a virus, you'll unfortunately be swapping that to the new computer. If not, your in luck, you can connect the hard drive as a slave to the new hard drive and download. Look on Cnet.com or instructibles.com to lead you the way. Good luck!! I know how much my files and docs. mean to me and I would hate for them to be corrupted - DVD storage is the way to go, unless you have access to a cloud. Hate to say this, but let this be a lesson learned, I lost allot of files I wish I still had from the late 90's and 2000's - Be smart and use external storage, Peace Brother or Sister
1619260
Way too much information. Short answer: Yes. Long answer: You already have a 5400 RPM SATA drive, so all you're doing is upgrading the size.
999370
You will not be able to use the direct copy feature to do this as it requires the drives to be the same size. You can connect the device to a computer and copy the data to that first and then to the new drive.
1501842
Copied info from 500 GB to 960 GB SSD; ran into problem and was unable to run programs on the new hard drive. when re-installing the original 500 GB drive files were corrupted. Took extensive effort to solve the issue
1457063
save to an external memory and then transfer to the new computer. it is that simple.
1844160
For your original question about comparability, you can check on Crucial's website for your exact model of your computer. The drive is meant to be a replacement so if you wanted to keep your data from your old drive then you would need to back up the information. (There is something called a data doubler where you replace the cd drive with a ssd)
402312
I'm sure it can be, but it won't "mirror" the data back over. You will need to either a) pull the HDD out, insert larger HDD, and use an empty HDD transfer case to move it back over, or B) move data to an external device, insert larger HDD, then transfer data back.Mirroring only works with like devices due to copying of the partitions and tables, technically it can be done but then your new HDD will ONLY show the size of the original HDD and have wasted the remaining space. Hope this helps.
1501846
Yes as said before, but you will need software to use the extra 250GB. The straight clone is just a copy of the original 250GB and the new drive thinks it's only a 250GB drive. The software will let you allocate the remaining for an alternate drive or a continuation of the same drive. I used EaseUS Partition Master and it worked fine.
208210
Yes, it will give you the option to upgrade from a previous Windows edition (which will let you keep all your documents and personal media) in the installation menu. You may also wipe your hardrive and make a fresh install as well.
657082
yes. I specifically used Casper to clone my internal 500gb hdd to the external 2tb hdd and then I replaced the 500gb with the 2tb and the process went smoothly. Now I turned the old 500gb into a new external drive.
2221636
Yes did you chose the old hd. and to the new hd.have not problems at all and I being doing it allot
746192
Yes all you have to do is replace your old harddrive with the new, turn your computer on and then put in the disk and do what it tell you.
1812321
There is space for only 2 HDD's in this unit. If both slots are used, then you would need to add larger drives. If you have (2) 1TB drives mirrored and needed more space, you could remove one 1TB drive, add a 4TB drive, rebuild the mirror, then removed the second 1TB drive and add a second 4TB drive then rebuild. This would keep the data online while you upgrade. After the HDD swapping and rebuilding, the new 6TB of space (3TB from each disk) could be made into another volume (mirrored or striped). Adding drive by the USB port is good for backing up your data to an external device, but I haven't tried to use a USB attached device to share data as it it's part of the NAS unit.
1126786
Absolutely. Use Carbon Copy Cloner and that will work great. However, I would just take the old HDD and stick it in a drawer as a backup drive, get another SSD and use it as external super fast storage.
795411
You can but you will need a new copy of Windows (unless you manage to transfer your OS files to the new drive) and you may want a hot swap USB adapter if you want to transfer your files from the current HD to the new one or use it without throwing it in a desktop. The SSD should noticeable speed up your Dell, too. And look up tutorials on removing and installing laptop hard drives
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all you need is a data transfer cable, you can get it anywhere or just order a kit (cable and ssd) from crucial dot com. it clones your hard drive to your new ssd. look it up on youtube.