I've never bought a hardrive to upgrade before so how do I copy my existing hardrive content (files, os, etc.) onto this one?
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Order an Apricorn EZ upgrade kit through Amazon. I switched from 120 gb drive to a 500gb drive and kept everything including my operating system, settings, bookmarks, emails, contacts etc without loosing anything. It takes a few hours to transfer all the data but just be patient. The Apricorn kit worked like a charm.
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If you are using a Mac, you can use a program called SUPERDUPER, silly name, but it works incredibly well! You will need an external SATA to USB adapter so you can power and connect the drive to a USB port on your existing computer. Be mindful that the exact duplication process takes a while, my 320Gig drive took about 8 hours to copy to my 1TB!
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I'd recommend using MiniTool Partition Wizard. It's free! You can download it at such reputable download cites as C-NET's Download.com (http://download.cnet.com/windows/) The software has a copy Disk "button" that will duplicate your files onto a new hard disk. It is pretty simple to use and has worked for me, (using many of it's assorted features), for years. (Win. XP, Vista, 7 & 8.)
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Hi Really depends on the age of your machine. This version is for system builders, meaning you'd have to wipe windows xp and install win7 fresh. This won't upgrade an existing windows installation. If your machine is older than 4 years, I'd suggest a new machine. The install took 15gb of my hard disk
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this should have come with a disk, if you boot into the disk it will offer options for formatting and stuff like that. If you are trying to install OSX on it and the Hard drive is bigger then the one you have in the machine you can clone it with this disk as well.
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I really do not remember purchasing the hard drive connected wit this question. The answer needs a question first what operating systems are you trying to use on the same computer. The ability also might be limited by your computer itself. There are many answers to your question if you just search your question on the Internet. On YouTube you can even get many short instructional videos to help you. Those people are much more in the know then me. Good luck.
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Software disks are not included because the laptop does not an CD-ROM drive. It is built like a netbook that has no slots for disks. If you want to upgrade your system at all, you would need to purchase the upgrade directly from Windows. Windows will give you the files that you need for the upgrade, and you would probably just have to go through the reinstall process. I might be a bit off on the upgrade process, but for this PC there are no disks involved in a software upgrade, that is for sure.
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Check the following. 1. Right click on my computer and select manage option. 2. Expand Storage and select Disk Management. 3. If you see the new hard drive, check if Initialized. If not you'll have to initialize and format it before you can use. Hope this helps.
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save to an external memory and then transfer to the new computer. it is that simple.
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Yes and no. This is for a new install. You will need to back up your data, and confirm all your software, hardware will work. There is a free program that will check your unit out at Microsoft. Download it run it and it will tell you what will or will not work. (Never had a problem upgrading a machine) Hope this helps.
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There is no reason why this machine could not be upgraded. I'm not a fan of WIN8 and you would have to buy the program separately but otherwise it should be fine running on the new OS.
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The short answer is yes. The long answer is it depends on what kind of data and where is the hard drive is and do you have a spare disk controller port. If your old hard drive is failing it may be anywhere from easy to nearly impossible depending on the current state of the drive. If you are trying transfer a complete system drive including the OS like Windows with all the functionality then you will likely need a program like Acronis True Image to make a current system image and then transfer it onto the new drive - this is not always as easy as it sounds and you may need to consult with an expert - hopefully you have a friend who is one. If you just want to transfer pics, videos and documents and you can install both drives on the same system and you know where they are on the drive then it is easy, as easy as copying them over. I would really advise finding someone who had done this before, hopefully more than once, and can help you but it is 99% sure you can depending . . .
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That is so ridiculous that you would even have to go through all of that to get it to work. I am not a techie and do not enjoy wasting my time trouble shooting all this stuff. I just need an extenrnal hardrive for my windows 7 64 bit computer. Does it have to be this difficult to get that? Can anybody help me with this?
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HiReally depends on the age of your machine. This version is for system builders, meaning you'd have to wipe windows xp and install win7 fresh. This won't upgrade an existing windows installation.If your machine is older than 4 years, I'd suggest a new machine.The install took 15gb of my hard disk
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I believe this upgrade is a single user license (it says so on my box) but you should check with Microsoft.
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i wish i could figure that out myself. i tried to use an upgrade disk but it wouldn`t let me. it said i can`t go straight from XP to 7. i have to upgrade to something else first
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Nothing, just the hard drive itself. You want the Retail Kit version if you want the extra stuff like the Box.
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The E545 comes with the light version of "Adonis" disk backup software. Simply install your upgraded drive into a USB 3.0 enclosure (~$15) then use the Adonis software to clone your factory hard drive. When that is done simply swap your factory drive and the upgraded drive. This is how I upgraded a client's new E545 to an SSD. Do an Amazon search for: ORICO 2588US3 USB 3.0 enclosure then go to customer reviews, look to the right for most recent reviews and choose the one titled "Great for Mechanical or SSD backup drive" for more detailed directions.I hope this helps:) The E545 comes with the light version of "Adonis" disk backup software. Simply install your upgraded drive into a USB 3.0 enclosure (~$15) then use the Adonis software to clone your factory hard drive. When that is done simply swap your factory drive and the upgraded drive. This is how I upgraded a client's new E545 to an SSD. Do an Amazon search for: ORICO 2588US3 USB 3.0 enclosure then go to customer reviews, look to the right for most recent reviews and choose the one titled "Great for Mechanical or SSD backup drive" for more detailed directions.I hope this helps:)
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This particular model came with no hard drive and I ended up purchasing a Western Digital 500 gigabyte hard drive and install it myself - very easy to do. Itended up being cheaper to do it this way than to purchase it with the hard drive already installed.