Hi,Please I want to know what happend to my computer if i change my harddisk from 200 to 400 GB Best regards?
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If you already changed out the hard drives, and are wondering why exactly your computer doesn't work, it would be as ms_small said, your "computer" - or rather all the software that makes it run - is on the other hard drive.\n\nHowever, with the exception of having a low profile case that does not have room for a second hard drive, I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't want to just install the new 400GB hard drive for extra storage and leave your operating system on the original disk.\n\nAlternatively, if you really want to take out the 200GB drive and put in the 400GB drive, then what you can do is grab a piece of software like norton ghost and use it to copy your operating system and user files over to your new drive.\n\nIf you just remove the old drive and put in the new drive, you will have to reinstall windows on your computer, which isn't a big deal; however, you will not have immediate access to the files from your 200GB disk.
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Install a partition manager and resize E and C... It's safer!
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nice tried explanations above, but the most are wrong. your system can't overcome the so called 32GB barrier. With a 40GB disk you should see approx a size of 37.2 GB what can be explained with the above mentioned calculation methods, but the true reason is still the 32GB barrier.\n\nRead the following article "Hard Drive Size Limitations and Barriers"\nhttp://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/hard_drive_size_barriers.htm\nto overcome this barrier go to the disk manufacturers website and look for a software tool that can resolve this problem. for example Maxtor has the tool called MaxBlast 4.
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What you want to do if to reformat your computer. That's OK. It will work much better after, but all your programs and data will be lost. So I suggest o back-up all your important data. And after the new installation of the OS(Windows, Linux or any other) you will have to install all your programs again. If you have problems contact me through e-mail and I will try to help you.\nGood luck!
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You probably need to update your BIOS, check with the manufacturer to see if an update is available.  Some older motherboards don't like seeing a 160GB hard drive and will limit your storage no matter what you do in Windows.
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yes, usually its no problem, take your hard drive to a comp. store, they can easily transfer all your old info.\nto a new hard drive,,, usually less than a hundred bucks
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You have a problem with your Ram or your Harddisk
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It shouldn't have bad sectors if you've just bought it.\n\nAnd in response to your additional information, return the drive immediately! Otherwise problems will accumulate in the future.
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Assuming that your Operating System is already installed on ur 20GB hard disk cos that is the existing hard disk. Then after you plug in your new 120GB hard disk, get it detected in BIOS and Windows, you can right-click My Computer icon and select Manage. Go to Computer Management > Disk Management. Go to Disk 1, referring to ur 120GB hard disk. Right click and choose create partition. Remember to create a primary partition first. Use the max size if you would like to max out the space. Otherwise, go on creating the extended and logical partitions after your primary partition. Format each of the created partitions and voila, your drives are ready for use.
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YOU CAN UPGRADE IT BY ATTACHING ANOTHER 40 GB HD.\n\n\nTHATS VERY EASY AND CAN FIX IT YOURSELF.
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Yes please re-installing the software , the portion on the Hard-drive the files was copied is corrupt , after this it will be ok, or it may be your memory need to be change at worst scenario after the re-installation if it still happen , your files are saved if you only uninstall and re-install but don't delete your crated files
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you should have been given some restartin disks! and you put them in and press restart computer and it automatically deletes the whole of the computer memory for you. but if you havent got the disks then im not sure. sorry x
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hi ,\n\nits not mandtory you should reformat your hdd,but i would suggest you to reformat your hdd after you change your motherboard. reasons are as follows:\n\n1.change in motherboard means change in entire hardware config ,like intg sound card,intg video card,intg network card .\n\n2.so there are chances for driver conflicts and which wont let your system to boot.\n\n3.there are even chances for system crash .\n\n4.more over changing a motherboard is like transplanting heart in human body so reformat ur hdd and bring new life to your computer.\n\n \nNOTE:Dont forget to backup your datas before you reformat.there are several work arounds for this issue but it is tedious and time killing.
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Not recommended.  100 mB is not alot of space anyway.  Either buy another hard disk for $59 on the Internet (you can get 80 mB for that...) or free up space on your hard disk by using CCleaner (ccleaner.com) or TuneUp Utilities (Tune-Up.com).  Also try Registry Mechanic by PC Tools.\n\nAll of these programs can clean lots of stuff off your HD.
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try usin a ghost, copy the entire content of your original hard drive to your new one, i do this quite often, i back up my hard drive and just incase something bad happens i can just copy the entire thing from my back up drive
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you can easy calculate from Tera to Giga with multiply by 1024\n\nso 20 TB gives 20*1024 GB which gives 20480 GB
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Yes, you'll get back the space only if you delete your trashcan.\n\nIf your trashcan comes with nortan protection, you might not be able to get back the full amount os space, unless you delete it from the protection part as well.