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  1. FloOFy

    What happens to the OS?

    I've successfully cloned my hardrive to my new one. After I did clone however, I got an icon on my toolbar saying that I have to activate Windows. So I clicked on the icon (which shows a key) and it basically said that there was a hardware change, then I clicked next and it said my Windows was...
  2. FloOFy

    What happens to the OS?

    When you clone your hardrive what happens to the OS? I'm assuming it copies it to the new hardrive (I've never cloned before) but would both hardrives have the same exact OS's? With the same product key and everything? So would that mean I could use my old hardrive (with same OS) and use it in a...
  3. FloOFy

    Back up drive?

    Hey, I'm planning on getting a new Seagate 500gb (32mb cache) hardrive[/url] to replace my existing 250gb (8mb cache) hardrive. After I clone all of my data from my old drive what do I do with it? I've been thinking about using it as a backup drive in case if my new drive fails. But I'm not sure...
  4. FloOFy

    Replacing a hardrive.

    Ok, after the cloning is complete how do I format my old hardrive? I know how to format a hardrive through Windows by right clicking on computer. But before I do that when I plug in both my hardrives which hardrive would boot Windows? And before formatting do I have to switch any RAID...
  5. FloOFy

    Replacing a hardrive.

    Hey, I've never installed a hardrive before so I'm pretty new. Anyway, I'm not sure of how to clone data from my old hardrive (SATA 250gb, 8mb cache) to a new one (500gb, 32mb cache). I plan on using HD Clone: http://www.miray.org/download.php to clone my data by burning it to a bootable CD...
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