Yes. Although if the drive is not already formatted, you may have to bring
it online before you can begin cloning. We can discuss how to do that
later
if it becomes necessary. After cloning the drive, you can just swap the
old
one with the new one. Just make sure that the new drive is connected to
the
same SATA controller as the old one since that will usually be controller 0
and the BIOS will try to boot from controller 0 first.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia" <sylvia0647@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning


I assume that once the drive is installed, the cloning process can begin,
correct? Once cloning is complete, I would assume that I would just replace
the old hd with the newly cloned drive. I would assume that windows is
smart
enough to recognize that I'm still going to be booting from C so I don't
have to change anything.



-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Carlos
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:21 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

Yes, you would just mount/install it as a secondary internal drive.
Although since you will be using it as a replacement for the primary drive,
you don't necessarily have to bother fully mounting it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia" <sylvia0647@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning


I have another question. After I get the drive, would I just install it as
if I were installing a secondary internal or is there something else I need
to do? I'm assuming that the spare cable is necessary at this point. Am I
correct?


-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Carlos
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:09 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

There is no such thing as asking too much. Other members can choose
whether
they wish to reply to a particular question. No one is obligated to
respond
to anything. As for having no idea what you are doing, if the majority of
list members were technically savvy, LOL then this list and others like it
wouldn't be necessary.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia" <sylvia0647@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning


Smiles, yes but I worry that I'm asking too much. I have no idea what I'm
doing. Lol


-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Carlos
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:01 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

And for the record Sylvia,
LOL you don't have to apologize for asking questions. Isn't that after all
the purpose of the list?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia" <sylvia0647@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning


Carlos, in a previous message, you mentioned getting a spare Sata cable. Is
this going to be necessary for connecting the new drive? You can probably
tell I've never had to replace an hd before and I apologize for asking too
much.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Carlos
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:50 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

Hi Sylvia,
It is not specifically a good or bad idea, but it is also not necessary.
The drive does not have to be the same at all. It can be a different model
and capacity altogether.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia" <sylvia0647@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning


I was under the impression that I would need to replace the drive with
something similar. I actually prefer wd drives so I may look for the one
Carlos suggested.


-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Edmond Nazarian via Groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:45 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

Also, note that you do not necessarily need to get the same hard drive that
was in your system before. Unless you have a specific reason, this is not
always a good idea.

On 9/13/2016 6:24 PM, Sylvia wrote:

I quoted $80 because this is the price for the drive that was similar
to the one I have at the moment. Please keep in mind that I'm not in
the US so prices might be a bit different.



-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On
Behalf Of Edmond Nazarian via Groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 6:47 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Internal hard drives and cloning

Please let me comment here separately.
First, why $80? The 2 drives I showed you are just about $50. Of
course, there are more expensive 1 TB drives but you do not really
need to spend for more speedy drive for that computer.
About cables:
Yes. You may need an additional SATA cable. You also can temporary use
the SATA cable which is connected to your CD/DVD drive if you're not
going to use it during the cloning process.
I hope I was clear.

On 9/13/2016 3:25 PM, Sylvia wrote:

Hi Carlos and all, I’ve been doing a bit of research into hard drive
cloning and I think that this is the option I’ll probably use to
transfer the data from my old drive to the new one. The cost for a
new drive is probably going to be about $80 for a 1 tb drive. I’m
going to need instructions on how to proceed with the cloning
process. I’m also going to need to know if I might need any extra
cables or adaptors.

Thanks in advance,

Sylvia.