Thursday, January 22, 2015

Upgrade laptop hard disk without losing data



I need to get more perf out of my humble Dell Inspiron laptop, and I think the best way for me is to replace the hard disk with a solid state drive.




However, this machine is 'mission critical' to my business in that I use it all day every day and cannot afford to have it down for long.



How can I transfer my data and OS onto the new drive and carry on going? Does Windows 7 backup allow this, or do I need a drive image? If so what software do I need to get?


Answer



Under Backup & Restore you can create a System Image you can then restore it using the Windows 7 Installation disc. Here is a short guide... expand the restore using installation disc option.



If you do not have a Windows 7 Installation disc I believe you can use the Windows Repair disc. Here is a short guide on how to create it.



If you want to use a third party tool I would recommend using Clonzilla


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