Need help upgrading HDD

[Guest]

Hello everyone:

I have a computer that is used to record video. It has one big HDD: Seagate
120GB that is partitioned into 2 sections: 6GB drive C: that has Windows 2000
Professional installed on it; and 110GB drive D: that is solely dedicated to
store video data.

I want to upgrade it to a bigger hard drive (possibly up to 400GB) but I
will need to keep drive C: since I don't have installation for all the video
software on it, and I will also need to transfer video data from drive D. In
other words, if I add new HDD how can I change old drive D: to point to a new
HDD and keep all the records on it?

 

[Pennywise]

|>Hello everyone:
|>
|>I have a computer that is used to record video. It has one big HDD: Seagate
|>120GB that is partitioned into 2 sections: 6GB drive C: that has Windows 2000
|>Professional installed on it; and 110GB drive D: that is solely dedicated to
|>store video data.
|>
|>I want to upgrade it to a bigger hard drive (possibly up to 400GB) but I
|>will need to keep drive C: since I don't have installation for all the video
|>software on it, and I will also need to transfer video data from drive D. In
|>other words, if I add new HDD how can I change old drive D: to point to a new
|>HDD and keep all the records on it?

Any OS

just don't activate any partitions on the new drive and it will show
up as E: drive; Activate a partition and it will show up as D:

 

[Guest]

OK, thanks. But how to copy all the data from old D to a new one?

 

[Pennywise]

|>OK, thanks. But how to copy all the data from old D to a new one?

Lot's of ways, just data (video files) right?
xcopy, xxcopy http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm, explorer.
|>"(e-mail address removed)" wrote:
|>
|>>
|>> |>Hello everyone:
|>> |>
|>> |>I have a computer that is used to record video. It has one big HDD: Seagate
|>> |>120GB that is partitioned into 2 sections: 6GB drive C: that has Windows 2000
|>> |>Professional installed on it; and 110GB drive D: that is solely dedicated to
|>> |>store video data.
|>> |>
|>> |>I want to upgrade it to a bigger hard drive (possibly up to 400GB) but I
|>> |>will need to keep drive C: since I don't have installation for all the video
|>> |>software on it, and I will also need to transfer video data from drive D. In
|>> |>other words, if I add new HDD how can I change old drive D: to point to a new
|>> |>HDD and keep all the records on it?
|>>
|>> Any OS
|>>
|>> just don't activate any partitions on the new drive and it will show
|>> up as E: drive; Activate a partition and it will show up as D:
|>>
|>> --
|>> Old Lady Pownz Mercedes Guy
|>> http://tinyurl.com/mm9u6
|>>

 

[John]

|>OK, thanks. But how to copy all the data from old D to a new one?

Lot's of ways, just data (video files) right?
xcopy, xxcopy http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm, explorer.
|>"(e-mail address removed)" wrote:
|>
|>>
|>> |>Hello everyone:
|>> |>
|>> |>I have a computer that is used to record video. It has one big HDD: Seagate
|>> |>120GB that is partitioned into 2 sections: 6GB drive C: that has Windows 2000
|>> |>Professional installed on it; and 110GB drive D: that is solely dedicated to
|>> |>store video data.
|>> |>
|>> |>I want to upgrade it to a bigger hard drive (possibly up to 400GB) but I
|>> |>will need to keep drive C: since I don't have installation for all the video
|>> |>software on it, and I will also need to transfer video data from drive D. In
|>> |>other words, if I add new HDD how can I change old drive D: to point to a new
|>> |>HDD and keep all the records on it?
|>>
|>> Any OS
|>>
|>> just don't activate any partitions on the new drive and it will show
|>> up as E: drive; Activate a partition and it will show up as D:
|>>
|>> --
|>> Old Lady Pownz Mercedes Guy
|>> http://tinyurl.com/mm9u6
|>>

Your best bet is to image the old drive to the new (copy it bye for byte
including MBR) and use the old as a data drive. The new drive mfg should
provide a CD for doing just that. If not go to their web site and
download a utility to do so. In fact going to the web site is probably a
better idea even if you do get a CD to ensure that you have the latest
imaging software.

John

 

[JS]

New drives like Maxtor and Western Digital (that are not OEM versions) come
with a CD that includes a drive copy utility.
For an OEM drive (they don't include cables, CD or other goodies but are a
few bucks cheaper) you will need to go to the manufacture's web site and
download their utilities.

JS