new hard drive issues

litlepig11

litlepig11

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okay well i got the new hard drive for my laptop...figured out i need a disk cloner or imager to move all my crap from the old hard drive to the new one so i got two diffrent program to do that with...well neither of the programs "sees" my new hard drive...witch i have in a usb encloser....do i need to do something for the computer and programs to see the hard drive before i can clone to it....btw not so happy i spent a dime on a new hard drive only to open it and find the notice "this comes w/no software take it to a professorial"...oh and sorry you already opened it so you cant return it....ha...ha..ha...just spend another dime getting it installed...my hubby got a new laptop for chrismas im almost up to the cost of his just trying to upgrade my hard drive...argh!
 
drpaul84

drpaul84

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why dont you put your new hard drive into the laptop , install windows and all your drivers and software then transfer the data that you need from your old hard drive (put the old hard drive in the external enclosure)
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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I agree for me it is a lot easier (unless you have a dumptruck load of songs and no external hard drive) to just install windows clean then transfer your data. That way you start clean and don't have all the junk you can accumulate from the interwebnet thinggy.
 
shogun323

shogun323

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Google HDclone. It's great software I use at the office. The only difference in the Pro, Basic and Free version are the transfer rates. IT works with USB devices and is self explanitory. You'll boot to your CD and pick the source and destination drive and start copying.
Like Streb mentioned, sometimes a clean install is best. If you go that route run the "File and Settings Transfer Wizard" on your old computer to backup everything, install Windows on the new drive, then run the wizard agin to restore everything.
Good Luck
 
litlepig11

litlepig11

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because i dont have ALOT of my install cd most importanly windows...HD clone is one of the programs i have, i bought the basic one but it only sees my new HD as 0gig and there for wont move the data to it...do i need to do something to the new HD before it will work?
 
shogun323

shogun323

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It should not need formatted but you can always try. Boot into your old hard drive and plug in the external drive. Pull up Disk management and format the new drive. Then see if it will let you clone it.
 
litlepig11

litlepig11

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thanks shogun, i have my old hard drive running how do i format the new drive....in device manger the HD only showes up in the device manager under disk drives...in disk management the HD dosent show up...how do i format it? thx
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by litlepig11
http:///forum/post/2886882
thanks shogun, i have my old hard drive running how do i format the new drive....in device manger the HD only showes up in the device manager under disk drives...in disk management the HD dosent show up...how do i format it? thx
Go into bios (typically by hitting f8 in start up) make sure that the computer is looking for another hard drive. If you are talking IDEE drive make sure the jumper is set to slave for the time being.
Then it should recognize it.
 
shogun323

shogun323

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Let me recap to make sure I understand. You are booted into your old system. The new hard drive is in a USB enclosure and attached to to the PC.
When you go into Disk management (from the rund command type: diskmgmt.msc)
It is not seen? It should show up as Disk 1 on the bottom portion of the screen.
Assuming all this is correct I would recheck your connection of the new hard drive to the enclosure.
 
shogun323

shogun323

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2886888
Go into bios (typically by hitting f8 in start up) make sure that the computer is looking for another hard drive. If you are talking IDEE drive make sure the jumper is set to slave for the time being.
Then it should recognize it.
This is correct if it is installed in the system but his new drive is in an external USB enclosure.
 
litlepig11

litlepig11

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yes that is correct...i have been going to disk management from right click on my comp then device manager then manage...i tried throu run w/same results dosent show...when you click over in device manger under disk drivers it does show...as generic usb disk...my other hard drive is there as well...i also have checked the hard drive connection...anyother tips....i knew i should have bought a bigger tank instead of a bigger hard drive....and my hubby thought a tank up grade wouldve been more work....lol
 
shogun323

shogun323

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Originally Posted by litlepig11
http:///forum/post/2886909
i knew i should have bought a bigger tank instead of a bigger hard drive....and my hubby thought a tank up grade wouldve been more work....lol
Do you have any other hard drives around you can put into the USB enclosure and see if they work? This way we can further attempt to isolate the issue.
The issue is either related to drivers, the hard drive, or the enclosure. Do you run windows updates, correct?
 
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