[jgv1958]

I have a Dell Dimension 8100 1.3 w/XP.

Purchased from Dell a 160Gig Hard Drive to transfer data from my 40 Gig Hard Drive to the new one. Do I need to do any test/or scans of the 40 gig prior to transferring data to the 160 for optimum performance?

Thanks!

 

[Old Rich]

I would make sure it is formated . . then it should be ready to use

 

[jgv1958]

I would make sure it is formated . . then it should be ready to use

Make sure the "new" drive is formatted?

The hard drive that I am replacing do I need to run any scans or test prior to slaving/transferring to the New Hard Drive?

Thanks!

 

[Old Rich]

Make sure the "new" drive is formatted?

Yes . . not all drives come formatted

The hard drive that I am replacing do I need to run any scans or test prior to slaving/transferring to the New Hard Drive?

Nope

Thanks!

Is this an external drive or an internal one?

 

[jgv1958]

Is this an external drive or an internal one?

Internal

 

[Old Rich]

It will not be formatted . . you do that in Disk Management after you have installed it.

 

[raptor_pa]

If the HD you are replacing is functional you shouldn't need to do anything to copy your data over. If the OS is included, and ou want to be able to boot the OS from teh new disk, a simple copy won't work, you will need to clone the old disk with some clone tool - drive image xml or xxclone are free tools.

 

[jgv1958]

It will not be formatted . . you do that in Disk Management after you have installed it.

simpswr, Format new disk prior to slaving/transferring all data to new Drive?

Thanks!

 

[raptor_pa]

That is pretty much it, after cloning tho you will need to expand the partition to use the whole drive - cloning makes a mirror image of the original disk, so if you clone a 40 GB drive to a 160, you end up with a 40 GB partition on the drive and the rest in another partition. easus partition manager or partition magic will allow you to add the unused space to new cloned partition...

 

[Old Rich]

Tell us more about what you are doing . . . is this new drive replaceing the old one? . . is it in addition to the old one? . . Which drive do you intend to have the operating system on? Do you just want to copy the data to the new drive?

What Brand/Model is the pc?

 

[jgv1958]

That is pretty much it, after cloning tho you will need to expand the partition to use the whole drive - cloning makes a mirror image of the original disk, so if you clone a 40 GB drive to a 160, you end up with a 40 GB partition on the drive and the rest in another partition. easus partition manager or partition magic will allow you to add the unused space to new cloned partition...

Thanks for your info, sorry as I was editing my message prior to your reply to this answer...

So that I have this straight, format the disk in Disk Management before instructions listed above?

 

[Old Rich]

dupe post

 

[jgv1958]

simpswr & raptor... Sorry.. lets start over.

I have a Dell Dimension 8100 P4 1.3 Windows XP Home Edition with 40G Hard Drive.

Couple times when I had turned on the pc a warning message came up on the screen as noted;

Warning: Dell's disk monitoring system has detected that Drive 0 in the primary EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifictions. It is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive by calling your support desk or Dell Computer Corporation

So I have ordered a New Internal 160G Hard Drive from Dell that will replace the 40G.

Want to transfer all the data from the old to the New as the permanent replacement.
Please step by step suggestions are appreciated to make this a success.

Thanks!

 

[Old Rich]

The esasiest ( and best in my opinion ) way is to reinstall XP once the new drive is in. You would also have to reinstall all your applications, then copy the data back to the drive.

If you want to do that . . You can get a reinstallation guide specific to your Dell here
http://support.dell.com/support/top...install/en/index?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

This is a great guide for reinstalling on a Dell: http://www.djdenham.com/Install Procedures.htm

 

[jgv1958]

The esasiest ( and best in my opinion ) way is to reinstall XP once the new drive is in. You would also have to reinstall all your applications, then copy the data back to the drive.

If you want to do that . . You can get a reinstallation guide specific to your Dell here
http://support.dell.com/support/top...install/en/index?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

This is a great guide for reinstalling on a Dell: http://www.djdenham.com/Install Procedures.htm

Rich,

fyi, Original Windows with the Dell came with "ME".
Then I purchased the XP Home Edition "Upgrade" Disk. Please let me know if this changes anything on your suggestions.
Thanks!

 

[Old Rich]

Only thing it changes is early in the installation oF XP, you will be asked to put the ME ( pardon the language ) cd in to qualify for the upgrade . . otherwise, it's the same

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/winxp/upgradexp/page1.htm

 

[Old Rich]

. . p.s. If you have been using a system that was upgraded from ME ( pardon the language ) you are going to love the new clean install . .

 

[jgv1958]

Rich,

fyi, Original Windows with the Dell came with "ME".
Then I purchased the XP Home Edition "Upgrade" Disk. Please let me know if this changes anything on your suggestions.
Thanks!

Only thing it changes is early in the installation oF XP, you will be asked to put the ME ( pardon the language ) cd in to qualify for the upgrade . . otherwise, it's the same

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/winxp/upgradexp/page1.htm

. . p.s. If you have been using a system that was upgraded from ME ( pardon the language ) you are going to love the new clean install . .

simpswr, ran into a little problem. Tried downloading a copy of windows xp disc from scratch on the new hd. When it asked for product key... shot that idea out the door. Do I just go with the disk with Me that came with the Dell and start over that way, then when done install the "upgrade" XP home edition to complete the install?

 

[Old Rich]

Are you saying you do not have a Product Key for XP? . . you will need that even if you install XP over ME

 

[jgv1958]

Are you saying you do not have a Product Key for XP? . . you will need that even if you install XP over ME

I was hoping not to have to install ME at all that came with the Dell Dimension 8100.

I do have product key for the "Upgrade" XP Home Edition Disk I originally purchased.