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Originally Posted by cgarr
OK, To clone my laptop drive, (I would like to increase the size and speed) I first need an external drive to copy too? then back to my new laptop drive? I am used to working with desktops where I have two HD's already installed but not a laptop..Whats the process exactly?
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Buy an inexpensive 2.5" external hard drive case, either firewire or USB. Buy a new 2.5" drive, either SATA or PATA/IDE depending on your laptop configuration. Install the new drive into the new case. Connect it to your laptop to make sure you can see the drive, you may need to install drivers for the hard drive case, but probably not. Download and install a trial version of Acronis, ghost, etc. Select the utility to clone a hard drive. Your internal drive will be the source, the external drive will be the target/destination. With Acronis, your system will reboot and begin the cloning process. Once complete, remove old laptop drive, install new laptop drive.