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Craig, I just did this with a 500GB Seagate from Best Buy(~$80 I think).
Ovedue insurance for the 8yo box.
The Seagate Baraccuda came with a disk which has the exact cloning software(a little difficult to locate initially tho). Transfered WinXP with no problems.
You have to make sure you set up the new drive correctly(partition and boot), so be careful during the setup.
It required an extra power cable, but thankfully there was a spare set of of hd attachment screws to hold it in place from the mfr.
Put the new hd on the data chain, hard drive in place, use cd softeware, wait a few hours for transfer, remove old hd, boot from new hd like brand new, done.
I also used a couple cans of duster to clean the dust out. Be careful with these because they will spray liquid if shaken or tilted in any way.
Static can be a problem. I wet down the carpet, pants, and socks and left it plugged in with the power off.
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Meanwhile other things are still happening.
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