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Shinji103 · 2011-06-08, 09:08

So I got a new 2 TB internal drive, and I was wondering what do I do to set it up as my master? As in, how do I transfer all my settings, programs, data, Internet Explorer favorites, OS, etc. (essentially make this new drive a 2 TB duplicate) to the new drive as a replacement to my 670 GB internal which is currently serving as my master drive. (I'm using Windows 7 OS on a Hewlet Packard computer)

Random32 · 2011-06-08, 10:58

1. Create a System Image using Backup and Restore (comes with Win7, try search start menu for "backup").

2. If you don't have a Windows 7 install disc, also create a System Repair disk in Backup and Restore.

3. Boot into the install/repair disc.

4. Choose the option Restore you computer using a system image you created earlier.

5. Restore your image onto the new drive.

6. Do remember to change your boot priorities in the BIOS to boot from the new HDD rather than the old one.

IronWarrior · 2011-06-08, 21:54

I would keep the 2TB as storage and the 670GB as your OS drive.

erneiz_hyde · 2011-06-08, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

I would keep the 2TB as storage and the 670GB as your OS drive.

I second this. Unless of course you'd like to do something else with your old HD.

Random32 · 2011-06-08, 22:59

I was under the impression that the 670 was going elsewhere due to word replacement.

Anyways, it doesn't matter much what HDD Windows is on (unless one is faster, then I'd put it there for faster load times).

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Shinji103 Crazy Devout Fanboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks	How to set up a new master harddrive? So I got a new 2 TB internal drive, and I was wondering what do I do to set it up as my master? As in, how do I transfer all my settings, programs, data, Internet Explorer favorites, OS, etc. (essentially make this new drive a 2 TB duplicate) to the new drive as a replacement to my 670 GB internal which is currently serving as my master drive. (I'm using Windows 7 OS on a Hewlet Packard computer) __________________

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IronWarrior KenshiWarrior Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: England UK	I would keep the 2TB as storage and the 670GB as your OS drive. __________________

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Random32 Also a Lolicon Join Date: Apr 2010	1. Create a System Image using Backup and Restore (comes with Win7, try search start menu for "backup"). 2. If you don't have a Windows 7 install disc, also create a System Repair disk in Backup and Restore. 3. Boot into the install/repair disc. 4. Choose the option Restore you computer using a system image you created earlier. 5. Restore your image onto the new drive. 6. Do remember to change your boot priorities in the BIOS to boot from the new HDD rather than the old one.

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Random32 Also a Lolicon Join Date: Apr 2010	I was under the impression that the 670 was going elsewhere due to word replacement. Anyways, it doesn't matter much what HDD Windows is on (unless one is faster, then I'd put it there for faster load times).