Windows says I have a Hard Drive Failure

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  1. Britton30
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    bigceej said:
    So if I replace the HDD myself can I reuse this drive?
    In a word, no, it's bad.
    Well, it has platters inside which make good coasters and some very strong magnets which are fun to have.
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  3. bigceej
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    So I have HP sending me a new HDD. How can I copy everything from this HDD to that one, I have everything backed up but I would like to not have to re download everything.

    And I love magnets so I might just take that apart!
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  4. Britton30
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    You will have to connect the drive via a USB adapter or a dock. You should also install w7 to the new drive first.
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  6. bigceej
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    There is no way I can clone this drive?
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  7. Britton30
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    Yes you can clone but you'd still need to have the destination drive attached in some way, or put both drive in another PC and use Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download
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  8. bigceej
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    Ok so I can use that program when I have the new operating system installed and attach the old HDD to clone its content to the new one.
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  10. Britton30
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    No no no. A clone is a complete, exact copy of a drive
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  11. bigceej
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    So what are the steps to doing it?
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  12. Britton30
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    v5: How to clone a disk (Clone Disk, v5)
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  13. bigceej
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    So they shipped the HDD and I got it today, I used Reflect to clone the drive and it is flawless!

    Thank you everyone who helped!
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