HDD Upgrade on 64-bit??


  1. AO928
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    Win 7 - 64-bit
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    HDD Upgrade on 64-bit??


    I have a new win7 64-bit laptop with a 320 GB HDD. I have a 500GB sitting in the corner that I want to plug in, but I cannot find a good freeware utility to copy/ghost the image on the laptop to the 500gb drive. The main issue seems to be compatibility with the win 7 64-bit OS

    I will be plugging the 500gb drive in via USB (if that matters).

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance.
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  3. Tews
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    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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    How bout the native imaging program included with Windows 7?
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  4. AO928
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    Didn't know it existed... I'll give it a whirl.
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  6. AO928
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    Sorry to be such a newb... but I don't see any imaging app. You're not referring to the Win 7 "Easy Transfer" are you?
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  7. Tews
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    See Brinks tutorial on doing a system image back up -=> Here
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  8. ccatlett1984
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    windows 7 RTM x64
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    Another option is "clonezilla" its a live-cd distribution of linux. You boot from the cd and it will image your 320gb drive onto the 500gb drive, then expand the partition to take up all 500gb.
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