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mbpark · 03-14-2010, 08:28 PM

LJ,

Yes. I think you should.

You can copy the existing HD, so you can keep the recovery partition, to another HD if you get a USB to SATA adapter and run RawCopy from the Ultimate Boot CD to transfer the data over. This will take an hour or two, but it'll work. I've used it with a Sony VAIO before.

Get the HD model and order something from the same vendor that's either the same size or a little bigger, and 7200 RPM if possible. Sony and other vendors like Lenovo are infamous for locking machines to a single HD vendor.

03-14-2010, 08:28 PM	#3
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	LJ, Yes. I think you should. You can copy the existing HD, so you can keep the recovery partition, to another HD if you get a USB to SATA adapter and run RawCopy from the Ultimate Boot CD to transfer the data over. This will take an hour or two, but it'll work. I've used it with a Sony VAIO before. Get the HD model and order something from the same vendor that's either the same size or a little bigger, and 7200 RPM if possible. Sony and other vendors like Lenovo are infamous for locking machines to a single HD vendor.