New hard drive coming by monday..... How should i go about switching to it....

[aphex]

My first inclination is simply to unplug my old 80gb, plug in the new 250gb, install windows on the new drive and get it runnin. Then plug in my old drive, transfer what i need, then format it....

Is this the best way?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: aphex
My first inclination is simply to unplug my old 80gb, plug in the new 250gb, install windows on the new drive and get it runnin. Then plug in my old drive, transfer what i need, then format it....

Is this the best way?

is your old drive/os/progs stable ?..are you planning on swapping any installed parts around/out ?..I used a 30GB drive to setup my an35n ultra w/ XPPro(48lba patch followed by sp1) back in 11 2k3 then used Maxtor's utility CD to migrate up to a 160 ..was no problem.. gl 🙂

 

[n0cmonkey]

Why not use the old drive and just put data on the new drive?

Your way should work just fine though.

 

[aphex]

Im replacing my old drive because of an intermittant clicking/shutting off sound it makes.....

Almost sounds like its powering down for a second or two.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Why not use the old drive and just put data on the new drive?

Your way should work just fine though.

I pulled the 30GB and placed it in the 160's box ..for emergencies..😉 😀

on a side note.. WD has a fairly nice RMA procedure in place even tho it took almost 2 months turnaround..sent a 60BA got back a 60BB ..🙂

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Why not use the old drive and just put data on the new drive?

Your way should work just fine though.

I pulled the 30GB and placed it in the 160's box ..for emergencies..😉 😀

on a side note.. WD has a fairly nice RMA procedure in place even tho it took almost 2 months turnaround..sent a 60BA got back a 60BB ..🙂

My drive is close to 4-5 years old 🙁

 

[aphex]

HOLY CRAP!!

Just checked my old newegg orders, i found it...

8/8/2001 11:34:08 AM

IM STILL WITHIN 3 YEARS!!! BARELY!!!

Im calling tomm 😀

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Why not use the old drive and just put data on the new drive?

Your way should work just fine though.

I pulled the 30GB and placed it in the 160's box ..for emergencies..😉 😀

on a side note.. WD has a fairly nice RMA procedure in place even tho it took almost 2 months turnaround..sent a 60BA got back a 60BB ..🙂

My drive is close to 4-5 years old 🙁

other than mechanically old and on its way out is the basic software install ok..? if so I'd back up valuables onto media of your choice then do/attempt a migrate..if nogo or old clicky fails..you can always do fresh on the new drive.. 🙂

Originally posted by: aphex
HOLY CRAP!!

Just checked my old newegg orders, i found it...

8/8/2001 11:34:08 AM

IM STILL WITHIN 3 YEARS!!! BARELY!!!

Im calling tomm 😀

is it a WD..?

 

[aphex]

Yea, the drive has been working fine. The clicking just scares me 🙂

I reformatted and reinstalled the OS no less than 3 weeks ago when i rebuilt up to an athlon 64. So shes runnin just fine.

And yes, it is a WD.

Wouldnt the increased cache help though? 2mb to 8mb?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: aphex
Yea, the drive has been working fine. The clicking just scares me 🙂

run the DataLifeGuard tools..

I reformatted and reinstalled the OS no less than 3 weeks ago when i rebuilt up to an athlon 64. So shes runnin just fine.

And yes, it is a WD.

good candidate for a migrate then..🙂

Wouldnt the increased cache help though? 2mb to 8mb?

on the intial jumpoff for a drive but in everyday use..nope 😛

 

[aphex]

run the DataLifeGuard tools..

Any idea how to get that onto a bootable USB key? No floppy drive here 🙁

 

[aphex]

boooooooooo, WTF!?

Serial No Model No Status Exp Date
xxx6S1083547 WD800BB-00BSA0 No Limited Warranty Not Applicable

Number of drives eligible for Replacement: 0
Number of drives ineligible for Replacement: 1

 

[aphex]

It also shows;

This indicates that either the Product was originally sold to a system manufacturer or the Product is outside the region(Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa, or Asia-Pacific) where it was originally shipped. Please contact the system manufacturer or the place of purchase for warranty service.

WTF, i bought it from newegg

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: aphex

run the DataLifeGuard tools..

Any idea how to get that onto a bootable USB key? No floppy drive here 🙁

uh..can use the online quick version ..just used on both my Maxtor and WD 160 units 🙂

Originally posted by: aphex
It also shows;

This indicates that either the Product was originally sold to a system manufacturer or the Product is outside the region(Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa, or Asia-Pacific) where it was originally shipped. Please contact the system manufacturer or the place of purchase for warranty service.

WTF, i bought it from newegg

yep. .. newegg back then bought OEMs surplus/offshore/gray market stuff..then resold here..so its back to newegg..if possible..gl

 

[aphex]

Cool, didnt know about that online test, thanks 🙂

Drive passed, but ironically clicked/shut off while running the test 😀

About the drive, when i bought the drive it listed a 3 year warranty and even on my invoice it shows to contact WD for support. It seems they lied to me. Should i call and complain tomm and see what they can do?

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: aphex
Cool, didnt know about that online test, thanks 🙂

Drive passed, but ironically clicked/shut off while running the test 😀

About the drive, when i bought the drive it listed a 3 year warranty and even on my invoice it shows to contact WD for support. It seems they lied to me. Should i call and complain tomm and see what they can do?

Yes, call Newegg up and have them give you a replacement.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: aphex
Cool, didnt know about that online test, thanks 🙂

Drive passed, but ironically clicked/shut off while running the test 😀

About the drive, when i bought the drive it listed a 3 year warranty and even on my invoice it shows to contact WD for support. It seems they lied to me. Should i call and complain tomm and see what they can do?

newegg ..yep 🙂 gl 🙂

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: aphex
Cool, didnt know about that online test, thanks 🙂

Drive passed, but ironically clicked/shut off while running the test 😀

About the drive, when i bought the drive it listed a 3 year warranty and even on my invoice it shows to contact WD for support. It seems they lied to me. Should i call and complain tomm and see what they can do?

newegg ..yep 🙂 gl 🙂

Thanks a million! 😀

 

[aphex]

Crap, i fergot. Im using XP Pro on the 80gb right now, will i have trouble using it as a slave if i switch?

 

[Fuchs]

AS long as you have it as a slave and the 250 as master it wont be a problem to have an old os on there.

If you are going to get rid of the drive I would also suggets Partitioning the 250 for the OS, like 15-20gig partition. That way when you have to reload the OS again you dont have to try and backup data or reformat.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Fuchs
AS long as you have it as a slave and the 250 as master it wont be a problem to have an old os on there.

If you are going to get rid of the drive I would also suggets Partitioning the 250 for the OS, like 15-20gig partition. That way when you have to reload the OS again you dont have to try and backup data or reformat.

Good idea.... thanks 🙂

 

[SUOrangeman]

If you reach a point when you want to totally replace the 80GB with the 250GB, read through the third post here:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=1327898

-SUO

 

[Basie]

I have a older Quantum Fireball that is starting to get that clicking noise. When it does it quits. Usually only on boot. If I switch the
power connector then that will stop the clicking. Is that a sign of the drive beginning to fail?