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Re: New Hard Drive for notebook and vista
"tedjf1" <tedjf1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F21944A3-77BC-45BC-A5BE-8FDEA71BCA19@microsoft.com...
> The notebook computer that I'm using has no floppy drive.
Boot from the Vista CD and use the disk manager in there to erase the disk.
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
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>> Use the utility from Hitachi. It is called the Drive Fitness Test.
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> "Ted F" <nospam@no.com> wrote in message
>> news:20E6DB0C-36AC-4685-9550-228A8D8156B6@microsoft.com...
>> >I had a notebook computer and I want to replace a 60GB hard drive to a
>> >120GB hard drive.
>> >
>> > Question : Do I have to erase the old hard drive that has Vista Home
>> > Basic
>> > OS on it, before I install the new hard drive with the Vista OS?
>> >
>> > Next, If I have to erase the old hard drive, how do I wipe the drive
>> > without any Disk Manager? The maker HITACHI does not have any Disk
>> > Manager on there website to download.
>> >
>> > I want to use the same Vista Home Basic OEM software CD that I have on
>> > the
>> > new 120GB hard drive.
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