{"id":186,"date":"2014-05-23T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/?p=186"},"modified":"2017-03-29T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T14:44:26","slug":"upgrading-or-replacing-a-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahbtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/05\/upgrading-or-replacing-a-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading or Replacing a Hard Drive (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/000-computer.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"000 - computer\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"000 - computer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/000-computer_thumb.png?resize=244%2C169\" width=\"244\" align=\"right\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>There comes a time when the computer hard drive is unable to hold any more data on it, it has become full because of all the movies and music files on it. So now it\u2019s decision time, what needs to be deleted to make more room. There is another alternative, and that\u2019s to upgrade the hard drive to a bigger model.<\/p>\n<p>In this article I\u2019ll be looking at the preparation for upgrade, saving all the data that\u2019s been acquired on disk to date.<\/p>\n<p>So to understand the problem, where has all the hard drive space gone? It\u2019s all used up by different parts of the computer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The operating system (often Windows) will use up a significant amount of space, and even more than the original installation as more of the necessary updates arrive each month. <\/li>\n<li>The programs, all the necessary programs you\u2019re using, and the unnecessary&#160; ones that you installed, then removed again because they weren&#8217;t what was expected, along with all those that can be added from the \u201cfree\u201d programs downloaded form the internet. <\/li>\n<li>Then there\u2019s the important stuff, the photographs music and videos you are storing on your computer. <\/li>\n<li>And not to forget all the email that keeps arriving in your inbox, but never gets deleted. <\/li>\n<li>and so it goes on\u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So now its time to prepare for the upgrade. This upgrade is going to take a complete copy (or image) of your disk, then restore it back again. The computer upgraded here was running Windows 7, if you have a different operating system, the screenshots may be a little different, but he concept is the same.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s required in the first instance?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Someplace to store that the image (probably most suitable here is an external drive connected through a USB port). <\/li>\n<li>A CD to start the computer again once the new drive has been installed. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Got everything, then start by plugging in your external drive to the USB port, and going to the control panel and click on \u201cBackup the Computer\u201d or \u201cBackup and Restore\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/001-cpanel1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"001 - cpanel\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"001 - cpanel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/001-cpanel_thumb1.png?resize=304%2C168\" width=\"304\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/002-cpanel1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"002 - cpanel\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"002 - cpanel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/002-cpanel_thumb1.png?resize=304%2C168\" width=\"304\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This opens the Backup and restore facility in Windows.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/003-Backup-Restore1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"003 - Backup &amp; Restore\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"003 - Backup &amp; Restore\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/003-Backup-Restore_thumb1.png?resize=304%2C168\" width=\"304\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next click on \u201cCreate a system image\u201d.&#160; This process will create a complete disk image of the disk drive that Windows boots from, this includes any other partitions (subdivisions) of the drive that are not part of the Windows system but may be used for other purposes such as local data storage, of system recovery. Allow the program to search for a storage location.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/004-System-Image.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"004 - System Image\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"004 - System Image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/004-System-Image_thumb.png?resize=244%2C225\" width=\"244\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/005-System-Image.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"005 - System Image\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"005 - System Image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/005-System-Image_thumb.png?resize=244%2C225\" width=\"244\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the available storage locations listed, select your external drive, and click on next. That\u2019s it, the system image creation has started. Leave this running until complete, all of the disk will be added to the system image.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/006-Backup.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"006 - Backup\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"006 - Backup\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/006-Backup_thumb.png?resize=244%2C132\" width=\"244\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/007-Backup.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"007 - Backup\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"007 - Backup\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/007-Backup_thumb.png?resize=244%2C132\" width=\"244\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On completion on the creation of the disk image,&#160; has been fully created you will be prompted to create a system repair disk.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/008-System-Image.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"008 - System Image\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"008 - System Image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/008-System-Image_thumb.png?resize=244%2C132\" width=\"244\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This disk will allow you to boot the computer from another source, in this case it will be a CD. Once created this disk will contain a minimal Windows installation, and some diagnostic and recovery tools, one of which will allows the restoration of&#160; a system image onto a disk. Insert a blank writable CD into the CD drive, select the CD\/DVD drive as the destination, and click on the Create Disk button.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/009-System-Repair.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"009 - System Repair\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"009 - System Repair\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/009-System-Repair_thumb.png?resize=244%2C155\" width=\"244\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/010-System-Repair.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"010 - System Repair\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"010 - System Repair\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ahbsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/010-System-Repair_thumb.png?resize=244%2C155\" width=\"244\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let the disk be created and eject the disk.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s it the backup is ready, now it\u2019s a case of reinstalling onto the new drive. A word of caution however, if you make any further changes (save new files or programs) these will not be included in the backup, and the process must be done all over again.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s now time to switch off the computer and replace the computer hard drive with the new one. In the next part of this I\u2019ll be considering the restore onto the new disk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a time when the computer hard drive is unable to hold any more data on it, it has become full because of all the movies and music files on it. So now it\u2019s decision time, what needs to be deleted to make more room. 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