Hey everyone,
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here….
I was planning on getting that new 1.8” 60GB hard drive since my current 40GB is really small for my needs. But I do not want to deal with all the formatting, installations, updates again. So I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow duplicate ALL of the data from the 40GB to the 60GB, so when I plug in the 60GB it would boot as normally except with the 20GB of added space.

edit: I would be willing to pay for all the necessary software/ hardware in order to do this.

Help me out here everyone, thanks!

Try Acronis True Image. It will allow you to make an image of your entire drive and restore it. I generally use it for restoring XP to the same drive but it should work fine in your case since the only change will be the hdd.

I’ve had generally good experiences using Norton Ghost to copy entire drive images.  There are open source tools too, but most are posix-oriented and none are as gui-friendly as the commerical products like Norton Ghost.

Will hard drive cloning interfere with the Windows XP license? Because Windows XP is supposed to be locked to the hard drive that it was originally installed on.

I have a TR3A running on Windows XP Professional Upgrade w/ Service Pack 2

In addition which 1.8” 60GB HDD’s will plug-and-play (without the use of special adapters) with the TR:
Hitachi C4K60:
 

Toshiba MK6006GAH:
http://store.yahoo.com/impactcomputersmiami/mk6006gah.html

Thanks!

Also can I be able to buy a 1.8” HDD enclosure and clone it from my desktop computer since you cannot add another hard drive to the notebook to clone it?

I don’t think windows XP is locked to the hdd it was originally installed on. I think it has something to do with the motherboard. Max, after 3 or so upgrades (that hdd change will count as one), you will need to reactivate windows xp.

You could create your backup on cd(s) (acronis true Image if I’m not mistaken allows you to create back up on cd’s/dvd’s).

Hi

I’m also thinking of upgrading the drive in my TR5 to the 60gb but I can’t see how to find where the drive is. Anyone able to tell me which screws I have to remove and how I open the TR5 to find the drive?

Regards

Norm

Check out gr00vy’s Netegriti upgrade . In the pic with the TR open, the HD is the silver thing in the lower left.

Thanks for the reply. I hope to get my new disk tomorrow from span.com and I look forward to trying it.

Norm

That was fantastic! I’ve now got a new Tosh 60gb drive installed.

Only thing that slightly worries me. The old drive has a piece of what looks like black paper stuck to and covering the label side. It doesn’t peel off easily. It’s not some heat insulation thing is it? I’ve put the new drive in without it. Does it matter?

norm

What’s the limit on hard drive size for a TR3A, and is the already installed enclosure 2.5mm?

TRs can only use 1.8” HDDs. Additionally, you’ll have to know if your system is using the Toshiba or Hitachi HDDs because they have different interfaces. You’ll need to replace your drive with the same brand.