Right i've given up i'm buying a bigger hard drive for my laptop! - Page 2

Toby · 01-05-2009, 19:47

Wish I'd seen those prices last week when I dropped 67 quid on a 250GB Scorpio Blue!

Oh well, more than enough space for me and the drive performs well.

EDIT: Just realised those are SATA whereas mine is the old PATA type as that's what the lappy I've blagged needs, which explains the price differential. Don't feel so bad now.

Alex, make sure you get the right interface type

LeperousDust · 02-05-2009, 18:47

Bargain! Free Delivery at Scan too which i forgot about. For 85 good english pounds i managed a 500Gb sammy and a flexible case for my current drive

Cheers chaps!

Feek · 02-05-2009, 19:19

Now all you've got to do is ghost from one to the other

LeperousDust · 02-05-2009, 19:29

Yep, thats the plan, i'm opening a book on disasters that will happen in between

Mark · 02-05-2009, 20:05

Ghosting in the wrong direction is the obvious one.

Toby · 02-05-2009, 20:08

Why not sieze the opportunity to reinstall afresh? Maybe even Windows 7? If the lappy is modern enough to have a SATA interfaced hard drive then I'd wager it'll probably cope with W7.

Mark · 02-05-2009, 20:13

You obviously don't know Alex well enough.

LeperousDust · 02-05-2009, 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vertigo1

Why not sieze the opportunity to reinstall afresh? Maybe even Windows 7? If the lappy is modern enough to have a SATA interfaced hard drive then I'd wager it'll probably cope with W7.

As much as that is a good idea indeed, its too much hassle. I've got loads of programs on here i'll no doubt forget or something or other. Hopefully ghosting will be, press buttons leave, switch, done. As opposed to installing a million and one programs and getting things how i like it again.

Although in all seriousness, a massive format is needed. I would like to seriously check out Win7, and i might put a partition to one side on the new drive for a fresh Win7 install. Problem being is at present i've got a legit vista install and i don't want to get stuck playing cat and mouse with a dodgy win7 install. I want this to be futureproof in the sense i can just leave it be.

LeperousDust · 06-05-2009, 18:26

It's just arrived, very impressed with the enclosure, total bargain. Currently formatting, and i'm planning ahead even moreso now. 3 40GB partitions for OS's (instead of one 20GB

) which still leaves me with 3 times the amount of room i have right now for general media. Totally perfect

LeperousDust · 06-05-2009, 19:14

Wow, this is a massive breath of fresh air, i'd forgotten what it was like to have "free space"

01-05-2009, 19:47	#11
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Wish I'd seen those prices last week when I dropped 67 quid on a 250GB Scorpio Blue! Oh well, more than enough space for me and the drive performs well. EDIT: Just realised those are SATA whereas mine is the old PATA type as that's what the lappy I've blagged needs, which explains the price differential. Don't feel so bad now. Alex, make sure you get the right interface type __________________ Last edited by Toby; 01-05-2009 at 20:06.

02-05-2009, 18:47	#12
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Bargain! Free Delivery at Scan too which i forgot about. For 85 good english pounds i managed a 500Gb sammy and a flexible case for my current drive Cheers chaps! __________________

02-05-2009, 19:19	#13
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Now all you've got to do is ghost from one to the other __________________

02-05-2009, 19:29	#14
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yep, thats the plan, i'm opening a book on disasters that will happen in between __________________

02-05-2009, 20:08	#16
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Why not sieze the opportunity to reinstall afresh? Maybe even Windows 7? If the lappy is modern enough to have a SATA interfaced hard drive then I'd wager it'll probably cope with W7. __________________

02-05-2009, 20:05	#15
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Ghosting in the wrong direction is the obvious one.

02-05-2009, 20:13	#17
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	You obviously don't know Alex well enough.

06-05-2009, 18:26	#19
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	It's just arrived, very impressed with the enclosure, total bargain. Currently formatting, and i'm planning ahead even moreso now. 3 40GB partitions for OS's (instead of one 20GB ) which still leaves me with 3 times the amount of room i have right now for general media. Totally perfect __________________

06-05-2009, 19:14	#20
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Wow, this is a massive breath of fresh air, i'd forgotten what it was like to have "free space" __________________

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