I need help installing a new internal hard drive but

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March 13, 2010 at 7:32 am #2219816

I need help installing a new internal hard drive but

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by freeagent · about 12 years, 11 months ago

I already have data on my WD external 640 GB hard drive and don’t know if it is NTFS formatted.
I know I want to install everything OS,drivers, etc onto the new hard drive but I don’t know what to do. I read and read articles on the web but not sure if I have to partition the new drive, or if the all the settings and updates will be transferred when I back up the system. PLEASE HELP. A rookie trying to learn

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- March 13, 2010 at 7:32 am #3035246
  
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  by freeagent · about 12 years, 11 months ago
  
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- March 13, 2010 at 8:53 am #3035239
  
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  by cg it · about 12 years, 11 months ago
  
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- March 13, 2010 at 2:06 pm #3035209
  
  Jumper Settings
  
  by klk · about 12 years, 11 months ago
  
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  Have you checked the jumper settings if it is IDE?
  If it is SATA, there are jumper settings to change the data transfer rate from 3.0 to 1.5, if your motherboard does not support 3.0/Gbs transfer rate.
  
  EDIT***I’m sorry, I misunderstood your question.
- March 13, 2010 at 2:43 pm #3035205
  
  Windows will format a new drive when you install the OS.
  
  by ron k. · about 12 years, 11 months ago
  
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  The best way to ensure that you don’t accidentally install Windows onto your old HD is to simply take it out of the computer.
  Once Windows is installed you can hook up your current HD with all of your data on it as a secondary HD and copy your data over from that.
  I’ve found it to be a good idea to have all of the drivers available on a CD, DVD or flash drive.
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