changing into new hard disk with backup data?
i have a problem when i wan to changing into a new hard disk on my laptop
i already backup my old data hard disk on my new hard disk via usb.
then i restore data into that new hard disk again to recall anything into my new hard disk (hope all be copy, i mean anything like windows, data, anything, everything),
and i change the hard disk, and when i startup my laptop, and didnt not work properly,
no windows came out, only blank black show and the notification is
"insert data disc contain system" (i think), i forgot what the notification is
my mission is to change hard disk but avoiding re -install all my program
thanks for your information, answer
You cannot just copy data from one HDD to another and then expect the OS to run, it doesn’t work that way.
You will need a program like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image to do a proper transfer/copy of your hard drive. Your operating system is "tied" to the harddrive and the system knows this based on HDD data and serial#. The Image transfer software creates all data files properly so the OS recognizes the HDD and makes it bootable.
I recommend Acronis over Ghost any day.
if u did a sector by sector image and then resotred it,it wont work…coz its a different HDD…asuuming u used norton ghost…therez an utility to extract data from that image…but windows has to be freshly installed