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How to replace internal HDD? How to Install Windows to a new external HDD?

Anonymous
2023-03-27T22:10:04+00:00

Hello guys!

I have to replace my HDD as is faulty. How do I do this?

How do I install Windows to the new HDD using my same laptop? Before I open it and physically replace it??

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I've got a laptop with a faulty HDD that is going out.

I'm buying a new HDD

When I get the new HDD in my hands. I plan to put it in an external case and connect it to my laptop via USB and somehow install the same Windows that my laptop is using currently.

Kind of when you do a reset but instead, install the system in the new HDD.

After that happens, turn the laptop off, open it, take the old HDD out, install the new HD, close the laptop. Turn it on and it should start normally.

Can I do that? How?

Or is there any other easy and free way to do it?

Thank you so much for your help!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-27T22:50:08+00:00

    Hello Sebastián, how are you?

    In this case, you will need to remove the HDD with the problem and physically install the new one, after that, just perform a clean installation of Windows 10 according to the procedure below.

    After finishing, and if the old disk is still accessible, I recommend connecting it to the external case and connecting it to your computer to copy the important files.

    In this case I suggest that you follow the thread below to perform this procedure.

    For this, you will first need to create a Windows installation USB, just follow the topic below. If necessary, you can create the USB on another computer.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    After completing the creation of the USB, follow this thread, it is very detailed and will assist you in the clean installation of Windows.

    ***If you have any questions on how to start the USB installation, you can refer to this guide please.

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/bios-uefi-setu...

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-31T15:46:53+00:00

    Hola Paloma!

    Thanks for your answer! This worked.

    I create the ISO on a USB stick.

    I switched HDD in the laptop.

    Booted the laptop from USB

    Started Windows installation. Here I am going to add a couple of things

    When it came the time of choosing the partition in what install windows I had a few errors that did not let me do it. One was the disk must be GPT instead of MRB and it must be formatted NTFS (I had it formatted as NTFS but for some reason, the laptop did not see it that way at that point)

    You can change the settings and formatting of the HDD with a command.

    Shift+F10

    type "diskpart"

    type "list disk" (Here it shows your HDD and the USB)

    type "select disk 0" (selecting your HDD)

    type "clean" (it will erase everything, including partitions)

    type "convert gpt" (it will convert HDD from MBR to GPT)

    type "format fs=ntfs quick" (it will format to NTFS)

    type "exit"

    From here you can continue the installation.

    You can also create partitions. The minimum size of the disk for windows to be installed is 34204 MB

    So you can go again to disk part

    Shift+F10

    type "diskpart"

    type "list disk"

    type "select disk 0"

    type "list volume" (you should see the USB and DVDROM)

    type "create partition primary size=35000" (it will create a partition with a disk size of 35 GB)

    type "assign letter=D" (or any letter. But you should assign the letter C to the Bigger partition of your HDD).

    Then again to create the second partition. If it is a 1T disk

    type "list disk"

    type "select disk 0"

    type "list volume" (you should see the USB, DVDROM, and the Volume "D" partition)

    type "create partition primary size=964500 (It will leave 500MB of unallocated HDD that windows will use to create other partitions, for reserve, recovery, and whatnot.

    type "assign letter=C"

    exit

    Now it should be ready to go.

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