Avoid unnecessary delay and expense by finding and repairing common installation and configuration problems.

• FAQ: Why doesn't my system see the full capacity of my 137 GB+ drive?
• FAQ: How do I install Windows XP or 2000 to a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive?
• FAQ: How do I change the transfer rate of my SATA drive from 1.5 GB/s to 3.0 GB/s?
• FAQ: How do I partition and format my new drive?
• Installing ATA-100 IDE drives under Windows XP and 2000

Drive cloning applications are available online from outside vendors.

• Symantec - Norton Ghost 10
• Acronis - True Image 9.0
• Miray - HDClone 3.1

Powerquest - Drive Image 7 is still commercially available; however, Symantec purchased the software and it is no longer in development. This software is another viable solution for cloning one drive to another.

• Carbon Copy Cloner by Mike Bombich

In many laptops, the capability to mount more than a single drive into the casing is limited. One solution is to mount the drive into an external enclosure and clone the drives in this manner.

By using an external enclosure, your original drive becomes additional storage once the cloning process successfully completes.

You may purchase a Notebook PC Upgrade Kit that contains the external enclosure and the basic software required for conversion.

If you require a separate cloning solution, third-party vendors Apricorn and CMS offer reasonably priced solutions.