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The PC building thread recommends changing hard drives out after 5 years as they become more likely to die. As a result I am going to buy a 2 TB drive to replace my current 1 TB drive. Is there a way I can run these together so the computer thinks they are one drive but when the old one inevitably dies I don't lose any data? Otherwise I guess I just have to throw away a perfectly good drive because it has a high chance of dying. Also related to this what is the best way to transfer data from one to another? My current drive has a bunch of system linked poo poo which I don't want to break so if my above idea doesn't work I just want to straight copy the drive by they are different sizes so I can't do an image?
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Dec 24, 2015 04:40
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Sorry to jump in but is there a reason the C7 is always recommended but not the C5? They seem identical but the C5 is $50 cheaper (at least where I am) and slightly newer.
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Jan 23, 2016 20:53
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I've got a tiny studio apartment and I'm the only person in it. The only WiFi device is my 5x and friends laptops and phones from time to time so I think the C5 will be fine. 
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Jan 26, 2016 02:41
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I just bought a new stick of ram for my laptop (Lenovo x250). How long do I need to keep it running in memtest? Any options to include when I start it?
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Jul 21, 2016 06:58
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HalloKitty posted:Windows has a built in memory test. "windows memory diagnostics" in the start menu Is this robust enough for my purposes also?
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Jul 21, 2016 09:50
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I recently swapped my TN panel out for an IPS on my x250 so I was assume it's possible on the x230. If it's anything like the x250 it's actually a really easy process so maybe get your money back and do it yourself?
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Aug 27, 2016 08:03
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I have a bunch of old hard drives lying around. I bought a PATA/SATA to USB adapter to see what's on them and if they run. My plan for the PATA ones is to grab anything useful off them then smash them with a hammer and recycle them. For the SATA ones is there anything I can use them for? A NAS would probably be useful. How will I know if they are ok if Crystal Disk Info shows no errors?
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Nov 29, 2016 03:22
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I just bought a new 2 Tb platter HDD to replace my ancient (7 years!) 1 Tb drive, my main drive is an SSD. What’s the easiest way to clone the old drive onto the new drive? Ideally it would just appear as if it was the old drive but with the extra space. It doesn’t have Windows installed on it but it has some systems links most likely that I don’t want to have to tidy up if I don’t have to.
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Feb 8, 2018 03:34
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JnnyThndrs posted:Macrium Reflect Free works well and is easy to use. Thanks. Any ideas on what to do with the old drive? So far it seems to be working fine but given its age it could die at any moment.
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Feb 8, 2018 03:55
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fishmech posted:Huh? All you have to do is to copy between drives as normal. Then when you're done, go into Windows Disk Management, change the old drive's drive letter to something different, and change the new drive's drive letter to what the old drive was. There will be no missing links at that point. You mean I could do it all from Windows if I installed the new drive with the old drive? I’m just thinking things like my Windows Library links would break when I changed drive letters.
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Feb 8, 2018 04:26
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I just built a new computer using a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite motherboard. What (if any) of the Gigabyte utilities are worth installing? There are about 20 on their website but it's not really obvious what they do and I'm not that keen to install them just to see as I image a fair few are bloatware. I had a search but can't find anywhere that explains what they do. Apologies if this question is better in a different thread!
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Dec 27, 2018 00:10
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Indiana_Krom posted:None of them as long as you don't need to control the RGB stuff and you set up your fan speed profiles in BIOS. Statutory Ape posted:One of my builds uses a gigabyte aorus, none of the software is really necessary but I actually did use their windows program for the fans Thanks I'll check out the RGB software and fan software. Although with the fans I suppose once they are set you don't really need to tweak them much so BIOS is probably fine. This brings me to another question; which is what is my optimal airflow setup with the Fractal Design Meshify C? It has one intake and one exhaust fan (both the same size), I guess to ensure I have positive pressure I need the intake to always be running a bit faster than the exhaust? Also with my Noctua NH D-15S cooler it should exhaust towards the rear of the case right? I think I have the fan around the wrong way.
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Dec 27, 2018 02:22
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Lambert posted:I usually have two front fans (filtered) for intake and one in the top back for exhaust, works well. And yes, the CPU cooler should blow towards the back fan in your situation. Thanks. Final weird question is; would it work to mix the stock 120mm front fan with a new 140mm fan? The Meshify C supports 120mm or 140mm and I figured I only need one more fan in the front so 140mm would be better than 120mm.
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Dec 28, 2018 04:14
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Atomizer posted:Yeah it doesn't matter what the fan sizes are, they aren't going to know the difference. Sweet, thanks. I’ll pick one up tomorrow so I don’t need to mess with RPMs.
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