New hard drive for my macbook?

kennym01 · 11-06-2009, 06:54 PM

Just getting ready to install a larger HD for my Macbook (santa rosa edition.) Right now I have 2 partitions, One HD mac and a 15gb partition for windows xp, using bootcamp for start up to windows. Is there anyway to copy the windows xp to the new drive or do I have to reinstall windows/bootcamp onto the new drive after formatting and copying? I'm using CCC to do the copy, thanks in advance...

Las_Vegas · 11-06-2009, 06:59 PM

Create the Boot Camp partition and then use any Windows cloning utility to transfer the contents.

kennym01 · 11-06-2009, 07:34 PM

So I just create 2 partitions when formatting then reformat the windows partition to FAT32 or NTFS to copy the windows xp? I have winclone too, seems like that will be a good program to go with to get the transfer to the new drive...

Las_Vegas · 11-06-2009, 09:10 PM

No. Create one partition to install Mac OS X. Once installed, run Boot Camp Assistant to create the Boot Camp partition.

DE9 · 11-06-2009, 11:36 PM

^^ Once that step is done, WinClone is a great app to clone your existing WindowsXP partition and restore it to the newly created one.

kennym01 · 11-07-2009, 11:39 AM

Thanks for the help all is well, the winclone did it all for me...

11-06-2009, 06:54 PM	#1
kennym01 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 97	New hard drive for my macbook? Just getting ready to install a larger HD for my Macbook (santa rosa edition.) Right now I have 2 partitions, One HD mac and a 15gb partition for windows xp, using bootcamp for start up to windows. Is there anyway to copy the windows xp to the new drive or do I have to reinstall windows/bootcamp onto the new drive after formatting and copying? I'm using CCC to do the copy, thanks in advance...

11-06-2009, 06:59 PM	#2
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	Create the Boot Camp partition and then use any Windows cloning utility to transfer the contents. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

11-06-2009, 09:10 PM	#4
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	No. Create one partition to install Mac OS X. Once installed, run Boot Camp Assistant to create the Boot Camp partition. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

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11-06-2009, 07:34 PM	#3
kennym01 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 97	So I just create 2 partitions when formatting then reformat the windows partition to FAT32 or NTFS to copy the windows xp? I have winclone too, seems like that will be a good program to go with to get the transfer to the new drive...

11-06-2009, 11:36 PM	#5
DE9 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 126	^^ Once that step is done, WinClone is a great app to clone your existing WindowsXP partition and restore it to the newly created one.

11-07-2009, 11:39 AM	#6
kennym01 Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 97	Thanks for the help all is well, the winclone did it all for me...