Originally Posted by
Efrem
Let's take this a step further: put a new drive in the laptop, put the old drive in an external enclosure, and use it for backup. You'll need some form of backup anyhow. An external drive is one of the better approaches. That way you'll have all your old files, too.
Good idea .. here's the external 2.5" enclosure I used when upgrading my laptop hard drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817145658
-David