| The benefits of hard disk cloning includes: | | | | casing and USB cable) |
| 1. Opportunity to backup all information and data on | | | | 2. Connect the USB cable to the usb port on the |
| your former hard disk thus protecting your data from | | | | external hard disk casing having your new hard disk |
| any form of attack and/or loss. | | | | inside. |
| 2. Opportunity to have an upgrade from the limited | | | | 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the |
| storage memory space on your former hard disk to | | | | usb port on your computer system. |
| a larger capacity thus enabling you to process and | | | | 4. Your new hard disk will be detected as a memory |
| store many more files and documents. | | | | storage device much like a USB flash drive. |
| 3. Great savings on time required to re-install your | | | | 5. Position your mouse and Right click on the new |
| former computer operating system on the new hard | | | | hard disk icon as detected by your computer system. |
| disk with your custom settings. | | | | 6. Select FORMAT option. |
| 4. Great relief from having to now locate your way | | | | #Note of caution here please: Do not make the |
| around on your new hard disk seeing all your former | | | | mistake to right click your mouse positioned over |
| information and data are copied to the exact files | | | | your former/main hard disk. Doing this will erase and |
| and folders from the former hard disk cloned. | | | | or delete all your files and data. IF IN DOUBT, consult |
| With a good third party hard disk cloning software, | | | | an expert in Computer system maintenance. |
| you can get this job done in the soonest possible | | | | As soon as the formatting of your new hard disk is |
| time. | | | | completed, you are finally on your way to cloning |
| Suffice to say at this point is the fact that you will | | | | your former hard disk data to the new hard disk |
| need to partition and format your new hard disk prior | | | | using the third party cloning software. |
| to cloning (copying and transfering of data from your | | | | Remember that you have to install the cloning |
| former hard disk). | | | | software on your computer system to successfully |
| DIY steps to FORMAT your new HARD DISK | | | | perform the hard disk cloning process. |
| 1. Get a new hard disk (complete with the external | | | | |