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| 349648 | 2005-04-28 03:10:00 | I have an old HP Pavilion 8100 with the HDD kaput which died about 6mths ago. The rest of it is fine. I intend to resurrect the beast for the kids to use on the internet. I have the recovery CD and have sourced a 2nd hand HDD that I can use. Does the recovery CD install the original operating system and configuration (and necessary drivers for display adapater etc) for the HP Pavilion onto a HDD that is not the original? |
Cptn Hotshot (3904) | ||
| 349649 | 2005-04-28 03:39:00 | yes that is exactly what a restore cd does hope dat helps | techiekid (7219) | ||
| 349650 | 2005-04-28 03:45:00 | Try sticking the dead hard drive in the freeezer for 1 hour then using it you can then get your data back this was not my idea i read it on this other site | techiekid (7219) | ||
| 349651 | 2005-04-28 03:48:00 | Thanks .... that makes the restore process simple .... you mean to say it will just write straight to the new HDD? Was under the impression that for these recovery CDs to work that they actually accessed a hidden partition of the drive where all the original config info was stored (not having had the cause to use the recovery CD before). | Cptn Hotshot (3904) | ||
| 349652 | 2005-04-28 03:50:00 | Try sticking the dead hard drive in the freeezer for 1 hour then using it you can then get your data back this was not my idea i read it on this other site Not an issue ... there is no data files that I need off of it. |
Cptn Hotshot (3904) | ||
| 349653 | 2005-04-28 04:02:00 | Thanks .... that makes the restore process simple .... you mean to say it will just write straight to the new HDD? Was under the impression that for these recovery CDs to work that they actually accessed a hidden partition of the drive where all the original config info was stored (not having had the cause to use the recovery CD before). That may possibly be the case with some brand name computers but may not apply to older computers. I suggest you wait for someone with more knowledge to come along and confirm that. <Get in here, Metla! :D> |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 349654 | 2005-04-28 04:34:00 | They provide you with EITHER a set of recovery CDs OR the recovery on a partition of the hard drive. Not both. And for those who have one of the ones on the partition, you can use a utility installed in Windows to make copies to CD. (Cause exactly as this case - if your HDD dies, you'll lose it) |
pctek (84) | ||
| 349655 | 2005-04-28 04:35:00 | some access hidden partition, others don't. also some are tied to the hardrive, loose the hardrive and trthe restore disk is useless. i hope it works :) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 349656 | 2005-04-28 04:50:00 | The HP probably had a hidden (type "12") partition. That's the maintenance/diagnostics stuff. It can be handy. If the restore CD doesn't make that partition, you will be able to get a file from HP to do that. | Graham L (2) | ||
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