Here’s how the process works:- Begin by cleaning up the old drive.
Delete any files that are not needed. Use the Windows uninstaller or the
specialized application removal utility that comes with some programs
to excise from the disk any programs you don’t need to keep. - Run a defragger and the error -checking function in that order.
Use the Windows defragmentation utility or one of the better third-party
defraggers such as Diskeeper from Executive Software or the Speed Disk
utility that is part of Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks from
Symantec. Then use the Error-checking function that is part of Windows
or a third-party product such as the more advanced Norton Disk Doctor
from Symantec.
Use the built-in error-checking or defragmentation utilities of Windows XP
or 98 with these steps:- Go to My Computer.
- Highlight the drive to be worked on.
- Right-click.
- Click Properties➪Tools.
Speed Disk and Disk Doctor are both accessible from Norton Utilities,
which is available as a standalone product or as part of Norton
SystemWorks. These two utilities remove or block off bad sectors and
corrupted files so that some of the sins of the old drive are not visited
upon the new one. - Uninstall any virus protection software that exists on the old drive.
Modern and capable versions of this sort of protection include preven-
tion of copying or alterations to the boot sector, something you want to
accomplish as part of the cloning process. - Install the new hard drive in the plastic external housing that is part
of the EZ-Gig II kit. - Attach the included cable to the connector on the new drive.
Examine the keyed notch on the cable to make certain it aligns with the
equivalent pin on the connector.- Turn off the AC adapter for the notebook and remove the battery.
- Plug the supplied PC Card, with cable attached, into the laptop. Install
the supplied EZ-Gig II CD into the laptop. - Replace the battery and install the AC adapter. Turn on the power to
the laptop.
Follow the EZ-Gig software as it guides you through the process of creat-
ing an exact bootable clone of your old hard drive on the new drive.266 Part V: The Software Side of Life