Well I'm squared away on the drive now. And I did in fact get a Seagate. 750 GB drive. I could've gone higher, but my past experiences with power supplies left me wary of upgrading (and I really don't NEED anymore space. That's what my Terrabyte drive is for).
I REALLY lucked out in the software department, I think. The local Fry's Electronics actually still had a new unopened copy of Windows 7 OEM with registration key. about $100.00. If it works out I'll have really scored a real coup in terms of saving money AND I'll have a hard copy of the OS in case I need to re-install!
Right now I'm just going to use the current HD for the next few days and just keep my back-up on the 1TB drive updated until when or if the current drive craters. I have a friend local who actually does installations as a business I might be able to cut a deal with. But I might be able to install on my own.
Any pitfalls you guys think I'm falling into here? Or have I threaded the needle of good fortune?
Edit: Oh - one thing - I was still working with Windows Vista on the old drive. Is that going to be a problem in re-installing files from back-up?
I REALLY lucked out in the software department, I think. The local Fry's Electronics actually still had a new unopened copy of Windows 7 OEM with registration key. about $100.00. If it works out I'll have really scored a real coup in terms of saving money AND I'll have a hard copy of the OS in case I need to re-install!
Right now I'm just going to use the current HD for the next few days and just keep my back-up on the 1TB drive updated until when or if the current drive craters. I have a friend local who actually does installations as a business I might be able to cut a deal with. But I might be able to install on my own.
Any pitfalls you guys think I'm falling into here? Or have I threaded the needle of good fortune?
Edit: Oh - one thing - I was still working with Windows Vista on the old drive. Is that going to be a problem in re-installing files from back-up?