Main HDD In My Main DAW PC May Have Just Died.

[DrNomis_44]

Okay, so here's the plan I've formulated to get my main DAW PC up and running again (I'm using my laptop to get online):


1, Remove the 160Gb HDD in my Compaq PC.

2, Remove all the HDDs in my Main DAW PC.

3, Install the 160Gb Compaq PC HDD in the case of the Main DAW PC and use it as a temporary system drive.

4, Install the spare 1.5 Terabyte HDD in the Main DAW PC as a Slave Drive.

5, Remove the HDD from a spare 4 Terabyte External HDD case and use it as a second Slave Drive to rescue data off the 1.5 Terabyte HDD.

6, Install Windows 10 64 Bit on the 160 Gb HDD.

7, Then use the newly installed Windows 10 OS to transfer data from the 1.5 Terabyte HDD onto the 4 Terabyte HDD.

8, Once that's done do a reformat of the 1.5 Terabyte HDD and then use it as the new replacement system HDD of the Main DAW PC.

9, That should fix the Main DAW PC, and the 160 Gb HDD can be reformatted and used in the Compaq PC again.



It's a technique I learnt after having to fix my computers a few times, it does seem to work.


Note that I don't mind losing the data that's on the 160Gb HDD because there's really not that much on it that I want to keep anyway.