Harddisk Notebook/Netbook Cloning

If the hard drive notebook/netbook you're already full of data, and want to replace the hard drive is more relieved without the help of others and without reinstalling the operating system (eg Windows XP) and all drivers, read the following tips:
1. Check the type of hard drive by going into bios (press F2, F10 or del), IDE or SATA and buy the appropriate (for now quite economical SATA hard drive if I buy a 320GB-500GB)

2. Prepare an external hard disk casing
3. Insert the new hard drive into an external hard drive casing
4. Connect the external hard drive to usb
5. If on linux can use GParted on partedmagic (http://partedmagic.com/), if the windows could use partition magic (http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic) to copy the system partition and if necessary partition copy data from old hard drive to a new hard drive
6. If you want to use the application quickly backup / restore "partimage" in the PartedMagic. Please visit http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page
7. Do not forget to right click on the GParted partition system -> manage flags -> tick boot -> close to be able to directly boot to the drive system
8. Open the screw on the back of the notebook / netbook, do not be afraid to open the seal, when it passed the warranty ...
9. Replace the old hard drive with new hard drive with caution
10. If I need to change the SATA settings
11. Old hard drive is stored in an external hard drive as a backup