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Question posted by vapordaze on August 2nd, 2011

Is It Time To Get A New Hard Drive And Can I Go Up To 500gb??

I have had virus after virus on this hard drive. I have a lot of important files on it. I use this desktop to run my whole network. I do not want to use my desktop until I find a solution.

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on August 3rd, 2011 11:13 AM

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I hope you have antivirus software. If not get some. I recommend Avast from http://www.avast.com/en-us/index it's free and works very well.

Yes you can upgrade to 500gig. Are you planning to reinstall Windows? If so any infections that still exist will move over if you migrate.

A better solution would be to install a new clean Windows copy on a new disk drive. You can leave the old disk there with it's data and just delete Windows from it.

I recommend offline virus scanning. It's the ONLY way to catch all the stealth viruses out there. You can create bootable scanner CD's from most AV companies. See this link for details: http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list/

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Warranty - Page 7

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Warranty - Page 25

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Warranty - Page 5

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Warranty - Page 24

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Warranty - Page 7

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Warranty - Page 7

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Getting Started - Page 27

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Getting Started - Page 34

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Getting Started - Page 70

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Getting Started - Page 71

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 14

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 12

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 14

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 23

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Upgrading and Servicing Guide - Page 22

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