The 320GB 7200 SATA drive you have is much less reliable than your 5400 rpm model, but it will work... just plan on replacing it in two years instead of five or seven.
There are full instructions on the upgrade you can find with a Google search, and also at Microsoft... You need step by step guides, I would think, rather than the limited explanation we can give you via email. But having already performed a similar task using Spanish, I doubt you will have any trouble. I would use the back-up disk set to format and install the new hard drive, then run the upgrade. There is not much about the Lenovo T400 that makes it require anything special other than the drivers you will need to install. If it were mine, the first thing I would do is to download all the drivers for that type number for both VISTA and Windows 7 from the Lenovo support site, and put them on a CD, DVD, or Flash drive so they are available. If your French version of Windows 7 is similar to my Spanish version, you are limited or prevented from running further upgrades in the future. The Academic versions are always intentionally limited in significant ways that can become important later on. You might also want to explore the cost of buying the Windows 7 disk set from Lenovo, as they will make life easier in the future. RB. - - - - - I don't necessarily agree with everything I say. .. ... .... ..... ...... Marshal McLuhan On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Xavier Scheuer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have a ThinkPad T400 (model number: 2768-11G), with a 160 GB > hard disk drive and I'd like to upgrade this HDD storage capacity. > > I have bought a > ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive > Part number: 43N3411 > that I'd like to use instead of the 160GB 5400 rpm (default) one. > > > In the meanwhile, I want to upgrade the OS from Windows Vista Business > UK (pre-installed) to Windows Seven Ultimate FR using a "Windows 7 > Ultimate UPGRADE on a USB! 32 BIT (French)", that I got through an > Academic program. Is it possible?[1] > > [1] If I understand well Windows 7 Upgrade Considerations: > "Upgrading Windows Vista from one language (such as English) to > Windows 7 in a different language (such as French), requires custom > installation." > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-considerations.aspx > So it seems to be feasable ! (sigh with relief ) > > > Do you have an idea how I could do that? > > I want to do a "fresh install" of Windows Seven, I don't care about > softwares I have installed on Vista, nor about Vista configuration > (and I have already done a backup of all my data on an external HDD). > > > 1. But I'd like to have all these "thinkpad-related" stuffs (actually all > the "ThinkVantage" softwares). How can I do that? > > 2. How should I manage my (future) partitions? > Would you advice me to create a recovery partition? > If yes, where and of which size? > > > As information, here is how my current (160 GB Vista factory-installed) > HDD is partitioned: > unallocated 1.00 MiB > /dev/sda1 1.46 GiB SERVICEV003 (S:) % don't know (has a > lifebuoy, restauration points?) > /dev/sda2 137.82 GiB SW_Preload (C:) > /dev/sda3 9.77 GiB Lenovo (Q:) % recovery > > > Many thanks in advance. > Cheers, > > Xavier > > -- > Xavier Scheuer <[email protected]> > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
