That would be a highly preferable option. The last time someone gave me an old empty 320GB HDD they weren't using, one of my own disks started clicking about a

That would be a highly preferable option. The last time someone gave me an old empty 320GB HDD they weren't using, one of my own disks started clicking about a week later and I was able to save everything on it. I still shake my head at that perfect timing. Of course, this meant I lost all the additional free space, haha. One step forward, two steps back...