I've got a Inspiron 8600C, 1GB, 1.5GHz PentM, Radeon Pro-Turbo, 30GB laptop and I'm running out of space on the HDD - about 3GB left.

Can anyone here point me in the direction of a step-by-step guide to replacing the existing drive with a larger one? I have some specific questions also;

1) What's the best way to copy everything off the 30GB disk so that I can easily load it back onto a new one? Again, is there a step-by-step guide anywhere here?

2) Do I need to upgrade the BIOS if I put in a brand new, bigger disk? I've got the original BIOS from 20 months ago, that while old is (touch wood) ok. I've been told if the BIOS isn't broken don't fix it...

3) Is there anything I can use to re-use the outgoing 30GB HDD or is that a bad idea?

4) Are there any potential pitfall in trying to do this?

Thanks for any help...