Replace internal HD, Restore with TM

Hi. I'm considering upgrading my 120 GB stock macbook hard drive with a 250 GB or 320 GB drive. The mechanics of actually opening the case and physically replacing the HDD are very simple, but I'm a little lost and have heard several different methods of transferring my data to the new drive. I'd like to put my Time Machine backups to good use and restore from them, as I have read a few posts of peoples' TM backups doubling up after replacing their HDD. Can anyone explain how I can do this? I vaguely recall a section in the Leopard install process that said restore from Time Machine backup, but I'm not positive. Thanks for any help in advance.

Hey, sorry I just haven't gotten on in a while. I actually haven't done the replacement yet. I'm in college and not working right now, so money got a little tight. I'll let you know when I do it though if you haven't already replaced yours. Or I'm sure you could find others who have done it also. As for the backups, I really have no idea (as I haven't replaced the drive yet) but that's why I was wanting to use the time machine backups as opposed to a cloning software (SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner), because I had read about some people experiencing some problems with backups afterwards.

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