Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
That's not too bad - seen cheaper no-name ones though.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449 - that says for Mac, but I figure it's the same for Windows if you're using it; I've formatted my laptop without iTunes as yet so I can't even remember. But make sure you backup at least before you change it.
They're no-names for a reason though

When you say back up do you mean have them on the external hard drive before you do anything?