Robert in CA wrote:
If Microsoft can activate the 8500 again and if I start
to clone again would that trigger the same message
again of 'Invalid Windows OS' because it detects its
being copied? Because that message came from out of
the nowhere and I didn't have any problems with the 780.

XPS 8500 1TB === clone to 2TB, activate === clone to 2TB

You can clone the "newly prepared by Microsoft" disk, onto
your next disk drive.

You don't have to start with the 1TB each time.


I'll wait until tomorrow to start the slui process.

I'll do the Memory test via Windows Diagnosis in awhile
because it says it could take hours.

I forgot to add that whenever the computer was hung up
I waited for an average of at least 10 minutes before doing
anything and that should be long enough for anything to
complete.

I have a Sea Tools CD

https://postimg.cc/f3xS3Lrc

https://postimg.cc/RWtN8h9k

https://postimg.cc/MMpZWp2K

https://postimg.cc/PPjXxykR

https://postimg.cc/JHWLsrSk

https://postimg.cc/CdLy62SY

https://postimg.cc/CBrc2msL

https://postimg.cc/rzbhCZpf

You can get a fresh copy here. The "Windows" installable
one is at the bottom.

https://www.seagate.com/ca/en/suppor...ols/#downloads

CLR stands for Common Language Runtime. It's a part of .NET library.

These are power routines for software developers.

Versions .NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 use the same numerical CLR designation.

Rather than fooling around with older .NET, I would attempt
to use a later version of Seatools, and hope that it references
more modern .NET versions. Windows 7 likely uses up to .net 4.5
for example, or something even more recent.

It's also possible the older Seagate software, isn't signed
properly for a newer OS.

As soon as I saw "spawnCLR", I'm thinking "what are they doing???".
It's not something you spawn typically, so the terminology is
a bit jarring for starters. A name like "CLRhelper" might be
closer to a useful name.

I downloaded the bottom application (3,085KB) but it doesn't
seem have a way to select the hd. I mean it does but when I tried
it, it searched for it rather than selecting a hd and was still searching.
It shouldn't need to search to locate the hd. It should be instantaneous.
Do I need to download the other application(1,203 KB) for this to work?

In passing, here's the Startech case I've been using.

https://postimg.cc/CZ2gGHnk

Robert

ASM1053. That's the controller listed for it.

https://www.startech.com/en-ca/hdd/sat3510bu3

"Max Drive Capacity
Currently tested with up to 2TB hard drives"

That can typically be taken with a grain of salt,
as they only test as the larger drives become available.
Some brands test continuously, and the web page
gets updated as larger drives show up.

Paul