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Cloning a HD to a SSD
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Fokke Nauta typed: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 21/07/2014 23:35, BillW50 wrote: In , Fokke Nauta typed: Hi all, I have a pc with a C:-partition where Windows is installed (W7 32b, partition size 97.7 GB). This is the 1st partition on the 1st HD, which is bootable. I recently purchased a pcie SSD-card (128 GB) which I want to use for the Windows OS and which I want to be bootable. So I want to replace the bootsector from the 1st HD and the content of the current C:-partition to this new SSD, so I can use the current 1st HD for other purposes. Ofcourse I can install Windows and all applications from scratch on the new SSD, but I prefer to clone the current Windows OS and the boot sector to this SSD. Can this be done? Which application do you advice? Can I make this SSD bootable? Thanks for your answers. I don't know if you have cloned it or not yet (I did read the whole thread). But I have been taking most of my hard drive machines and converting them to SSD. Acronis 2011 failed (no surprise there), XXClone failed (huge surprise there, as it never failed from HD to HD yet). What worked flawlessly was Paragon Drive Copy. It got the drive alignment and everything right. I used it on a number of XP, 7, and 8 machines so far. They have both free and pay versions. Thanks. Haven't cloned it yet. I looked at Paragon drive copy but I saw only one version, Paragon drive copy 14 Pro for $ 40. I couldn't find a free version of Paragon drive copy. Drive alignment options are important, I assume. Perhaps I'll purchase that. I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. Paragon often changes their free programs around and Drive Copy no longer comes with a free version anymore. Here is the current list of freebies: http://www.paragon-software.com/free/ Manuals for the rest of their products can be found he http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/manual.html If there are any other Paragon products you are interested in, but can wait. Giveawayoftheday.com has them like 6 times a year for free. But you have to check daily because you can only install it that day for free. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
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Cloning a HD to a SSD
On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote:
In , Fokke Nauta typed: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 21/07/2014 23:35, BillW50 wrote: In , Fokke Nauta typed: Hi all, I have a pc with a C:-partition where Windows is installed (W7 32b, partition size 97.7 GB). This is the 1st partition on the 1st HD, which is bootable. I recently purchased a pcie SSD-card (128 GB) which I want to use for the Windows OS and which I want to be bootable. So I want to replace the bootsector from the 1st HD and the content of the current C:-partition to this new SSD, so I can use the current 1st HD for other purposes. Ofcourse I can install Windows and all applications from scratch on the new SSD, but I prefer to clone the current Windows OS and the boot sector to this SSD. Can this be done? Which application do you advice? Can I make this SSD bootable? Thanks for your answers. I don't know if you have cloned it or not yet (I did read the whole thread). But I have been taking most of my hard drive machines and converting them to SSD. Acronis 2011 failed (no surprise there), XXClone failed (huge surprise there, as it never failed from HD to HD yet). What worked flawlessly was Paragon Drive Copy. It got the drive alignment and everything right. I used it on a number of XP, 7, and 8 machines so far. They have both free and pay versions. Thanks. Haven't cloned it yet. I looked at Paragon drive copy but I saw only one version, Paragon drive copy 14 Pro for $ 40. I couldn't find a free version of Paragon drive copy. Drive alignment options are important, I assume. Perhaps I'll purchase that. I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. I will. Likely I'll start tomorrow. Paragon often changes their free programs around and Drive Copy no longer comes with a free version anymore. Yes, I know. Unfortunately. I'm a subscriber of PCPro magazine, and Paragon had some free applications for subscribers a few years ago. Here is the current list of freebies: http://www.paragon-software.com/free/ There are some handy utilities out there. Manuals for the rest of their products can be found he http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/manual.html If there are any other Paragon products you are interested in, but can wait. Giveawayoftheday.com has them like 6 times a year for free. But you have to check daily because you can only install it that day for free. I'll check it out! I already have Paragon Partition manager 12 Pro. A good application. |
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On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote:
On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: cut I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. That will take some time, unfortunately. I just found out that the cooling element of my (passive) video card is too thick. There's no room for the PCIe SSD card. I have to order a slim video card. If you will I'll keep you posted with my experience of that application. Paragon often changes their free programs around and Drive Copy no longer comes with a free version anymore. Here is the current list of freebies: http://www.paragon-software.com/free/ Manuals for the rest of their products can be found he http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/manual.html If there are any other Paragon products you are interested in, but can wait. Giveawayoftheday.com has them like 6 times a year for free. But you have to check daily because you can only install it that day for free. |
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On 23/07/2014 07:54, Charlie+ wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:55:01 +0200, Fokke Nauta wrote as underneath : snip I'll check it out! I already have Paragon Partition manager 12 Pro. A good application. I happened to d/l the free version yesterday: The free version of Paragon 2014 http://www.paragon-software.com/home.../download.html Choice of 32 or 64 bit. But that's the Backup & Recovery 2014 Free Edition. I was looking for the Paragon Drive Copy. I don't know as to whether this application can do the job. What they dont give you is any comparison chart between the free and the payfor home version, and here is a comparison which they make almost impossible to find in the website! Really well hidden! http://www.paragon-software.com/feat...&p2=HDM14Suite In this table it says it can't clone partitions. |
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On 24/07/2014 10:12, Fokke Nauta wrote:
On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: cut I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. That will take some time, unfortunately. I just found out that the cooling element of my (passive) video card is too thick. There's no room for the PCIe SSD card. I have to order a slim video card. If you will I'll keep you posted with my experience of that application. cut Unfortunately I won't be using this. Bought it for nothing. It seemed that I needed to use a new motherboard (with a new processor), due to incorrect PCIe slots. So I need to install W7 from scratch. Fokke |
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On 8/16/2014 4:13 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote:
On 24/07/2014 10:12, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: cut I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. That will take some time, unfortunately. I just found out that the cooling element of my (passive) video card is too thick. There's no room for the PCIe SSD card. I have to order a slim video card. If you will I'll keep you posted with my experience of that application. cut Unfortunately I won't be using this. Bought it for nothing. It seemed that I needed to use a new motherboard (with a new processor), due to incorrect PCIe slots. So I need to install W7 from scratch. Oh man! Why does it have to be a PCIe SSD card? Doesn't it have SATA ports? -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - Thunderbird v24.4.0 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
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Cloning a HD to a SSD
On 16/08/2014 11:52, BillW50 wrote:
On 8/16/2014 4:13 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 24/07/2014 10:12, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: cut I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. That will take some time, unfortunately. I just found out that the cooling element of my (passive) video card is too thick. There's no room for the PCIe SSD card. I have to order a slim video card. If you will I'll keep you posted with my experience of that application. cut Unfortunately I won't be using this. Bought it for nothing. It seemed that I needed to use a new motherboard (with a new processor), due to incorrect PCIe slots. So I need to install W7 from scratch. Oh man! Why does it have to be a PCIe SSD card? Doesn't it have SATA ports? O yes, there are Sata ports. But it is a multimedia pc in a small housing. There is only room for 2 hard disks and a cdrom drive, which are already there. I wanted to isolate Windows, so the only option was a SSD card, which has a PCIe slot. In addition, I needed a new TV tuner card (with DVB-C) which also has a PCIe slot. My mobo had 2 PCIe slots, so I ordered both cards. Only to find out that the PCIe slots of the cards did not match the PCIe slots of my mobo. I did not know there are different PCIe slots. The PCIe slots of my mobo were "1", whereas the PCIe slots of the cards were "4". OK, I learned something new but it will cost me a new mobo (with new processor) which has 3 PCIe "16" slots. Fokke |
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On 8/16/2014 5:06 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote:
On 16/08/2014 11:52, BillW50 wrote: On 8/16/2014 4:13 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 24/07/2014 10:12, Fokke Nauta wrote: On 22/07/2014 12:41, BillW50 wrote: On 22/07/2014 09:18, Fokke Nauta wrote: cut I found Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 which costs only $ 20. I bought it. That'll do the trick. I was just looking at that one. Let me know how that one works out. That will take some time, unfortunately. I just found out that the cooling element of my (passive) video card is too thick. There's no room for the PCIe SSD card. I have to order a slim video card. If you will I'll keep you posted with my experience of that application. cut Unfortunately I won't be using this. Bought it for nothing. It seemed that I needed to use a new motherboard (with a new processor), due to incorrect PCIe slots. So I need to install W7 from scratch. Oh man! Why does it have to be a PCIe SSD card? Doesn't it have SATA ports? O yes, there are Sata ports. But it is a multimedia pc in a small housing. There is only room for 2 hard disks and a cdrom drive, which are already there. I wanted to isolate Windows, so the only option was a SSD card, which has a PCIe slot. In addition, I needed a new TV tuner card (with DVB-C) which also has a PCIe slot. My mobo had 2 PCIe slots, so I ordered both cards. Only to find out that the PCIe slots of the cards did not match the PCIe slots of my mobo. I did not know there are different PCIe slots. The PCIe slots of my mobo were "1", whereas the PCIe slots of the cards were "4". OK, I learned something new but it will cost me a new mobo (with new processor) which has 3 PCIe "16" slots. Oh man, what a nightmare! I purchased a multimedia PC around 2000. It cost like $900 and in about 8 months the electrolytic capacitors started to fail. The manufacture didn't want anything to do with the warrantee (Avatar). So it ended up in the junk pile. I use laptops as for multimedia PCs nowadays. Although my TV tuners doesn't have DVB-C here either (as we don't use them). But my Alienware machines has a port that looks somewhat like DVB-C. Not sure what it is? It is for cable or antenna wire. Although those Alienware tuner cards are only analog and doesn't do me much good today. Here is one picture of the connector (not a very good pic), it is the second one from the left. They are very similar to F connectors, but without threads and the outside diameter smaller. Something like the outside of a RCA plug with the center pin of a F connector seems like it would fit. http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadm...thinten_03.jpg -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - Thunderbird v24.4.0 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
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