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SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:09 pm
by Ventorus
So I just got my new Sandisk 120GB Ultra SSD and USB 2.5" HDD enclosure And i'm all set to clone my old Hard Drive except for one thing... Okay, so i have been trying to clone my HDD with Macrium Reflect (4-5 times) and Seagate Disk Wizard (1 time) but both of them have failed. So, what i'm wondering is if I need to do anything else to my SSD other than partition it which I have already done. I can't think of anything else to try, but I'm sure somebody else can.
Ventorus
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:14 pm
by Apoptosis
I've always used Acronis for my cloning needs:
www.acronis.com/
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:30 pm
by FZ1
Yes, use Acronis...it works perfect. I've imaged SSD's with it many, many times.
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:30 pm
by Ventorus
I tried the trial version of Acronis True Image but the demo doesn't let you clone drives.
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:34 pm
by Ventorus
I'm going to try Migrate Easy 7.0. See if that works.
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:37 pm
by kenc51
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:46 pm
by Ventorus
Okay, XXCLONE seems to be working "crossing finger"
Thanks Kenc

Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:11 pm
by Ventorus
Okay, the Esimated remaining time is around three hours (and it just keeps going up)... how long does this normally take with XXCLONE?
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:17 pm
by pwcmed
Windows has a built in imaging utility that works like a champ. As long as the new drive is as big or bigger it will work.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how ... windows-7/
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:36 pm
by Ventorus
okay, I gave up on XXCLONE and am now trying the built in utility... wow, so much faster :D thanks pwcmed

Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:38 pm
by Ventorus
Uhm... is the windows Utility bootable?
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:31 pm
by pwcmed
no you have to create a bootable CD, stupid IMO. It should prompt you and the end of the creation process. You can use a regular cd and than create a bootable thumb drive.
Re: SSD Upgrade
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:27 am
by Ventorus
Okay, I just used Migrate Easy and everything was smooth as butter. Thanks for the help guys. (or gals)