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Restoring an image from HDD to new SSD
So I recently bought an SSD which I need to RMA. I was able to create an image (using Win 7's built in tool) of the SSD which I restored to a HDD, no problems at all. When I get the RMA'ed SSD back, rather than a full re-install, I'd like to do the opposite...image the HDD and restore to the SSD.
My question is this: Do I need to do any special to create and align the partition of the re-installed SSD? My original install of Win 7 was on the SSD, and I've read that the OS is smart enough to set the proper partition alignment during install. But I'm not clear if it does automatically aligns the SSD's partition during an image restore. Thoughts?