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Migrating to SSD (Windows restore problems)
My first post here so I hope this is the correct thread :)
Ok, I own a Windows 7 PC (64bit) with 3 hard drives. Main drive contains 2 partitions (C drive for Windows system and D drive which is used for data) while the last two are used for data (E & F drives).
To improve performance I want to migrate the C partition to a new SSD disk. I have made a Windows image backup to a external HDD which only contains the small hidden system partition (100MB) and the C (Windows system) partition. D, E and F drives is not included in the backup. Both the hidden system partition and C partition are smaller than the SSD (240GB).
I have disconnected the old main drive (C+D) and connected the new SSD instead. BIOS recognize the new drive and it is set as primary.
I boot from my Windows 7 system recovery DVD (I made earlier) to restore the backup to the new SSD disk, but Windows recovery refuses to restore to the new disk. The backup files are found on the external HDD and can be selected and I can select the new SSD as destination, but when the restore process attemps to start, the application gives me an error and halts. The error text is Danish (Danish Windows 7 version) but it says something like "cannot find a disk to be used for recovery/restore system disk".
What am I doing wrong?
And what's the "right" way to migrate to the SSD if this method is not possible?
Thanks in advance!