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Last edited by idainc; 12 Jun 2012 at 13:43.
Tricky cloning question to SSD drive -
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Long story short, I configured the SSD as we discussed and received a message essentially saying I was attempting to use a different version of Windows and the “required device no accessible” . Asked for the startup disk and when inserted it offered me the option to do a system restore. I took that and 7 hours later I have a fully functional SSD (none of my files) ( see attached).
A bit disappointed as I have to invest the time in a fresh install but then again I will have a fresh install. TH attached is a shot of the new drive in place.
I have an all in one machine so it takes a bit of doing to swap them out. The “new” machine really screams. 3rd gen i7 plus SSD is the way to go.
Question – Now I have two 1TB drives 3.5 inch sitting here with no use. And no way to wipe them. Thoughts on how ?
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New #23
Why the heck did you do a "system restore"??? SSD is fresh so nothing to rollback anyway. But it's fully working now?
Only problem is he wiping of the old disk(s)? Just attach them to your computer (or any other computer) and wipe them using partitioning software
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While I was trying to boot from the SSD it wouldnt recognize the hardware. I suspect Sony did something very strange & new. Anyway it works great. SATA 6 !
In an all in one system all I have are free usb ports and no extra sata power or cable access.
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New #26
If you had performed a "disk clone" in easus partition manager it had copied whole HDD. even if it's smaller!!
Free Disk Copy Wizard to clone hard disk drive to upgrade disk or transfer all hard drive data under Windows Server 2008/2003/2000 and Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/8.
Then detach HDD and do a "startup repair". Maybe 3 times. But then the system should boot. Of course activate boot from SSD in BIOS.
What hardware it didn't recognize??? It's still same hardware!
Was HDD connected as IDE and SSD as SATA? If so, you should install SATA drivers first on HDD and then clone
If all was working... you can delete partitions not needed anymore and resize/move partitions.
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New #27
Samsung drive come with a USB cable that has a bar on the other end that covers both the power & data ports.
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New #28
If you had cloned... disks have maybe same signature as well. How to Change the Disk Signature of a Drive Without Losing Existing Data or Reformatting (howtohaven.com) not import now I assume.
But how did you clone? Or how did you put win7 on ssd? It should be connected somewhere
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New #29
After copying the partitions over I installed it in housing (takes 10 minutes) then booted. It wont boot off the cable wven if I direct it in bios.
I need to find a cable w/power that can run the drives to wipe them through a usb port. Or take to a regular desktop system and run partition software. I need to do this to sell on eBay.
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