restoring system image to a new SSD

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  1. ozzysworld
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    Hi. I've tried it with disk 0. No luck either... Always the same error "no disk that can be used for recovering the system disk can be found"

    @bare foot kid - still not working using your suggestion. Is there something very specific I should be doing before the SSD goes into the laptop? Something that I can't do from the command line? I'm asking so that I can go back upstairs with it the xp machine and start over..
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  3. ozzysworld
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    theog said:
    Is the hd showing in BIOS?
    Yes it is

    :s
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  4. theog
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    theog said:
    Is the hd showing in BIOS?
    Hd will show as Disk0 in Notebook.
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  6. ozzysworld
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    I've just plugged it back into my xp machine and it popped up saying the drive wasn't formatted.. So i formatted it.

    There is currently just the single partition now that is acting as a flash drive at the moment. What's the best steps to take before i travel downstairs again?

    Thanks guys.

    I'm at this stage currently

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  7. theog
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    try is:
    SATA Drivers - Load in Windows Recovery Options
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  8. ozzysworld
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    theog said:
    try is:
    SATA Drivers - Load in Windows Recovery Options
    That sounds like a plan, how would I get my SATA drivers? a random download? or are they specific to my laptop? I don't have drivers on disk, only saved a system image for restore!
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  10. theog
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    Specific to your Notebook.
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  11. Bare Foot Kid
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    ozzysworld said:


    @bare foot kid - still not working using your suggestion. Is there something very specific I should be doing before the SSD goes into the laptop? Something that I can't do from the command line? I'm asking so that I can go back upstairs with it the xp machine and start over..

    My apologies mate, I've never actually done exactly what you are attempting so I'm not much help there.
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  12. ozzysworld
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    theog said:
    Specific to your Notebook.


    I can boot my old windows 7 installation. If you would kind enough to point me in the right direction so that I can copy them to USB flash drive?
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  13. theog
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    You will need to download the drivers.

    As you have the Windows 7 DVD, see if the HD will show here:
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