Just got a new 2T HDD - easiest way to transfer all media from 500g?

[gregrocker]

Ok cool I'll have a look here shortly.

There isnt any easier way to wipe this disk without going through BIOS/restart?

Why isnt it just letting me format it through disk managment? It doesnt have any part of the OS on it...

It is always best to wipe the HD of possibly conflicting or infected code. Formatting doesn't erase anything just clears the partition table. You want to be thorough, right?

It has the page file on it which is blocking formatting. Wipe it to get the cleanest slate and to recreate the Page File on the System Partition.

You should be able to run DISKPART Clean All command from elevated Win7 command line as shown in tutorial. If not, boot the Win7 DVD, press Shift F10 at first screen to open Command Line.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Ok cool I'll have a look here shortly.

There isnt any easier way to wipe this disk without going through BIOS/restart?

Why isnt it just letting me format it through disk managment? It doesnt have any part of the OS on it...

It is always best to wipe the HD of possibly conflicting or infected code. Formatting doesn't erase anything just clears the partition table. You want to be thorough, right?

It has the page file on it which is blocking formatting. Wipe it to get the cleanest slate and to recreate the Page File on the System Partition.

You should be able to run DISKPART Clean All command from elevated Win7 command line as shown in tutorial. If not, boot the Win7 DVD, press Shift F10 at first screen to open Command Line.

Yes I do want it to be done right. Alright I'm going to give it a whirl.

Then I'll try the free seagate mirror thing

I'm just afraid I'm going to forget some steps while in Bios & not having access to the walk through via the internet... and I dont have a printer. Hmm. I'll see what I can do

 

[gregrocker]

Can you explain what probs have occurred re: BIOS and printer?

What was needed to do in BIOS?

 

[JohnnyScience]

Can you explain what probs have occurred re: BIOS and printer?

What was needed to do in BIOS?

Ahh never mind I got it. I pulled the directions up on my iPhone and it's cleaning the disk now.

So what's the next step, use that seagate imager?

 

[gregrocker]

No need to format the 500gb just Clone to it raw after cleaning.

Use Automatic if you want to apply the same partitioning proportionately to the target HD, otherwise you can select which partition(s) you want and what size to make them.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[JohnnyScience]

No need to format the 500gb just Clone to it raw after cleaning.

Use Automatic if you want to apply the same partitioning proportionately to the target HD, otherwise you can select which partition(s) you want and what size to make them.

Let us know how it goes.

Ok so I just finished up wiping the 500g, that went well, but took over 2 hours I think.

Now I'm going to try the Seagate clone option.

Will this program also grab my other Ubuntu partition during the cloning process?

 

[gregrocker]

Auto Clone and hope for the best.

GRUB is always a wild card which can corrupt Win7 when on the same HD.

A better arrangement with multiple HD's is to install each to a separate HD booted via the BIOS so GRUB isn't even needed.

But you can consider that for the future, since Acronis is good enough to copy everything intact so that it starts up and runs just the same.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Ok I did an option where it was a full image backup which created a file D:/OS.tib

And is now creating all of the partitions one by one

I guess I chose the correct option?

What am I supposed to do with this D:/OS.tib file? Can I delete it once I realize all partitions have been created successfully?

I'll have to rename my new 500g from D: to C: wont I?

 

[gregrocker]

Did you read the steps in the Manual starting on page 43 to clone one HD to the other?

Seagate offers DiskWizard cloning which I believe is a free version of Acronis - one of the best.

Free Download link: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard

Read the User Manual here: http://www.seagate.com/support/discwizard/dw_ug.en.pdf

Starting on page 43 of Manual it shows how to clone. I recognize it as Acronis:
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From this point forward it is automatic and will do it all for you unless you want to change partitioning on target drive in subsequent steps.

It should take about 15 minutes. Once you finish, power down to unplug the old OS drive and swap its cable to the new one, or set new one first to boot in BIOS setup.

Later after testing performance you can plug back in the old OS HD to wipe using tutorial, or boot using BIOS one-time Boot menu key.

If you instead stored a backup image, that is fine since you have a backup now. See page 25 of manual for how to restore the image to the target HD. Be sure to check the box to recover the MBR so it is sure to boot properly.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Yeah but there wasnt actually the word Clone any where... I just followed the steps so it was making an exact copy, but still created a .tib file

 

[gregrocker]

The steps starting in the Manual page 43 to Clone from one HD to another do not include making a .tib file.

If you have the file made, then go back to the Imaging section and follow the exact steps to restore the saved Image starting on page 25.

Be sure to check the box to restore the MBR and Track0 so it boots correctly.

I would not change the partitioning unless you know what changes you want and are sure how to apply them. You can always do that later in Disk Mgmt and using Partition Wizard.

 

[JohnnyScience]

Hmm. I dont know if it worked properly because it only created 1 partition when it should have created 3...?


I did this when I opened up the program:

Image Backup & Image Restore>Image backup (backup the entire hard disc)

Then it walked me through creating an image backup

So I guess I didnt clone it like I was supposed to

Do I have to go back and wipe it clean again because I cant format it in disk managment

 

[JohnnyScience]

ahh I was supposed to do the "Bootable Media" option, not create an image

How can I wipe the drive quickly to retry the clone, do I have to do all of the dos prompt again?

 

[JohnnyScience]

I see I can go to Computer, right click on the drive & Format is an option, I'll do that really quick & then do the Bootable Media option

 

[gregrocker]

I have now stated at least three times that you do not format the drive or create partitions, but clone or reimage to a raw cleaned HD.

If you format the HD then the Image Recovery utility will prompt you to remove the formatting.

Are you able to follow the Manual? Turn to page 25.

 

[JohnnyScience]

see below

 

[JohnnyScience]

I have now stated at least three times that you do not format the drive or create partitions, but clone or reimage to a raw cleaned HD.

Are you able to follow the Manual? Turn to page 25.

I realize that now, but after doing the image backup, it's used 56gb worth of the disk, so I've got to get rid of that now before I do a clone dont I?

 

[gregrocker]

Waiting for OP to restart from cloning after helping him on Team Viewer. In case I fall asleep here are steps to complete separating Win7 and Ubuntu to separate HD's:

You will restart to the 80gb, so test whether 550gb clone will boot on its own by rebooting and tapping the ESC key to access the BIOS Boot Menu and choose the 550gb HD to boot. On some Asus' mobos the key is F8.

If it boots and behaves well, then you can install Partition Wizard which I put on your desktop. Rightclick>Wipe both Ubuntu partitions on the 550gb, then Resize Win7 by dragging the borders to where you want them. Make sure Win7 is marked Active using Modify menu on rightclick. Wipe (not delete) the Ubuntu partitions to avoid corruption of Win7 from GRUB code.

Next power down, unplug the 80gb and swap its cable to 550gb or set it first to boot in BIOS setup (after DVD drive). Write the MBR to Win7 by booting the Win7 DVD Repair Console or Repair CD, click thru to Startup Repair to run it up to 3 separate times until it starts up: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

Now you can plug the Ubuntu 80gb HD back in, use Partition Wizard to delete Win7 off of it, Resize Ubuntu partitions as you wish, remove GRUB if you can, then boot it using the ESC key only. Don't let GRUB get its GRUBBY paws on Win7 again since they are separated now as they need to be.

If I fall asleep then I'll likely be back around 11-12 noon PST.