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Hello H_X.
If the box is set at IDE and Windows 7 boots that way, AHCI has to be enabled in the Windows 7 registry before you enable it in the PC BIOS , if you do the BIOS first Windows will not boot.
Does this clear it up? :)
BFK
Okay I got do it first per your tutorial before Bios.
I'm just not sure when to turn it on or from which OS.
The HDD before booting to the SSD or after booting to the SSD?
Transfer/migrate Image> turn on AHCI per your tutorial, then boot to SSD.?
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Transfer/migrate Image> Boot to SSD then turn on AHCI per your tut?
If you're copying an image from the old drive to the new one I would do the transfer first then turn AHCI on from within Windows when booted from the new drive. That will leave your old drive intact should there be a hiccup.
What do you mean by "which OS" is XP included in this mix?
If you have pre-installed OSs and they were installed as IDE, boot Windows, edit the registry, restart and enable AHCI in the BIOS.
If XP is installed as IDE that will foul up everything, there is a work-around to enable AHCI in XP after install but I believe it a real PITA to set.
You could boot Windows 7 as AHCI and XP as IDE and continue on as that, and that would work, you would have to set the BIOS for the OS you want to boot at each startup; I've done that and it gets old really quick.
BFK
No XP is not being migrated/imaged.
I'm just trying to transfer C and D- which is recovery- but D isn't listed in Paragon Migrate.
So I'm not sure if it will be included.
I thought this was supposed to be the easy way. I'm not so sure now!
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Thanks Prof I have that straight now.
Win 7 and XP are on Dual boot same HD per Brinks tutorial.
XP eventually- when Win 7 is running on the SSD- will be on the HDD by itself.
I don't use it often, maybe once a week, so Booting it from Bios isn't a problem.
AHCI I'm straight.
Still wondering about the Recovery partion with the Paragon Migrate.