Preparing SDD for HDD migration via cloning

sgrech said:

Ok so the ssd has arrived and I have plugged it in to usb port via a sata adaptor. It shows up in disk management - disk 2 (see screen shot) but when I launch acronis in recovery it does not show up as a selectable destination, see other screenshot??

Please help.

I see G as removable disk2. But no partitions or anything on it!!
It says "no media"

sgrech said:

It is definitely it as when I unplug it it disappears. I noticed that it said no media. Am I missing something.

Is the paragon migration tool free?

Acronis is fine. Just as macrium reflect. paragon should be fine as well. You can even simply clone.


But...... even win7 doesn't see the filesystem on SSD!! If win7 thinks it's a removable device and no media in it yet.... all software can't see it as well.

Do you have another working win7 pc there? I mean a desktop

Other external disks attached to same usb port show normally in disk management?
Try another usb port

sgrech said:

My other external disk (which contains the disc image) shows fine.

in same port?

sgrech said:

hold on I have made some progress be back soon.

please explain