SSD - Install and Transfer the Operating System

whs said:

blumesan said:

whs said:

If you test whether the SSD works properly, disconnect the HDD - just to be sure.

Thanks, that is my plan.
Somewhere (I believe in one of your threads) I read that, before migrating the o/s, one should create and format a partition on the SSD using Disk Manager. Is that necessary, or will the migration software take care of that?

I plan on using EaseUS Partition Manager OR MiniTool Partition Manager for the migration since both have a "Migrate OS Wizard" function.

Then, at what point does one assign the drive letter (C) to the SSD?

Sure glad you are holding my hand.

If you migrate with an image, you have to at least align the SSD. But I would do a full job.

1. Copy the bootmgr to C - I believe you have already done that
2. Create an aligned primary active partition. These are the commands:

Diskpart
List disk
Select disk n (where n is the number that was given for your SSD in List disk)
Clean
Create partition primary align=1024
Format fs=ntfs quick
Active
Exit

3. Restore the image of C to that partition.

You do not have to worry about partition letters. The running OS is always C - automatically.

If that sounds too difficult, use the Paragon Migration Tool - sets you back $19.95, LOL But it does the whole migration job including alignment and disabling defrag in 3 clicks.

Sounds simple enough to me. I will perform these actions before migrating the o/s.
However I assume that the MiniTool Migration Wizard will do this as well. See screenshot:
Again, thanks for your help.

If PW can migrate to SSD with latest v.9 then I wonder if that means it's copy function is now equal to imaging?

IT'S DONE! :):):)


Although not without a minor hitch. After migration completed with MiniTool Partition Wizard -- powered down. Disconnected the SATA cable from old system drive and re-booted into BIOS. The new SSD drive was identified as SATA 2 and active. First set SATA configuration to AHCI and then tried to select the SSD as boot drive. NO JOY. It simply refused to show up in this menu until I went back and reconfigured to IDE. Then it booted and all seems well.

Note that earlier I had checked the registry for the appropriate entries to allow use of AHCI and both were 0. Maybe I'll go back later and try again. Maybe not.

MANY MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR HELP, SUGGESTIONS AND HANDHOLDING.

AHCI : Enable in Windows 7 / Vista - Windows 7 Forums

So I guess PW now has a cloning function?