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10/12/2008 01:00:05 PM · #1 |
I don't want to go through the hassle of re-installing windows, all my programs etc...I would like to use an app (If there is one) to create an image of my current 30GB IDE harddrive, take the 30GB out of my case, put the new IED HD in, and then load it onto that harddrive. I have a SATA drive as well, and I have an external HD to use to put the image on. The SATA drive is not my main disk due to a motherboard issue and the SATA drive itself during install of Windows.
How can this be done?
Better yet...can I make an image of my 30GB disk, put it on my SATA disk, then in the BIOS change things so that it loads from the SATA drive instead of the 30GB drive and just rip that out and put the 320GB in and using that?
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10/12/2008 01:37:24 PM · #2 |
Yeah, Ghost comes to mind. However changing from an ide to a sata drive will probably keep windows from booting off the new drive because the image won't contain any of the controller drivers the os uses to interface with the disk.
You'd be better off asking on a comp tech site/newsgroup than a photography forum to be honest. |
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10/12/2008 02:20:14 PM · #3 |
| hmmm. You could partition the 320 into two drives, and load windows on a small partition and then copy your files over with ghost. I just don't think it will ever run stable. Are we talking XP, Vista, OS, Linux? |
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10/12/2008 02:24:16 PM · #4 |
It will work, look for a bootable linux distribution to clone drives (free), install the new drive along with the old one and boot from the linux cd. Do a full clone and you can even expand the OS partition at the same time.
I am unsure of your technical ability, so if you want it explained better, drop me a PM.
If you are also changing your motherboard, you will need to keep the same manufacturer of your processor (AMD or Intel) - as the OS kernel is different in either case.
(I am assuming you are using XP)
Message edited by author 2008-10-12 14:49:12. |
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10/12/2008 02:51:31 PM · #5 |
There is a very good software package in UK, costs about $75. The company is Acronis, you can make a copy of your drive and install it on a new HD and do regular backup etc.
Takes about 25 minutes to make a backup of your complete drive and about 15 minutes to install on new drive. The regular backups take about 3 to 4 minutes to do. |
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10/12/2008 02:58:33 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by SteveJ:
There is a very good software package in UK, costs about $75. The company is Acronis, you can make a copy of your drive and install it on a new HD and do regular backup etc.
Takes about 25 minutes to make a backup of your complete drive and about 15 minutes to install on new drive. The regular backups take about 3 to 4 minutes to do. |
I actually have Acronis but I have never used it. I have ver. 9.
I'm talking Win XP pro SP2.
So if I make an image with Acronis, would I put that on my SATA drive then remove the old HD and put in the new one and put the old image back on the new drive? Or simply put that image on my SATA as the main OS drive and then put the IED in after chucking the old 30GB IED?
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10/12/2008 03:00:41 PM · #7 |
Because the computers have different hardware, i would recommend against doing that.
Besides, i am assuming you got a new PC, why would you want to put an old OS on it, with a lot of junk loaded on there.
I would suggest to just install the old hard drive as a secondary drive, and then just slowly migrate your data. |
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10/12/2008 03:09:24 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by PlayWithFire:
Because the computers have different hardware, i would recommend against doing that.
Besides, i am assuming you got a new PC, why would you want to put an old OS on it, with a lot of junk loaded on there.
I would suggest to just install the old hard drive as a secondary drive, and then just slowly migrate your data. |
DIY PC...upgraded with some new RAM and a new video card. I got an IDE harddrive because of SATA/MOBO issues. Now the SATA works find because Windows is installed. If I format then I don't know that it'll work.
2 IDE drives, 1 I want to ditch, the other I want to use, no space for both in the case since the new video card is a monster. Just want to have what I have now on my other new IDE drive without having to reinstall everything.
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