new hard drives

gweng · 01-18-2008, 04:07 AM

I just installed a new sata drive into my computer today and i was wondering if its at all possible to just transfer the data from my ide drive onto my sata drive to make it my primary disk, since i dont have the install cds for an operating system.

reddevil6 · 01-18-2008, 04:13 AM

do u mean copy the oprating systum as well cos if so it will not work

dznutz · 01-18-2008, 04:32 AM

you can use acronis to make an image.
then set primary device as the sata
then use the acronis boot cd, then the image created dvds

meanman · 01-18-2008, 08:03 AM

yeh norton ghost will maka a full image of the ide drive including the os then you can load the image onto the new hdd.

**Cromewell** · 01-18-2008, 01:02 PM

There are open source tools as well if you don't want to buy ghost: http://sourceforge.net/projects/clonezilla/

Calibretto · 01-18-2008, 02:03 PM

MaxBlast is free and works great for what you need

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gweng · 01-19-2008, 12:16 PM

okay i just downloaded clonezilla. my only question now is, since i partitioned my old ide hard drive, when i copy my c drive, the d drive information wont go with it right? and then afterwards, can i make an image of my d drive and mount it on my sata drive (i realize that may make some programs not work, but i just want to get everything on one disk...i can reinstall most programs)

01-18-2008, 04:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
gweng New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	new hard drives I just installed a new sata drive into my computer today and i was wondering if its at all possible to just transfer the data from my ide drive onto my sata drive to make it my primary disk, since i dont have the install cds for an operating system. __________________ asus p5b deluxe (wifi ap) nvidia e-GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 mb GDDR 3) intel core 2 duo e6600 2.40 ghz msi turbostream 600w power supply 2 gb corsair xms2 ddr2 800

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01-18-2008, 04:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 28 Posts: 573	you can use acronis to make an image. then set primary device as the sata then use the acronis boot cd, then the image created dvds __________________ ANTEC 900 COOLERMASTER EXTREME 500w MSI NEO-F p35 INTEL E4500 EVGA geforce 7300gs 2gb CORSAIR XMS2 SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit

01-18-2008, 08:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,789	yeh norton ghost will maka a full image of the ide drive including the os then you can load the image onto the new hdd. __________________ my sig Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition ocd to 3.15 ghz Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 "SSC Edition" 1024MB GDDR3 CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Coolermaster 700W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU member of the cod 4 www.cfclan.co.uk

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01-19-2008, 12:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
gweng New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	okay i just downloaded clonezilla. my only question now is, since i partitioned my old ide hard drive, when i copy my c drive, the d drive information wont go with it right? and then afterwards, can i make an image of my d drive and mount it on my sata drive (i realize that may make some programs not work, but i just want to get everything on one disk...i can reinstall most programs) __________________ asus p5b deluxe (wifi ap) nvidia e-GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 mb GDDR 3) intel core 2 duo e6600 2.40 ghz msi turbostream 600w power supply 2 gb corsair xms2 ddr2 800

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