Transfering OS to SSD

last SG · 2010-05-12T19:02:12+00:00

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Call4ljw SG

Hi all!

I'm planning to buy the Intel SSD x25-v this sunday.

SLS got sell right?

Another thing, how do i transfer my OS from the HDD?

Googled results dind't provide good answers for me.

Thanks.

Raraken SG

SLS have. You just gotta know where.

You can use an image cloning software to clone your current OS onto the X25-V. I suggest Easeus, pretty solid freeware.

http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/

Call4ljw SG

SLS have. You just gotta know where.

You can use an image cloning software to clone your current OS onto the X25-V. I suggest Easeus, pretty solid freeware.

http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/

Can tell me where? =)

Raraken SG

Can tell me where? =)

You can always try Chamoxa on the 6th floor, they got all kinds of high end shit.

PC Themes also seems to stock them. If you're going on Sunday then I should be able to find out by then where still got stock.

LatecomerX SG

Use a HDD backup/cloning tool (eg. Norton Ghost), create an image from your system partition and restore it onto your SSD.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Ghost

Edit: Didn't notice Raraken has already posted a reply on this.

Call4ljw SG

Also, if transferring OS between Used HDD with data inside, will the data get corrupted?

Do i need to create a new partition for it instead?

@Latecomerx: Norton ghost version 15 is it?

Raraken SG

Also, if transferring OS between Used HDD with data inside, will the data get corrupted?

Do i need to create a new partition for it instead?

@Latecomerx: Norton ghost version 15 is it?

Data won't get corrupted. No, they will copy everything from the original HDD and paste it into the new HDD, sector-for-sector. If something was at, say, Sector 28,112 of the original HDD, the software will copy that to Sector 28,112 of the new HDD. It clones the data.

Call4ljw SG

You can always try Chamoxa on the 6th floor, they got all kinds of high end shit.

PC Themes also seems to stock them. If you're going on Sunday then I should be able to find out by then where still got stock.

Hi managed to find out the availability of the x25-v?

what about pricings?

Raraken SG

Hi managed to find out the availability of the x25-v?

what about pricings?

Didn't manage to find stock, but I didn't try all the shops. When you go there, check all the com shops on 4th an 5th. 6 floor I dunno if anyone got sell.

LatecomerX SG

Also, if transferring OS between Used HDD with data inside, will the data get corrupted?

Do i need to create a new partition for it instead?

@Latecomerx: Norton ghost version 15 is it?

That's the latest version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Ghost

Call4ljw SG

Norton Ghost isn't free.

And Easeus Disk Copy couldn't boot in DOS mode with my thumbdrive.

Bought the x25-v from PcThemes at 188. they still got alot stock lol.

Raraken SG

Norton Ghost isn't free.

And Easeus Disk Copy couldn't boot in DOS mode with my thumbdrive.

Bought the x25-v from PcThemes at 188. they still got alot stock lol.

Are you sure your thumbdrive has been made bootable? IMO, use a CD and make it bootable. Much better results.

Call4ljw SG

I don’t have a bootable CD that’s why i’m using a bootable thumbdrive lol.
In the past, i used it to flash the gpu bios so yes it sure is bootable.
I even used it to run the intel ssd firmware update tool.

Regarding the transfer of OS, i did a backup of the C: drive and did a recovery on the SSD.
Weird way but it managed to work out fine, just that it is booting up in recovery mode.
The error message boot.mgr not present if i didn’t remember wrongly.

ditzy SG

I am also thinking of transplanting my hdd to a ssd in future. Thank you all for the info above.

Raraken SG

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/23/bootmgr-is-missing-during-vista-boot-error/

Call4ljw SG

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/23/bootmgr-is-missing-during-vista-boot-error/

Its okay...i can't find my installation disk anyway.

Booting from the recovery mode, means booting from the HDD before it can actually boot from the SSD. But the boot time already improved alot compare to the HDD itself.So it doesn't really matter.

But i would do the repair if i found the disk.

Raraken SG

Its okay...i can't find my installation disk anyway.

Booting from the recovery mode, means booting from the HDD before it can actually boot from the SSD. But the boot time already improved alot compare to the HDD itself.So it doesn't really matter.

But i would do the repair if i found the disk.

Then did you make sure the BIOS is set to boot from the SSD first, not the HDD

Call4ljw SG

the HDD has bootmgr so i have to boot from the HDD then SSD.

Direct SSD booting won't work.

My C drive is the SSD, that is the most important thing.

Raraken SG

the HDD has bootmgr so i have to boot from the HDD then SSD.

Direct SSD booting won't work.

My C drive is the SSD, that is the most important thing.

Cheh. If you can repair bootmgr on the SSD, then it's even faster.

Call4ljw SG

I know, but all the googled guides require the installation disk.