Re: Change from PATA to SATA harddrive?
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:28:38 -0400
> Anna wrote:
>
>>
>> None:
>> Your "plan of action" is entirely sound. There's no reason why the system
>> won't properly boot after you use the Acronis True Image program to clone
>> the contents of your PATA drive to the SATA one. We're assuming, of
>> course, that your PATA drive is defect-free and functioning properly.
>> Paul is simply incorrect about Windows XP being unable to boot under
>> these circumstances. There should be no need to perform any re:install or
>> Repair. Additionally, there should be no Activation issue involved here
>> assuming only a HD change is involved. But one never knows with certainty
>> about that...
"Paul Goodyear" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:42E64C20.7040701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Paul is simply incorrect" in your own experiences. The last 3 HD
> controller changes I have performed have left 2 of the systems unbootable
> due to the wrong controller driver being loaded.
> Installations of Windows are different on different hardware. Windows will
> load the controller driver for your HD controller so that it can boot the
> drive. If you change this from the on board ATA controller to a PCI or
> onboard SATA controller then the driver could require replacing.
>
> The only way to fid out is to ghost/image the new SATA with the ATA drive,
> swap them over and start the system. If windows loads then your sorted,
> you may need to download or install the SATA controller drives at this
> point.
>
> Aslong as you dont format or wipe your original ATA drive you can try any
> number of methods, to find the one your happy with, and most importantly,
> that works.
Paul:
Obviously I can't comment on your negative experiences re this issue.
All I can tell you is that I've performed at least 1,000 disk-to-disk
cloning operations in an XP environment using Symantec's Norton Ghost 2003
program (and more lately, the Acronis True Image program). In doing so I've
had experience with using scores of different makes & models of HDs, both
PATA & SATA (although as I previously stated I've had only limited
experience using the ATI program for cloning SATA to SATA drives, but
everything I've heard indicates there's no problem in that area).
Why you've had problems with "HD controller changes" I don't know. All I can
tell you, based upon my own experience, is this...
If your source & destination disks are without defect and they are properly
connected/configured and your system files are corruption-free and you
properly use the disk imaging software we've discussed -- you can
successfully clone the contents of your day-to-day working HD to another
(internal) HD and the latter, after it is (if necessary) properly
re:connected and/or re:configured, will be a functioning bootable drive
without further ado.
Anna
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