Re: cloning to a new hard drive w/ Acronis True Image 9 - How?
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:11:14 -0500
"Mary Fowler Leek" <mleek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uandB9xPHHA.1252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Would someone please help me by looking over the information on the
following drives? From everything I can determine, either of these WD
drives will work to replace the original drive that came with my computer.
Would a more computer literate person confirm this before I order a new
drive? :-)
There's nothing wrong with my original drive. It's just getting full. I
work with digital images a lot, so really need more working space.
I've purchased Acronis True Image v9, which has the ability to clone. Do I
install the new drive as a slave first, format it, then clone my old
original drive to it, then remove the old drive, reset the jumpers on the
new drive and install it as the primary? I'm not certain of the procedure
and want to be certain I know what I'm doing before I begin. I do not want
to have to reinstall and update all of my software if I can help it.
You guys are terrific. I learn so much here and I thank you for all the
time you devote to helping the forum members.
.... Mary
Drives I'm considering:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
........... or
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
The following is what I currently have installed as a drive:
Seagate INTERNAL Hard Drive SATA150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB (model #)
ST3160023AS
* Hard drive size
* 160 GB
* Features
* SeaShell, 3D Defense System, Enhanced Partial Response Maximum
Likelihood (EPRML)
* Interface type
* Serial ATA-150
* Form factor
* 3.5" x 1/3H
* Buffer size
* 8 MB
* Hard drive compliant standards
* S.M.A.R.T.
my disk management reports the following for my primary drive:
ST3160023AS
(D:) Capacity - 6.96 GB
Used: 5.72 GB
Free: 1.24 GB
(C:) Capacity - 142.07 GB
Used: 102.04 GB
Free: 40.03 GB
Mary:
First of all, either one of those WD SATA HDDs is fine - whatever capacity
suits you.
A word or two about their connections and then we'll get to the disk cloning
operation...
These are SATA HDDs, and as such there's really no Master/Slave designations
for them as there is for PATA (IDE) HDDs. You'll connect your new SATA HDD
to the appropriate (first) SATA connector on your motherboard - it will be
designated either the 0 or 1 SATA connector. Before undertaking the disk
cloning operation it would be wise to connect your old SATA HDD to the
second SATA (1 or 2) connector.
In general there's no need for any jumper configuration on your SATA HDD.
The WD drives are SATA-II HDDs (the latest generation) with a data interface
of 3 Gb/sec. (Your current Seagate SATA HDD is the earlier generation with a
data interface of 1.5 Gb/sec). There is, however, a jumper setting on the WD
limiting the interface to 1.5 Gb/sec. This is used in the unlikely, but
possible, event that your motherboard does not have the capability of
working with a SATA HDD's 3 Gb/sec data interface. Note that even though a
motherboard was designed with the 1.5 Gb/sec interface capability, in most
cases it can handle the 3 Gb/sec one without any problem. So you'll
configure the WD with the 1.5 Gb/sec jumper limitation *only* if that
problem arises.
Now as to the disk cloning operation...
First of all, there is *no* need to partition/format your new SATA HDD. The
disk cloning operation will take care of that.
Coincidentally, I just posted a few moments ago step-by-step instructions
for using the Acronis True Image 9 program. You may want to take a look at
them at the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup with the Subject:
"Re: Clone software recommendation" with today's date.
One cautionary note when using the Acronis program...
Make absolutely sure as you go through the disk cloning process that you
correctly identify your source disk, i.e., the drive you're cloning FROM
(your Seagate) and your destination disk, i.e., the recipient of the disk
clone, (your WD). Sometimes, in one's haste, the drives will be
inadvertently misidentified with disastrous results.
I assume that after you successfully clone the contents of your old HDD to
the new one you'll be using that drive as a storage/backup drive. If so, you
can leave it connected to the SATA 1 or 2 connector. Just make sure your new
SATA HDD remains on the SATA 0 (or 1) connector.
Anna
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