New SSD - Moving Windows 7

jeebuscrp · Sep 22, 2011

Hello,

I'm planning on getting a new SSD in the next few weeks. I'd like to move windows 7 to the SSD drive for faster boot/load times. Has anyone encoutered this already without needing to reformat? If so how did you go about doing it?

Thanks!

Jegergrim · Sep 22, 2011

Wouldn't you simply just clone the drive? But that will move every file on the current drive to the SSD, so you'll want to clean the windows drive up to make room in the SSD

AsRock · Sep 22, 2011

Jegergrim said:
Wouldn't you simply just clone the drive? But that will move every file on the current drive to the SSD, so you'll want to clean the windows drive up to make room in the SSD

Yeah i do it all the time and best thing is that is that the other HDD seems to be a WD drive to so he can just use the download software of the WDC site.

Although i am not sure trim will be enabled if he does this and might need to go into the registry or some thing to turn it on.

http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&wdc_lang=en

Jegergrim · Sep 22, 2011

AsRock said:
Yeah i do it all the time and best thing is that is that the other HDD seems to be a WD drive to so he can just use the download software of the WDC site.

Although i am not sure trim will be enabled if he does this and might need to go into the registry or some thing to turn it on.

http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&wdc_lang=en

Indeed, also theres registry tweaks around, even saw one here on TPU I believe (to enable AHCI, without reformat).

Inioch · Sep 22, 2011

I've been trying to do it for two days now

I've copied the partition but just get a black screen on boot.

Here's steps I've tried:

1) Windows image backup tool as told here
2) Easus Partition Manager Home edition
3) DriveImageXML

4) All of the above combined with Win 7 rescue disk startup repair

My rig is in the specs. I've tried on both the Marvell 6G and built in Intel ports.

I'm not trying to tell you it can't be done, just be sure you have everything backed up properly and that it may be a difficult.

I've yet to try Acronis so it could be a breeze.

jeebuscrp · Sep 23, 2011

Since my original post I dug around a little more. It looks like Acronis seems to be the best program to do this. They have step by step instructions in there manual on page 58 "Chapter 12. Transferring the system to a new disk".

download.acronis.com/pdf/TrueImage9.0_ug.en.pdf

I'm going to give this a shot once I get my drive. I'll let ya know how it goes.

Mussels · Nov 1, 2011

i did this recently, and all i can say is: format and fresh install. dont bother moving it or ghosting it.

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