Copying files over?

[satindemon4u]

Success!

DriveImage - Didn't work. Couldn't boot.
CloneZilla - Didn't work. Couldn't boot.
DiskWizard - Didn't work. Gave me a message saying that I needed to have at least one Seagate HDD to use it. :S
Acronis True Image Home 2011 - WORKED Very easy to use. Was pretty fast. No problems what so ever.

 

[erocker]

You want to clone the drive. WD and Seagate both offer tools on their websites for doing this.

 

[satindemon4u]

Its a Hitachi drive, will that matter? If not then oommmmmmmmmmggggggggggg lol

Just found a program called ShadowCopy...heard of it?

 

[erocker]

I have used this before with good results.. It worked. http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

 

[satindemon4u]

Alright. Now will that copy everything? Or clone I should say. Including windows, etc, etc?

 

[erocker]

Yes, it will take an identical image and place it on the new drive. Once done the new drive will work like the old drive.

 

[satindemon4u]

New problem.

The new drive isn't being identified.

Upon booting and logging it it said it found the new hardware and installed it. So when I go to computer properties and then to devices, it is indeed on the list of storage devices. However in my computer, or in DriveImageXML, it does not appear.

/Disk management solved that.

//Ok so it asked me if I was sure if I wanted to copy because it would destroy all data on the drive it was copying to...I take it that I was suppose to say yes? Because I did...

 

[DanishDevil]

Yes, you should allow it to wipe data on the destination drive.

I assume the new drive is also larger than the old one? If so, you may have to expand the partition so you have access to the rest of the drive. I'm not sure if the program erocker recommended will do that automatically or not.

 

[satindemon4u]

Old drive is 120 gigs.

New drive is 1 terabyte. So I think the new should fit everything. hehehe

41 minutes until completion!

 

[satindemon4u]

Copied files over using DriveImageXML. It looks as though everything was copied, but when I try to boot from the drive, I cannot.

 

[DanishDevil]

Hmm...whenever we have trouble at the shop getting machines to boot, we get into windows repair and do a fixboot and fixmbr. Wait for someone else to chime in first, because I'm not 100% sure what those do, but some sources say it could screw stuff up

 

[dajjhman]

I use Clonezilla, which is also meant for cloning boot drives/partitions, and I've never had problems for anything other than really advanced usage and when the target drive is smaller than the source, neither of which applies to you

it's a free download, http://clonezilla.org/

-Jimmy

 

[satindemon4u]

Suppose I will try Clonezilla.

 

[satindemon4u]

Ok well with clonezilla it said calculating bitmap. So I decided to leave and let it go. Came back an hour later and it was still there. Say at 0.00% the entire time.

 

[DanishDevil]

Just did a little more research, try getting to the repair for the 1TB drive cloned with erocker's suggested software, and doing a fixmbr. That may solve your problem.

Sorry for the slow responses!

 

[erocker]

Copied files over using DriveImageXML. It looks as though everything was copied, but when I try to boot from the drive, I cannot.

Did you set the drive to boot in the bios? As DanishDevil said you may have to fix the MBR aka Master Boot Record.

 

[H82LUZ73]

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=discwizard-eula&vgnextoid=580a5e3ddbf60110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD

Try this it has never failed for me ,Make sure you format to NTSF before you clone your old drive.

 

[DanishDevil]

Will the Seagate software work without having a Seagate HDD in the system?

 

[H82LUZ73]

Will the Seagate software work without having a Seagate HDD in the system?

yep it should it is Acronis drive image software.

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/?source=us_google_c&ad=acronis+ati+banner&c=6990960737&k=acronis%20clone&nm=1&clkt=93&jca=8488


you can also make cd/dvd to boot from that and read both HD and clone one.

 

[satindemon4u]

Well I am trying the DriveImage software one more time. I read up somewhere that you need to unplug the old HD on first boot, in order for windows to recognize the new one and boot from it properly? I don't know if that is true or not but it is worth a shot! If that fails on me I will try the link you posted H82, because it just so happens that Acronis was the next thing I was going to try.

 

[DanishDevil]

After the clone, I would turn the computer off, and completely disconnect your old drive. That way, your BIOS will realize that it should boot off of it.

You may also have to go into your BIOS and manually set your new drive to boot. If a BIOS sees two hard drives, it usually picks the one in the lowest numbered SATA port, but all BIOSes have overrides. Should be under a "Boot" or "Startup" menu. If this is the case, no need to mess with fixboot or fixmbr. Then you're free to do whatever with your old HDD. I personally would just stash it in the closet as is in case you need the info later, or use it as a backup drive, but let's get you booting off that 1TB first.

 

[satindemon4u]

Yes. When I first tried this I had to go in and set it to boot the new HD first because it is further down on the list of SATA connections. Anyway, going to do a reboot now and unplug the old HD. Wish me luck. :/

 

[satindemon4u]

Fail.

Now instead of getting the boot error thing I get the classic please insert a bootable device blah blah blah. Guess I will be trying the Acronus link!

Edit: Trying DiscWizard now.

Edit edit: Cannot use DiscWizard. Tells me that to use it I should I have at least one Seagate HDD installed.