Swapping HDDs on a laptop - GoFuckYourself.com

Oracle Porn · 05-21-2012, 01:00 PM

I have 320gb hard drive (separated into 2 portions, c: & d: ) on my laptop and I'm interested in swapping it with SSD. Is it possible to clone your HDD so I can have a flawless swap?

$5 submissions · 05-21-2012, 01:33 PM

do a disk image

Oracle Porn · 05-23-2012, 09:55 AM

I have tried to do that with windows backup and recovery and it didn't work. My ssd drive is 240gb. Would be great if someoen could point me to the right direction without me having to swap hard drives too many times.

DamianJ · 05-23-2012, 10:05 AM

There are loads of cloning apps. I use SuperDuper on a mac, no idea what a good windows one is. Nero used to do one, not sure if it is any good.

ruff · 05-23-2012, 10:17 AM

I did it with Acronis. Just clone the drive. Make sure you leave lots of room on that SSD, you don't want to fill it up. You need to have AHCI enabled in your bios for the drive so Win 7 can use the Trim Command.

Oracle Porn · 05-23-2012, 03:16 PM

I got it working using windows restore

much faster now that's exactly what my laptop needed.

bigluv · 05-23-2012, 03:16 PM

The last time I did this which was very recently, since I was moving to a WD drive, I used the free acronis software available from WD. Worked very, very well.

Mike Honcho · 05-23-2012, 07:57 PM

Honestly you're better of getting an External HD and just re-installing everything, much less of a headache if any problems arise from cloning. Also you'll have everything backed up in case of a crash.

shake · 05-23-2012, 08:16 PM

I use Super-duper on Mac as well, Windows I always used Norton Ghost. Not sure if that's still the best or not.

Naughty-Pages · 05-23-2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shake

Windows I always used Norton Ghost. Not sure if that's still the best or not.

ya same here... always used ghost.. sometimes the WD software if they were WD drives.

We have an SSD drive in one of our notebooks.. (which has 2 drives.. using the SSD for the OS and shit and the 2nd internal for files and crap).. it really does make a HUGE difference. Especially with video editing and on the loading time for the OS and on proggies like Photoshop and shit. ;)

05-21-2012, 01:00 PM	#1
Oracle Porn Affiliate Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Icq: 94-399-723 Posts: 24,433	Swapping HDDs on a laptop I have 320gb hard drive (separated into 2 portions, c: & d: ) on my laptop and I'm interested in swapping it with SSD. Is it possible to clone your HDD so I can have a flawless swap? __________________ Last edited by Oracle Porn; 05-21-2012 at 01:02 PM..

05-21-2012, 01:33 PM	#2
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	do a disk image __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

05-23-2012, 09:55 AM	#3
Oracle Porn Affiliate Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Icq: 94-399-723 Posts: 24,433	I have tried to do that with windows backup and recovery and it didn't work. My ssd drive is 240gb. Would be great if someoen could point me to the right direction without me having to swap hard drives too many times. __________________ Last edited by Oracle Porn; 05-23-2012 at 09:58 AM..

05-23-2012, 10:17 AM	#5
ruff I have a plan B Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle - Miami - St Kitts Posts: 5,501	I did it with Acronis. Just clone the drive. Make sure you leave lots of room on that SSD, you don't want to fill it up. You need to have AHCI enabled in your bios for the drive so Win 7 can use the Trim Command. __________________ CryptoFeeds

05-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#6
Oracle Porn Affiliate Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Icq: 94-399-723 Posts: 24,433	I got it working using windows restore much faster now that's exactly what my laptop needed. __________________

05-23-2012, 10:05 AM	#4
DamianJ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A magical land Posts: 15,808	There are loads of cloning apps. I use SuperDuper on a mac, no idea what a good windows one is. Nero used to do one, not sure if it is any good.

05-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#7
bigluv Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 850	The last time I did this which was very recently, since I was moving to a WD drive, I used the free acronis software available from WD. Worked very, very well.

05-23-2012, 07:57 PM	#8
Mike Honcho Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: FL Posts: 1,608	Honestly you're better of getting an External HD and just re-installing everything, much less of a headache if any problems arise from cloning. Also you'll have everything backed up in case of a crash. __________________ Last edited by Mike Honcho; 05-23-2012 at 07:58 PM..

05-23-2012, 08:16 PM	#9
shake frc Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bitcoin wallet Posts: 4,663	I use Super-duper on Mac as well, Windows I always used Norton Ghost. Not sure if that's still the best or not.