HDD -> SSD software?

realBabelfish · 29 Jun 2011 at 09:03

just ordered one of these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat=1668

obviously i will need to clone my C: drive into the SSD and make that the boot drive. can anyone recommend me some good free imaging software. i used to use ghost years ago but it seemed to have gone downhill and isnt free any more

Philtor · 29 Jun 2011 at 10:09

I would strongly recommend doing a clean install on the SSD. Many of the cloning programs don't handle partition alignment properly but I think the latest version of Acronis does.

realBabelfish · 29 Jun 2011 at 11:50

ok, annoying as i just did a fresh reinstall recently.

matty_1210 · 29 Jun 2011 at 11:58

either clean install or clone and align it with Paragon Alignment Tool 3.0 100% worked for me.

OLDPHART · 29 Jun 2011 at 13:09

Hi, Windows 7 aligns partitions by default correctly.

realBabelfish · 29 Jun 2011 at 13:40

cool. so i could use the win7 tools to do it?

OLDPHART · 29 Jun 2011 at 18:20

Hi, again just install it like any other HD, read your instructions as it might be formated already, when my Os was installed with the latest mobo drivers. l used a utility called SSD Tweak to finish setting up the OS for your SSD, read the info about it before you use it, but its easy to use and l never had any problems with it at all.

realBabelfish · 4 Jul 2011 at 08:18

thanks guys. installed fine, updated firmware then did a fresh install.

love the speed improvements!

Akagi · 30 Jul 2011 at 22:58

how does this 'cloning' work? wouldent the installed programs etc not function properly?

Justintime · 31 Jul 2011 at 01:12

Cloning is just taking the exact image from one disk to another, so as far as the pc is concerned, nothing changed. Lastest Acronis works for me in regards to alignment.

OLDPHART said:
Hi, Windows 7 aligns partitions by default correctly.

Not when cloned from a hard disk to a SSD, maybe read the OP a litte?