I used this freeware sector by sector copy program............... http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/
I found out the hard way when I tried to copy mine that the Symantec Ghost I had would not work, nor would the various versions I had on some Bart and Win PE disks and such.. For some reason the source drive (my VelociRaptor) was grayed out and could not be selected. This easeUS freebie worked great, even when I was using an external USB drive to copy too. It's a small 35 meg ISO that builds a boot CD, and has a nice easy GUI to use... -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net> > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 6:31:36 AM > Subject: Re: [H] SSD Time............. > > The problem with waiting...is that I really will be waiting..on a slow HD and > win7! > > Too late. My SSD should come today! > > Now the fun begins. > > Questions: How best to move my C drive (boot + programs) to the SSD? What > software tool does the image best? Running Win7 RC. Will upgrade to Win764ibt > Ultimate soon. I'd actually like to just upgrade over the RC. Is that > possible? > > Also, can one just move the USERS folder to the D drive and have Win7 track > that > move and account for it? There is a LOT of data in that folder that I would > not > have on an SSD. > > Thanks. > > Brian Weeden wrote: > > They will be - IF you can wait. > > > > ----------- > > Brian > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 2009-12-20, at 5:07 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin" wrote: > > > >> I'm getting one to replace the hd in my dell Lattitude LT...and also for > >> the > boot drive in my desktop. > >> > >> On the laptop, I send a lot of time waiting for the damn thing to boot up. > >> It > takes so damn long that frequently I don't want to boot it. > >> > >> On the desktop, Win7 seems to have these long pauses while doing who knows > what on the HD. > >> > >> Seems like SSD will be the most impactful upgrade for of all time....just > wish the prices were lower and the capacities higher. > >> > >> John R Steinbruner wrote: > >>> +1 > >>> > >>> Yeah that..... :) > >>> > >>> I've told 3-4 people just this week that it now "feels like how the > >>> computer > should have responded all along". > >>> > >>> You know how on a good system you can open MS Word in say, 3-4 seconds, > >>> then > if you close it, then immediately open it again whilst the software is still > cached, and it opens in like 1 second the second time? > >>> > >>> Well, that's how the SSD system feels all the time.. > >>> > >>> Phenomenal... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 18, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Pretty much. And once you've used a machine that has a good one (read: > >>>> one > >>>> not based on a JMicron or Samsung controller), using any machine with a > >>>> magnetic drive is excruciating. > >>>> > >>>> They so vastly improve system responsiveness, yet at the same time, it > feels > >>>> like that's just the way a computer should have been all along. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >
