What exactly can or cannot the disc transfer to the new device? Is it like a mirror or cloning? Or is it just the user data in the old device?
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It mirrored the other drive exactly. You should only be concerned if the new drive is smaller than the drive you are cloning.
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it can mirror other drivers. But if you want to mirror the OS，it cannot run by AHCI Mode. You'd better reinstall the OS.
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instructions say no. however I would try something in desperation. change the 300gb drive to allocate less than 250gb, maybe that will work. I hope so because I will be trying the same thing at some point. otherwise use free cloning software (with a recovery disk). btw, this device is the only way I have found to clone a "dynamic" disk easily. Thank you HP for that nightmare.
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This is not a transfer program but a clone program .... Your data remains in the old HDD .... GO to Crucial website to verify my statements ..... and don't forget the static guard wrist line ..... Good luck - Dave Brown
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No, the new hard drive has to equal or larger size than the original if you are going to clone without computer. However, there is a way to clone partitions from the old drive to the new one if you use the free Home edition of Mini Tool Partion Wizard 9.0. Hook up the new drive to Port A and connect the included USB cable from this device to the computer that has the drive that you to clone. Do some research on web on "how to" so you don't mess up your original drive! GOOD LUCK on tinkering with it.
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So far I have only copied CD-Rs. It looks like it only duplicates DVD-Rs with data only as well. Not sure about cd+g.
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My husband has transferred DVDs to our iPhone and iPad. I don't know exactly how he did it, but it can be done. Maybe through a cloud? That would be my guess. Alright, he said he used some type of software.
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I can not offer advice on Windows 7. If you actually get the cloning software with the package, it should not be too much of a problem. A CD was included with the drive I received that said cloning software included. All it contained was instructions on how to use the software. I used XXClone to clone my existing OS and files. My OS was a streamline XP PRO. I did have to re-register with Microsoft, but XXClone worked great.
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You would need to create a copy to your external USB or similar attached drive. In my case I installed a fresh copy of the OS on this drive once installed and had previously copied basic machine (Toshiba) drivers to that OS to a USB flash drive since I was installing from scratch to my Toshiba laptop. I do not believe such drive duplication or mirroring software was included in this drive's purchase (but I could be wrong).
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Yes, everything would be copied ... as long as the drive you are copying to is the same size or larger than your original
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There are much easier ways to move your data than removing the optical drive and installing a second internal - which you would also need. I would hire a competent person to do the data migration for you. "Buy a sled" isn't really the solution.
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Hi, It works like Apple USB SuperDrive. Eject the disc by right clicking the new device drive in the OS. Regards Fanny
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effortlessly is relative...can you transfer the data and O/S? or is this as a secondary drive? Your mileage may vary!
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It should work very well to copy files onto, and then load them into your new machine. Pretty much all files, pictures, documents, etc., should transfer nicely. As far as software installations, I don't think it's a good idea. You'll need to reinstall Microsoft Office, Chrome browser, Picasa Photos, and so on and on. Unless someone knows of a way to transfer these that I'm not aware of, I sure wouldn't attempt to do anything except reinstall programs with a fresh start. I don't think it would be a good idea to use any type of "backup" program to do that transfer either, unless you carefully experiment first. Make sure the backup software installs and runs on both computers, then try one small folder to make sure it goes smoothly. Personally, I'd use a straightforward copy of the files to and from the drive, either manually or using a program such as Second Copy. (I highly recommend that program.)
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Not quite sure what's preventing you from simply installing it as you did before. Unless you no longer have the requisite serial info or password to do so. I'm sorry I'm not very helpful. I can tell you that personally when I have had the need to install on a new computer and can't find either the disc or the info (which is almost always the case) I simply orflder a new one. The version I have isn't very costly and there are a number of places to find em. Good luck. Maybe you should ask a thirteen year old. I'm 50 and that's what I end up doing.
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B. You are performing a bit for bit transfer from the source to the target USB Key. This device will not add to existing data, it overwrites everything on the target drive(s) in order to duplicate the data from the source drive. It is strongly recommended that you use the exact same make, model and size for all USB keys you want duplicated.
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get a external hard drive and copy all you pictures movies data to the back up drive you can only save data you cannot transfer programs you will need the cd or dvd to reinstall in the new system.
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Yes as said before, but you will need software to use the extra 250GB. The straight clone is just a copy of the original 250GB and the new drive thinks it's only a 250GB drive. The software will let you allocate the remaining for an alternate drive or a continuation of the same drive. I used EaseUS Partition Master and it worked fine.