do i have to partition and format the hard drive before cloning? or can i just place a new rive in and it will clone it?
1086106
Yes, see the user manual starting on page 8 and read to page 11.http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/561
1086107
it rebuilds / clones exactly so if you clone your boot drive the clone will boot i have not tried to clone two raid drives to see if they will work in place of the original drives
789741
yes you can choose to clone a partition or the complete drive as far as i remember both options were valid , i chose to copy a partition not the drive it self.
2080021
Yes you can, it will depend on which program you use. I use a paid program, Paragon Migrate which will do it with both drives installed and in use, other programs such as the free version of Macrium Reflect will and I believe paragon backup and restore will. Some programs such as Acronis, will begin with the drive in use then tell you to reboot and do the actual clone during the reboot. With the Thermaltake Black X you can clone to the Black X or with the drive installed, and is easier when connected by eSATA but will do USB also.
999375
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.
736710
Thanks Terence!This is exactly the info I was looking for! One more question, do you know if the copy of Windows 7 that is factory-installed comes already activated or do you have to activate it on first-boot? If I am to replace the hard drive with a new one (that being the only change) I don't want to face potential activation lock-out because Microsoft thinks I'm trying to install it on an entirely different machine.
258071
U can use a cloning software... I use Acronis backup... or if u r doing a clean install u will need ur original disks and take out ur old drive and put that one in and run the install of ur OS
1255699
My allowed to change my hard drive from my pc IDE connector to a SATA connector solid disc. The device has a jumper must be removed to operate the cloned disk in the pc. I think it serves the purpose that you are proposing.
1604643
Yes. The clone will be identical to the original. SSD behave the same as regular hard drive (although much faster)
1927561
yes as long as the drive is not encrypted. I cloned by 500 Hard drive to the SSD 500 GB drive with no issues. once cloned took out the hard drive and plugged in the SSD, booted right up.
1927560
When you clone from a large SATA hard drive to a smaller SSD drive it will most likely not work. Your best bet is to install windows from scratch, treating it as a new install. That way all partitions will be set up correctly.
369911
It would not by itself :). There are a few cloning softwares that would do that. Some ssd's would come with cloning software installed but I don't know if this one does. Also keep in mind the size of the data on the original HD not to exceed your drive capacity
325784
Technically, yes, you can clone the source drive to a larger destination disk, but depending on the software you are using there is a chance you'd have issues using more space than was originally available on the source drive. There are tools and software (you were not OS specific, so I'll not call anything out) out there that can expand after the clone to take more available space, and there are disk tools that can address this, but be aware of the possible outcomes.
2031976
The restore disk, if a separate DVD with the software on it, yes. On the other hand, these sometimes come with an installation in place already on the HDD, and you would have to make a clone of the drive to do the install on a new HDD. The last option is to do your setup on the drive that comes with the PC, and THEN clone the drive to a new (larger) drive. This is all legal and above board as long as you don't use the OS in another PC. There are several products available for cloning a HDD. Some of them are even free for this purpose...
788305
It would have been helpful if you had described what you intend to do. Clone what, exactly, would be a good start. And do you have any extra hardware available, such as an unused HDD that could be used for temporary storage?
2153142
Yes, you can do it if the SSD has the same size of your partition on HDD that you are doing a clone. For example: SSD=256Gb and HDD = 256Gb, OK! But, if SSD=256Gb and the HDD=320Gb, no possible to make a clone.
888980
Yes, you can MAKE a bootable CD, but for cloning only, why would you want to? If you only want to clone a hard drive, rather pay for a backup program, you can just get a cloning program. Also, if you ever want to replace one or more files, it is much easier and faster to restore those only from a backup set.
1211444
No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive