Migrating from laptop 500GB drive to 750GBdrives

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I am trying to replace a 500GB drive with a new WD Scorpio 750 GB drive. The new drive supports Advanced Formatting, but (I think) will run in 512byte sector mode also?
I am using a Thinkpad T61p with Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit and TruImage Home 2011.
Initially I have simply cloned the old hard drive to the new one (this is how I have upgraded disks for ages and usually it is fine). The new drive now has 512byte sectors (no surprise). But.. a few things don't seem to work right.. Microsoft Messenger Live will not connect, and Outlook 'search' does not find items.

I'm hoping someone out there can help - there is lots of info on this around, but quite some of it is conflicting.
1. How do I get the new drive formatted as 4096byte sector size?
2. Do I clone using TrueImage 2011, or do I have to do an Image backup followed by an Image restore to an already formatted partition?
3. Do I need to install and run WD Align?

Di, 03/15/2011 - 00:12
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I can't answer your questions about the WD but I can help getting upgraded to the larger drive.

If you don't mind, I would appreciate your uploading an screen capture of your hard drive as it is pictured in Windows Disk Mangement. This would help to show which partitions are hidden and the sequence of the other W-7 partitions.

As this is a Thinkpad, it had special head geometry so you need to install the new disk in its intended boot position. The old disk can be placed in an external enclosure if you wish to clone. Or if you are willing to do a restore instead of clone, then the original does not need to be attached once a full disk backup is completed. As you have done this before, this requirement should not come as a surprise. I personally do not like to use the clone feature. Note my signature link below3 on "Read before cloning" as to why.

Cloning or Restoring, you should make a full backup of everything on your disk. I prefer to have a backup created from the Rescue CD and also validate he backup. Checkmark the disk so all partitions are included in the backup.

Click on my signature index below and look at items 3-BB and 3-CC. the 3-BB Gateway reference is closest if you plan on using a Restore procedure. Item 3-CC Compac option is closest to the Cloning procedure. If cloning, I do suggest that you use the manual/manual method as illustrated by my 3-CC guide,

Either guide will show you how to put a "free space before" setting before the first partition. A "free space before" setting of 1 MB(Megabyte)mb will give you an offset of 2048 sectors. Whereas a "free space before" setting of 2 should produce an sector offset of 4096.

1. Install the blank non-formatted disk in its intended boot position.
2. Boot from the TI rescue CD,
3. Perform either the Clone or the Restore the backup. Both procedures as illustrated by the guides.
4. If satisfied with the procedures and setting, then click the Proceed option.
If NOT satisfied with settings, then click Cancel and redo your settings again--as many times as needed until you are satisfied.
4. Shutdown and disconnect any attached drives except for the new target.
5. Boot into the new disk.

Neither guide is specific to the Thinkpad partition sequence so you may have adjust the procedures slightly for your specific needs.

Di, 03/15/2011 - 02:58
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Thanks Grover - as always you are very helpful. I'll step through what you suggest.

In the interim, I have found that one needs to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology for drives over 700 GB (which the new laptop drives are).  Once I installed this, Messenger and Outlook work and performance seems better too.  RST reports a physical sector of 4096 and a logical sector of 512.  I post this because I figure a lot of folk will be making this move over the coming months - the requirement is not specific to Thinkpads, but appears to be needed by them.

Di, 03/15/2011 - 08:04
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