Estiminated time for cloning a 250 GB system Drive

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Hello,

i want to clone my 250 GB system drive to a new 650 GB hdd. Both on SATA with a C2D 2,4GHz.
How long would it take - approximately? Does anyone know?

Thanks in advance!

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 16:26
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It depends on how much data is on the 250GB drive. If both drives are internal SATA2, figure an minimum average of 3GB/min. in Windows and a little less in Linux (booted to TI from the CD)

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 04:39
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MudCrab wrote:

It depends on how much data is on the 250GB drive. If both drives are internal SATA2, figure an minimum average of 3GB/min. in Windows and a little less in Linux (booted to TI from the CD)

~ 245 GB of the 250 GB hdd is used and both are on internal sata2. What do you mean by "booted to TI from the CD"? Shoudlnt i boot up Windows and launch TI and migrate?

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:56
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When you boot to the TI CD and run TI, it runs in Linux. Speeds in Linux are not always the same as in Windows.

For cloning, it's often recommended to use the TI CD so Windows isn't running. It's also recommended to place the new drive into the source drive's position before cloning and to disconnect it before booting the new drive. This helps Windows not to get the drives mixed up.

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 17:53
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Rene,
Before you perform the clone, take the time to perform a complete and full backups of all your partitions on the system disk. Checkmark the disk option so all partitions are checked.

Click on my signature index below and click on item 7-D. The info applies to prior TI but the comments and procedures are still valid.

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 02:16
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MudCrab wrote:

When you boot to the TI CD and run TI, it runs in Linux. Speeds in Linux are not always the same as in Windows.

For cloning, it's often recommended to use the TI CD so Windows isn't running. It's also recommended to place the new drive into the source drive's position before cloning and to disconnect it before booting the new drive. This helps Windows not to get the drives mixed up.

Sure, ill perform a full backup before cloning. And ill boot from TI CD as you recommend. What do you mean by "place the new drive into the source drive's position before cloning"?

This is my default setup: only one HDD at SATA port 1. Now ill plug in the new HDD at SATA por 2 and boot up windows to detect the new hard drive. Then ill reboot and start from the TI CD. Clone the HDD and shut down. Now i unplug both HDDs and only plug in the new cloned drive at SATA port 1 (where the old - default win drive - was) and boot up.

Do you mean the same or do you mean i should - before cloning - plug in the new HDD at SATA port 1 and switch the default win drive to SATA port 2? Imho this will mess up the system maybe at booting or in windows because its known that the windows drive is on SATA port 1.

Thanks!

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 17:00
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Since SATA Port 1 and SATA Port 2 are on the same controller, there shouldn't be a problem. There is no reason to boot into Windows after connecting the new drive. Windows doesn't need to "recognize" it. In fact, that can sometimes cause problems.

This is what I would suggest:

  1. Turn off the computer.
  2. Connect the old drive to SATA Port 2.
  3. Install the new drive and connect it to SATA Port 1.
  4. Start the computer and enter the BIOS. Make sure the new drive is set as the default booting drive in the boot order.
  5. Put in the TI CD and boot into TI.
  6. Clone from the old drive to the new drive.
  7. Shutdown the computer and disconnect the old drive.
  8. Make sure Windows boots okay from the new drive. Note that sometimes the BIOS will change the boot order when drives are connected/disconnected. You may need to set the new drive as the default booting drive again.

In your case, you will probably be fine connecting the new drive to SATA Port 2 and doing the cloning. However, you're going to move it anyway. The main reason for having the new drive installed in the old drive's position is so it gets the same drive geometry. This is very important in laptops/notebooks and also some desktops, especially when additional internal ports are not available for use.

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 18:14