Windows 7 and SSD

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Hi,

I am running windows 7 64 bit with TrueImage Home 2010. I just purchased an 80GB SSD to replace my current c: drive. I have read several posts about sector alignment with SSD's and Windows 7 and it has me a little hesitant.

So, my question is:

Can I just restore a backup of my c: drive (the backup is currently a full physical hard drive backup, consisting of 3 drives, c, d, i) to the SSD and have the alignment set correctly? What should be restored, the c: drive, MBR and track 0?

Thanks in advance!!!!

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 16:18
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Mike, You have 2 scenarios:

a) the system disk you have backed up is aligned. This is the case if you used the Win 7 DVD to install win 7 on your disk in the first place. Just restore your c:\system partion and your hidden system reserved partition (look at the disk management console to see if you have one) on the SSD, add the MBR and track 0, disk signature and you are good to go.

b) the system disk you have backed up is not aligned. This is maybe the case if you upgraded from Vista (and you installed Vista yourself with the Vista DVD), and most likely the case if you upgraded from XP or your PC came with Vista preinstalled. Then the procedure with 2010 is the following:

b1) you currently have a hidden system reserved partition alongside with your c:\system partition.

- Use the Win 7 installation DVD to boot.

- Select install Win 7, follow the wizard until Win 7 is done preparing your SSD. You now have a hidden system reserved partition and a c:\system partition on your SSD.

- Restore each partition separately to their corresponding slots. Watch out for drive letters that don't match the windows environement. For example, the hidden system reserved partition will have a drive letter on the recovery DVD.

- Restore the disk signature.

b2) you currently don't have a hidden system reserved partition alongside with your c:\system partition.

- Use the Win 7 installation DVD to boot.

- Select install Win 7, repair Windows, command prompt. 

- At the command prompt, Type "DISKPART".

- "List Disk". Find you SSD disk number. Let's say it is 0. Type "Select Disk 0".

- "Create Partition Primary offset=1024"

- "assign letter =c"

- "active"

- "List partition" will help you verify your work

- "exit" to exit DiskPart

- Reboot on the ACronis recovery CD

- Restore your single c:\system partition to your SSD. Watch out for drive letters that don't match the windows environement.

- Restore the MBR, Track 0 and disk signature.

With ATI 2011, you can do all the partition prep work from the recovery CD, and the paritionning will be aligned.

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 16:54
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