Imaging a partition to a hdd and imaging a partition to a ssd (very long)

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For the past 20-some years I have owned many computers, from MS-DOS to Vista. I have always purchased my computers pre-made from all the typical places. Below is a description of my first attempt at building my own computer from scratch.

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Questions below

1. I want to take Drive C: from hdd1 partition 1 and put it on its own hdd "becoming hdd 0".I have Acronis True Image Home 2010. Can I use this to image my C: drive to a new separate C: drive and not lose anything in the operating system? If yes, then briefly what do I need to do and/or watch out for?

2. After this transfer is complete and working well, I will change my Drive C: hdd to a SSD. This SSD will be a smaller drive than the HDD. Can I do this? If yes, then briefly what do I need to do and/or watch out for?

3. I expect the new Drive C: to be Windows 7 in the not too distant future.

4. What kind of problems might I run into if any? (Briefly)

I hate to ask people for help, and I do not want to take up too much of anyones time. That is why I say briefly.

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What I have learned below.

1. I have learned that computers start out fast and get much slower over time.

2. I have learned that a 1MHz computer with nothing on it can be faster than a 1ghz computer with a bunch of stuff on it.

3. I have lost important files and lots of time with almost every computer I have ever owned.

4. I have learned that my C: drive should be a separate hdd from all other drives.

5. I have learned to install as little as possible on your C: drive. (1 exception, Acronis True Image home 2010)

6. I have learned to always have a clone of at least your C: drive, and back up all files on removable hdd's.

7. Removable hdd bays work very well for cloning internal hdds.

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What I want below

I have decided that I what to do a few things with my new (2 year old) computer.

1. I want it to be nearly as fast today as it was from day one.

2. I want to protect my files from loss.

3. I want to ALWAYS be able to boot the computer and use it. (always have a cloned C: drive on hand)

4. In short I want reliability, stability and speed for many years to come. (and still use a PC) :)

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What I did below

So I decided to put together a computer from scratch (my first), and this is what I put together. It has 6 internal hdd's also, 2 removable bay SATA hdd's also, 2 removable bay IDE hdd's. It has 2 dual core processors (upgradeable to 2 quad core). I keep Drive C: as clean as possible with only the absolute necessary programs on it. Such as TI Home 2010

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Details of my current computer below

hdd 1 is 500gb with 4 partitions

Partition 1 is 146gb "Drive C:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 2 is 146gb "Drive D:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 3 is 146gb "Drive E:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 4 is "Drive F:Virtual memory for Drives G,H & I"

hdd 2 is 500gb with 4 partitions

Partition 1 is 146gb "Drive G:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 2 is 146gb "Drive H:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 3 is 146gb "Drive I:OS=XP 64 bit"

Partition 4 is "Drive J:Virtual memory for Drives C,D & E"

hdd 3 is 500gb with 4 partitions

Partition1 is 120gb "Drive K:OS=VISTA 64 bit"

Partition 2 is 120gb "Drive L:OS=VISTA 64 bit"

Partition 3 is 120gb "Drive M:OS=VISTA 64 bit"

Partition 4 is 120gb "Drive N:OS=Vista 64 bit"

hdd 4 & 5 are 1tb mirrored hdd's with no partitions This is "Drive O:Files"

hdd 6 is 500gb no partitions This is "Drive P:Programs"

I also have two removable SATA hdd bays and two removable IDE hdd bays.

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Notes below

1. I have been using VISTA for around 2 years and my system has been very stable and fast. Faster today than it was on day one. I eventually want to install Windows 7 on Drive C: if it turns out to be as fast and stable as Vista.

2. I have plenty of extra HDD's so it will be no problem to create a new hdd 1 with 3 partitions.
Partition 1 for "Drive D:OS=XP 64 bit"
Partition 2 for "Drive E:OS=XP 64 bit"
Partition 3 for "Drive F:Virtual memory for Drives G,H & I"

I always have the ability to boot into Drive C: and clone or image any other drive in my system at any time.

Thank you for any help,

Rob

lun 12/10/2009 - 06:12
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Hello Robert,

Thank you for using Acronis Products

1)      You can use Acronis True Image Home 2010 to clone one drive to another so that destination drive would become identical copy. Please note that the issue usually takes place if the original hard drive is not removed from the computer before the first boot from the target drive. This happens because Windows gets somehow "confused" while trying to mount the letter for the system partition because it is already associated with the original hard drive.  In this case, please make sure you disconnect the original hard drive while performing the first boot from the target one.

2)      Using Acronis products you can perform the same operations with SSDs as with regular hard disk drives.

3)      Acronis True Image Home 2010 fully supports Windows 7 operating system. Here is KB article

4)      In case you face an issue or a question post on this forum or open support case using the following link

ven 16/10/2009 - 05:29
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