How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another - Page 2

JohnthePilot · 06-01-2007, 10:22 AM

In that case it may not be possible to enable 48 bit LBA on your motherboard.

mcharley94 · 06-01-2007, 10:38 AM

Thats what I was thinking. I bought the board back in 1999. It is based on 440BX chipset ABIT BE6 II This motherboard has been a champ over the years and just won't quit. It has gone from me to my father, to my sister, then to a good friend, and when they thought it blew up in a brownout they went and got a new one and gave the BE6 II back to me.

It sat in the corner for almost a year and one day I thought, why not see if I can get her going again so I put a used 13GB HD in it and it came right back to life. The WD 160GB was a steal of a deal so I grabbed it and tossed it in and then found your article here while doing a search so I didn't have to reload XP and all the drivers again....Gotta Love It!!

JohnthePilot · 06-01-2007, 11:36 AM

Shows how sturdy those things can be despite all the warnings about static etc. Just a shame about the LBA.
Yes, XXClone is a brilliant program. I've now got the Pro version and do incremental backups every night. It was a lifesaver yesterday when I messed up an Office 2007 installation. I've gone one further and got an external USB drive so I can alternate between drives. That way if a worst case scenario should happen (and they do) such as power failure during backup, I've got the other to fall back on.
Regards,
John.

mcharley94 · 06-01-2007, 12:49 PM

And Behind Door Number 3...

JohnthePilot · 06-01-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mcharley94

And Behind Door Number 3...

Are you going to risk it?

mcharley94 · 06-01-2007, 03:11 PM

No, I don't think I shall, not right now anyway. Flashing the BIOS three times before I got the right one was hairy enough for my nerves and 127GB is good enough for that system anyways. It is working sweet just as it is, I don't wanna mess with it anymore

Besides, I have bigger fish to fry now that all of the parts are in to build the newest addition to the network.

nav-man · 06-02-2007, 07:07 PM

I was about to trash my system when I came across your site on Google. This article answered my question and solved my problem immediately. The article was very well written and illustrated so anyone could follow it. As a new member, I want to commend you on the service you are providing to all the tech "wanna-bes" like me. nav-man

JohnthePilot · 06-03-2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nav-man

I was about to trash my system when I came across your site on Google. This article answered my question and solved my problem immediately. The article was very well written and illustrated so anyone could follow it. As a new member, I want to commend you on the service you are providing to all the tech "wanna-bes" like me. nav-man

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**Go The Power** · 06-30-2007, 07:04 AM

Very good article john

I never knew you could do this.

JohnthePilot · 06-30-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Go The Power

Very good article john

I never knew you could do this.

Thanks Alex. If you've got a second hard drive, this can help avoid what is, at least, an inconvenience and, at worse, a total disaster.

**Go The Power** · 06-30-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnthePilot

Thanks Alex. If you've got a second hard drive, this can help avoid what is, at least, an inconvenience and, at worse, a total disaster.

I would hate to loose my date. In the holidays I will try this.

JohnthePilot · 06-30-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Go The Power

I would hate to loose my date. In the holidays I will try this.

I can assure, it is well worth it. Why wait til your holidays; that might be too late? It is very quick to set up. You could do it in the time it takes to make one post in each of the Offline threads you subscribe to if you can drag yourself away and I'm sure we wouldn't even notice your absence.

**Go The Power** · 06-30-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnthePilot

I can assure, it is well worth it. Why wait til your holidays; that might be too late? It is very quick to set up. You could do it in the time it takes to make one post in each of the Offline threads you subscribe to if you can drag yourself away and I'm sure we wouldn't even notice your absence.

The holidays are in about 4 days. I dont think I can pull my self away form the offline, as soon as I finish replying to them all I get another 7 emails, and I think alot of the new replys are yours

06-01-2007, 10:22 AM	#21 (permalink)
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06-01-2007, 10:38 AM	#22 (permalink)
mcharley94 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 182 OS: XP Home SP3 / Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another Thats what I was thinking. I bought the board back in 1999. It is based on 440BX chipset ABIT BE6 II This motherboard has been a champ over the years and just won't quit. It has gone from me to my father, to my sister, then to a good friend, and when they thought it blew up in a brownout they went and got a new one and gave the BE6 II back to me. It sat in the corner for almost a year and one day I thought, why not see if I can get her going again so I put a used 13GB HD in it and it came right back to life. The WD 160GB was a steal of a deal so I grabbed it and tossed it in and then found your article here while doing a search so I didn't have to reload XP and all the drivers again....Gotta Love It!!

06-01-2007, 11:36 AM	#23 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Asst Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 27,330 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another Shows how sturdy those things can be despite all the warnings about static etc. Just a shame about the LBA. Yes, XXClone is a brilliant program. I've now got the Pro version and do incremental backups every night. It was a lifesaver yesterday when I messed up an Office 2007 installation. I've gone one further and got an external USB drive so I can alternate between drives. That way if a worst case scenario should happen (and they do) such as power failure during backup, I've got the other to fall back on. Regards, John. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

06-01-2007, 12:49 PM	#24 (permalink)
mcharley94 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 182 OS: XP Home SP3 / Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another And Behind Door Number 3...

06-01-2007, 03:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
mcharley94 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 182 OS: XP Home SP3 / Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another No, I don't think I shall, not right now anyway. Flashing the BIOS three times before I got the right one was hairy enough for my nerves and 127GB is good enough for that system anyways. It is working sweet just as it is, I don't wanna mess with it anymore Besides, I have bigger fish to fry now that all of the parts are in to build the newest addition to the network.

06-02-2007, 07:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
nav-man Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7 OS: win2k	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another I was about to trash my system when I came across your site on Google. This article answered my question and solved my problem immediately. The article was very well written and illustrated so anyone could follow it. As a new member, I want to commend you on the service you are providing to all the tech "wanna-bes" like me. nav-man

06-30-2007, 07:04 AM	#29 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,496 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another Very good article john I never knew you could do this. __________________

06-30-2007, 05:20 PM	#34 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Asst Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 27,330 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: How to copy your operating system from one hard drive to another