SSD and boot drive question?
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i'd use windows backup to save an OS image and then restore it onto the new drive. as the new drive is formatted automatically there shouldn't be any problems concerning alignment. i have had such problems using harddrives with 4K sectors, despite the use of win7. but the 4K sector drives do not seem to penetrate the market as well as they should have.
but be careful: the new ssd must not be a single bit larger that your original partition you installed your OS on (when using windows backup - you will get other options using tools like acronis true image).
if your ssd should be an intel: use the intel data migration tool based on acronis true image. fast, easy, free. had some problems restoring windows backup image to a new intel 310 series ssd lately. somehow the drive was recognized already paritioned (RAW) although i deleted the partition several times using diskpart. been using the intel tool instead. thing of 15 minutes. plug it in (with the provided usb adapter), download and install software, start cloning process, reboot, finish cloning process. reboot, switch the boot sequence...voilà.
reinstalling windows, in my humble opinion, i'd do if restoring what ever image you've got fails. i know it won't take more than a few minutes to reinstall win7 and i won't challenge the fact that a clean install is always the best way to go. but for me personally it's important to have the OS up and running as fast as possible within the same parameters as before. i don't like to spend two evenings reinstalling everything anymore (been there, done that - plenty).
but be careful: the new ssd must not be a single bit larger that your original partition you installed your OS on (when using windows backup - you will get other options using tools like acronis true image).
if your ssd should be an intel: use the intel data migration tool based on acronis true image. fast, easy, free. had some problems restoring windows backup image to a new intel 310 series ssd lately. somehow the drive was recognized already paritioned (RAW) although i deleted the partition several times using diskpart. been using the intel tool instead. thing of 15 minutes. plug it in (with the provided usb adapter), download and install software, start cloning process, reboot, finish cloning process. reboot, switch the boot sequence...voilà.
reinstalling windows, in my humble opinion, i'd do if restoring what ever image you've got fails. i know it won't take more than a few minutes to reinstall win7 and i won't challenge the fact that a clean install is always the best way to go. but for me personally it's important to have the OS up and running as fast as possible within the same parameters as before. i don't like to spend two evenings reinstalling everything anymore (been there, done that - plenty).
