At 07:20 PM 6/7/2010, you wrote:
It won't in disk mode. You need to create an image, then create partitions on the SSD using a system running Vista or better (or use the installer disc/thumbdrive), then restore from the Acronis image using VOLUME mode to overwrite your partitions/volumes. Alignment is retained in volume mode.
OK, thanks Greg
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of James Boswell > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] new SSD > > It will probably work in the absolute sense, but you want the partitions to be > 4K aligned on the SSD for performance reasons, and I don't know if Acronis > will do that in the transfer process? > > > -JB > > On 8 Jun 2010, at 03:01, Winterlight wrote: > > > I have a new Intel SSD I am planning on useing to replace my 50GB primary > 64bit Win 7 Pro OS partition, which resides currently on my existing Raptor. Is > there any reason why I can't use Acronis to copy my current partition to my > new SSD? .. maybe even hide my current active partition until I am sure all is > well. > > > > I am unsure if this will work in a 64 bit OS and with a SSD.... the bootloader > on Win7 is so complicated. > > thanks > >
