Moving OS to new drive

[Guest Tatar]

I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB page

file and the rest data files.

 

My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external drive

or netword drive?

 

Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

 

Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

 

Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Tatar wrote:

> I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

> second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB page

> file and the rest data files.

>

> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external drive

> or netword drive?

 

no need. Why would you want to? see below. Besides you can't "move" an

OS, particularly Windows unless you use a cloning application like

Acronis TruImage

>

> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>

> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>

> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

 

just re-install. No need to move anything anywhere.

[Guest Tatar]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

My OS drive is full. I can not defragment it because it is full. Some

partitions are empty and the others are full. Can I not back up, remove the

partitions and and then restore?

 

 

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

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> Tatar wrote:

>> I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

>> second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB

>> page file and the rest data files.

>>

>> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external

>> drive or netword drive?

>

> no need. Why would you want to? see below. Besides you can't "move" an OS,

> particularly Windows unless you use a cloning application like Acronis

> TruImage

>

>>

>> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>>

>> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>>

>> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

>

> just re-install. No need to move anything anywhere.

>

>

[Guest Malke]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Tatar wrote:

> My OS drive is full. I can not defragment it because it is full. Some

> partitions are empty and the others are full. Can I not back up, remove

> the partitions and and then restore?

 

No. You would need to image or clone the first drive with something like

Acronis True Image (my preference) or Ghost but the image would include all

the partitions as you've made them.

 

If two of the partitions hold only data - no programs - then you could image

just the partitions for the OS and program files and then you'd need to

mess about with something like Acronis Disk Director to increase the size

of each partition. It would be tricksy.

 

 

Malke

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[Guest Gordon]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Tatar wrote:

> My OS drive is full. I can not defragment it because it is full. Some

> partitions are empty and the others are full. Can I not back up, remove the

> partitions and and then restore?

>

>

 

What do you mean by "restore"? Do you mean you have a Restore CD?

just move ALL your data to the new HDD, then do a

format/partition/install on the old 40GB HDD....

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:43:44 -0000, "Tatar" <afe@ersoy.co.uk> wrote:

> I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

> second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB page

> file and the rest data files.

>

> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external drive

> or netword drive?

>

> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>

> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>

> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

 

 

Read Malke's reply. I'll just mention one other thing: your plan to

have a separate partition for the page file is not a good one. The

main performance issue with the page file is the time it takes to move

the drive's read/write heads to and from it. The way to minimize that

head movement time is to put the page file on the most used-partition

of the least-used physical drive.

 

 

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[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Why are you putting the page file on the same drive as the system? If you

are trying to improve performance that has the opposite effect. In order to

improve performance you need to put the page file on a separate drive on a

separate controller so that you can achieve asynchronius reads and writes.

Just putting the page file on a separate partition on the same drive just

makes the read write heads move further when switching between the page file

and the rest of the system. The key is the separate controllers.

 

"Tatar" <afe@ersoy.co.uk> wrote in message

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>I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

>second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB

>page file and the rest data files.

>

> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external

> drive or netword drive?

>

> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>

> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>

> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

>

>

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Sorry I duplicated your advice, Ken. I did not read your reply before I

made my own.

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

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> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:43:44 -0000, "Tatar" <afe@ersoy.co.uk> wrote:

>

>> I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

>> second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB

>> page

>> file and the rest data files.

>>

>> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external

>> drive

>> or netword drive?

>>

>> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>>

>> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>>

>> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

>

>

> Read Malke's reply. I'll just mention one other thing: your plan to

> have a separate partition for the page file is not a good one. The

> main performance issue with the page file is the time it takes to move

> the drive's read/write heads to and from it. The way to minimize that

> head movement time is to put the page file on the most used-partition

> of the least-used physical drive.

>

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:38 -0700, "Colin Barnhorst"

<c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

> Sorry I duplicated your advice, Ken. I did not read your reply before I

> made my own.

 

 

Never a problem, Colin. I don't mind at all. In fact if two people say

the same thing, it lends weight to the opinion we both expressed.

 

 

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

> news:isior3l8d13aopu5gq20pas3vucd6qh7cn@4ax.com...

> > On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:43:44 -0000, "Tatar" <afe@ersoy.co.uk> wrote:

> >

> >> I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and installed a

> >> second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk into two: 4 GB

> >> page

> >> file and the rest data files.

> >>

> >> My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a external

> >> drive

> >> or netword drive?

> >>

> >> Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

> >>

> >> Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

> >>

> >> Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

> >

> >

> > Read Malke's reply. I'll just mention one other thing: your plan to

> > have a separate partition for the page file is not a good one. The

> > main performance issue with the page file is the time it takes to move

> > the drive's read/write heads to and from it. The way to minimize that

> > head movement time is to put the page file on the most used-partition

> > of the least-used physical drive.

> >

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

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[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Tatar wrote:

>I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and

>installed a second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk

>into two: 4 GB page file and the rest data files.

>

>My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a

>external drive or netword drive?

>

>Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>

>Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>

>Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

 

Hi Tatar,

 

1) Download the Hiren's 9.x or later boot disk.

2) Boot that Hiren's disk. Do a clone of the old disk to the new disk.

3) Physically switch the order of the drives (assuming you are using

cable select)

When you turn back on the computer, you will be booting from the new

hard disk.

4) Use the Hiren's disk to resize the partitions the way you want them.

(I prefer the PartitionMagic on the Hiren's disk though it has 4 or

five partition managers)

5) You're done

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest AJR]

Re: Moving OS to new drive

 

Check the CD received with the new drive for instructions.

 

"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote in message

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> Tatar wrote:

>

>>I have a over partitioned and crowded 40GB HDD. I bought and

>>installed a second hard disk of 160GB. I plan to partition new disk

>>into two: 4 GB page file and the rest data files.

>>

>>My question is how can I transfer the OS to the new disk or a

>>external drive or netword drive?

>>

>>Afterwords I intend to Transfer data files to the new second disk.

>>

>>Re-Format the first disk with single partition.

>>

>>Move the OS and program files to the first disk.

>

> Hi Tatar,

>

> 1) Download the Hiren's 9.x or later boot disk.

> 2) Boot that Hiren's disk. Do a clone of the old disk to the new disk.

> 3) Physically switch the order of the drives (assuming you are using

> cable select)

> When you turn back on the computer, you will be booting from the new

> hard disk.

> 4) Use the Hiren's disk to resize the partitions the way you want them.

> (I prefer the PartitionMagic on the Hiren's disk though it has 4 or

> five partition managers)

> 5) You're done

>

> --

>

> Sincerely,

> C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

>

> CSD Computer Services

> Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

> E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com