![]() Once the SSD has booted into Windows successfully, then you can connect the HDD externally via a USB adapter and then reformat it etc or keep it in a cupboard as a clone backup drive. Do not attempt to boot into Windows with both the HDD and SSD connected after doing the clone. Always shutdown after the clone is complete then swap out the HDD and replace by the SSD. ![]() ![]() If a desktop / town type computer, then with ATI 2018 & later, you can use Active Cloning which can clone the working HDD from Windows (using the Microsoft VSS snapshot service) to the external SSD. If this is a laptop / notebook type computer, make the Acronis Rescue Media on a USB stick (or DVD) and then install the SSD in place of the HDD, connect the HDD externally, then clone from the HDD to the SSD after booting from the rescue media. Make a backup of the working HDD before embarking on any clone operation - this is your safety net in case of problems. Jonathan, welcome to these public User Forums.Īre you sure that you have an internal SCSI drive here? I haven't come across any SCSI drives in a very long time in domestic PC's as these would normally be found in server systems or larger midrange to mainframe systems.Ĭloning from an internal HDD to SSD is part of the core function for ATI and should not be an issue provided some basic rules are followed.
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