move os to a new hdd - UBCD4Win Forums UBCD4Win Forums: move os to a new hdd - UBCD4Win Forums Jump to content Sign In Register Help Search Advanced Ultimate Boot CD for Windows Forums Members Calendar UBCD4Win Forums > Main Forum: UBCD4Windows - Support > General Questions View New Content Page 1 of 1 You cannot start a new topic You cannot reply to this topic move os to a new hdd Useing DriveImage XML to install backup to a new hdd #1 hully66 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 09-May 09 Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:25 AM Hi, I have been useing the UBCD4Win cd for just over a year now and have found it very useful indeed. In fact I would say it is fantastic. Thanks. I am trying to move my OS to a smaller hdd. Because my original backup with DriveImage XML was done from a 400gb hdd, I could not install the DriveImage XML image to an 80gig hdd as it was too big and has to be restored to a hdd of at least the same size. To over come this, I partitioned my c drive (400 gb) so that the os and all installed programmes were on a 60gb partition. I then created a new backup image of the 60gb partition with DriveImage XML. I restarted my pc booting from UBCD4Win and restored my new image to the 80gb hdd. everything seemed to run ok. when it finished I rebooted and tried to boot from the 80gb hdd but nothing happens!!!! I have swaped the sata cables around so that the 80gb hdd is now on sata 1 which has allways been my boot drive but still nothing. Am I missing something out? Or can I not do this with UBCD4Win? Please help p.s The reason I am doing this is so that I have another storage drive. 80gb hdd should be plenty big enough for an os and a lot of installed programmes. I like to save everything to a storage drive so that when something goes wrong, I can restore the image file with all programmes installed and everything is back to normal. Many thanks for any help Andy 0 Back to top MultiQuote Reply #2 rdsok rdsok Group: Admin Posts: 6,039 Joined: 02-October 05 Gender:Male Location:Norman, Ok. USA Posted 09 May 2009 - 12:18 PM Quoting the DriveImage XML help file... Quote Q. I restored my boot drive, why does it not boot? A. To boot from a drive: - The boot partition should be located on the first drive (DISK0), which is usually the master drive. - The boot partition should be the first partition on the drive. - The boot partition must be a "primary" partition. - The boot partition must be "active". If your drive still does not boot you can try to set a new "Disk ID". Windows remembers old drive letter assignments which can cause problems when trying to boot from a cloned drive. You can force the removal of old drive letter assignments by setting a new Disk ID. Click Tools->Set new Disk ID and read the instructions. So in short... if all else fails, RTFM ( read the f***ing manual ) Plan A is always more effective when the device you are working on understands that Plan B involves either a large hammer or screwdriver.... 0 Back to top MultiQuote Reply #3 hully66 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 09-May 09 Posted 09 May 2009 - 04:13 PM Thanks rdsok. Everything is now working how I wanted it to. hully66 0 Back to top MultiQuote Reply #4 Joshua Development Team Group: Moderator & Development Posts: 1,814 Joined: 20-September 04 Gender:Male Location:Germany, 32839 Steinheim Interests:Computer, Bikes, and many others Posted 09 May 2009 - 04:24 PM hully66, on May 9 2009, 11:13 PM, said: Thanks rdsok. Everything is now working how I wanted it to. Most times it helps to read the f***ing manual ! Joshua my plugin homepage: <a href="http://www.drowaelder.de/winpe/PEIndex.htm" target="_blank">http://www.drowaelder.de/winpe/PEIndex.htm</a> 0 Back to top MultiQuote Reply #5 wesleyh Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 29-April 09 Posted 11 May 2009 - 11:48 AM Joshua, on May 9 2009, 02:24 PM, said: hully66, on May 9 2009, 11:13 PM, said: Thanks rdsok. Everything is now working how I wanted it to. Most times it helps to read the f***ing manual ! Joshua That is why i Like Acronis TrueImage. 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