Manual Cloning Using TI Rescue CD Acronis True Image Home
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1. Unzip dsrfix zip and burn dsrfixcd iso to a CD burn as an image similar to mbrautowrite_en iso Boot to the CD and at the A prompt type dsrfix and press ENTER You will see a screen similar to the graphic in the Understanding the Dsrfix Report section of the above web page Note in the graphic that 48 bit user secs are NOT equal to 48 bit max secs This means a HPA is present If your secs are equal you don t have a HPA and don t need to use the above two procedures Brian K here 1 http www goodells net dellrestore hpa issues htm here 2 http www acronis com files support mbrautowrite en 1so here 3 http www goodells net dellrestore fixes htm Thanks to Brian K for this information about designated Dell computers Page 12 of 26 Manual Mode Cloning Procedure Illustrations Disk Clone Wizard a 3 Acronis Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard True Image This wizard will help you to done your hard disk drive by copying Home the partitions to another hard disk WWW acronis com Please click Next to continue seek nets Note As previously indicated on page 3 you will get best results if you have a booted from the TrueImage Rescue CD b installed the new drive in the same physical location as the original drive c moved the original drive to an external or another internal location Disk Clone Wizard Read each screen carefully Eig sb Check each for special instructions Select th2. Disk Clone Wizard Size and Position specify the location and size of the new partition Partition 3 The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Before Adjustments Mouse grab entire partition amp move entire partition b latt margin to move unallocated from before partition to after partition SATAP3E E i GB FAI p After change SATA3 E E After moving partition to left margin 69 76 GB FAT32 Resizing still needed After change 2 SATAP3_E E After moving slider to right to consume 116 9 GB FAT32 all unallocated space Before a After change 1 After change Z Unallocated space before 27 18 GE al bytes O bytes en Partition size 89 76 GB B9766 11696 B l Unallocated space after o bytes al 27 18 GE 0 bytes Q eek Jno gt Page 20 of 26 tisk Clone Wizard Manual Relayout You may adjust the size and position of partitions manually Before doning Original current partition sizes SATAP _D D SATA P3 E E 39 07 GB FAT32 33 66 GB FAT32 Se ATAP C SATA P2_D D SATAP3_E E 298 1 Gp 80 30 GB FAT32 100 8 GB FAT32 116 9 GB FAT32 Examine the after cloning example above lf your size choices are correct the Proceed relayout box should be un checked The box should be checkmarked if the sizes need correction
3. Disk 3 298 1 GE ST3320620A5 Select the disk to receive the clone Click each disk to identify unallocated space or identify by other methods A new or blank disk has unallocated space Unallocated 293 166 Primary E Logical M Unallocated p Dynamic Unsupported aw Page 14 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard i Nonempty Destination Hard Disk aR You have chosen a destination hard disk that already contains some partitions The destination drive you have chosen contains some partitions that might have useful data The operation is possible only if the destination hard disk is empty In order to proceed with the operation you should either allow Acronis True Image Home to delete all the partitions on the destination hard disk or dick Back and choose another destination hard disk Delete all partitions on the destination hard disk Will destroy all your data on the destination hard disk Make sure you have chosen the right destination disk Keep the destination hard disk partitions and data You should choose another destination hard disk Cancel Caution Ifyou are cloning to an unallocated disk this image should not appear for your viewing This image is showing that you may have made a wrong disk choice to receive the clone Use the back button and retrace your selections Disk Clone Wizard Old Hard Disk Usage Ta Pi Choose whether Acronis True Image Home should keep data on your old drive greate new parti
4. a _ _ SS SATAP1_C C Una SATA P2_D 0 SATA P3 E E 398 1 Gg 80 30 GB FATS los 104 2 GB FAT32 89 76 GE FAT32 Partition Flags Capacity Free Space Type Disk 3 Select unallocated clone disk receiving the clone Select partition 2 Initial auto proportional size of 104 2 GB to be resized to 100 6 GB a SATAPLC C3 Pri Act 80 30 GE 62 08 GB FAT32 LBA Po SATAP2_D D 104 2GB 92 89 GB FAT32 Sa SATA P3_E Es 38 13 GB FAT32 Unallocated Unallocated You have to select a partition to continue OH cancel Page 18 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard Size and Position specify the location and size of the new partition Partition 2 The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Before Adjustments Mouse grab entire partition SATAP2_D D lt q maa _ amp move entire partition to left margin 104 27 GE FAT32 to mora anaren oo partition After change 1 SATA D D After moving partition to left margin 104 2 GE FAT32 Resizing still needed After change 2 SATA DB Ds After moving slider to left 100 8 GE FATR2 reducing size to 100 8 GB Before a After change 1 After change 2 Unallocated space before 23 85 GB l bytes O bytes cr Partition size 104 268 104 268 100 8ce Unallocated space after o bytes 23 85 GB 27 18 GB aie _ Cancel Heb Disk Clo
5. Read a E oceed relayout carefully cheese _ Proceed relayout If you press the Back button you will be asked to choose the moving method again and the changes made here will be lost tep CM 17F Important At this point 3 partitions have been resized The sizes shown in the after cloning example above should represent your intended partition sizes without any un allocated space If true proceed as instructed above However if the after cloning window does display un allocated space similar to the ly a below then a error occurred on one of the Size amp Tamuan screens g O wwdsy SATAP2_D D SATAP3_E E 298 1 Gp 80 30 GS FATS 100 8 G8 FAT32 89 76 GB FAT32 Resize correction options 1 If the un allocated space is before or after the last partition the partition can be resized Checkmark the Proceed ut option and press the Next button to re access the Size amp Partitioon screen as illustrated by sample screen CM 16 2 Or if there is un allocated space before or after the first partition then press the Back button to restart the cloning process 3 not recommended Or allow the un allocated space to remain as part of the cloning process so an additional partition can be created later inside Windows within the un allocated space To allow this un allocated space to remain the Proceed refayout box should be un checked Press the Next button to continue the cloning process Page 21 of
6. a disk needs replacement the type of backup that offers the most possibilities for restoration replacement is the disk backup which is illustrated by this sample image Note it is the disk option which is selected This backup type includes a backup of all partitions within the single disk Your disk partition arrangement is illustrated within Windows Disk Management For best chance of success source disk should be in boot position while the backup image is being created Once you have a disk backup you can then restore overlay any of the single partitions or restore all the partitions so the entire disk can be replaced Conversely if your backup is a partition type not all partitions selected it becomes difficult and cumbersome to create a replacement disk because of the missing partitions This is why a disk type backup 1s recommended When restoring a partition type backup image to a new disk if you restore only the Windows partition from a drive that had multiple partitions recovery diagnostic etc Windows may not boot properly Therefore the best bet to return to a working state is to do restores all partitions on the disk If the new disk has more capacity than the old disk restore the disk backup but use the Partition restore with resize method to achieve the new larger size partitions Page 11 of 26 Special notice to owners of some Dell Computers by Brian K of NSW AUSTRALI
7. from within the Rescue CD It can also be very helpful to know the hard drive mfgr name and or model number or partition sizes prior to beginning this procedure Since the user must select both the source and destination drives during the cloning process it is critical that the correct drive and partitions be selected so as to prevent a data disaster Sometimes the disk model number 1s the only identifier although drive capacity 1s often included in the this number This disk identification information can usually be found printed on the packaging or the drive If drive is mounted the disk model number can usually be found in the Device Manager under disk drive device listings Sample image CM 03 on page 14 and image SA 8 on page 26 are examples of how the drive model number is displayed It is also important that the user be aware of the existence of all partitions that exist on their computer especially their system disk The user needs to know how many partitions what types active primary logical of partitions what sizes and what order before they begin The Disk Management feature can provide this information Hopefully this information would not be needed but having the information could be very helpful if troubleshooting a problem The Disk Management feature can provide a graphical display of all disks and their partitions both hidden or diagnostic that exist on the computer This display will illustrate whether the computer
8. has one or more partitions and whether any of the partitions are manufacturer recovery partitions Please take the time to acquaint yourself with your disk specifications Write it down or print a copy What you don t know can hurt you Page 2 of 26 The Disk Management program is located at o Windir o system32 diskmgmt msc An easy method to open the program is to paste DISKMGMT MSC into the RUN or SEARCH windows If you want to have a access this program on a more frequent basis you may want to open the program using a shortcut as illustrated via sample image on page 26 If others access your computer I would suggest that you move the shortcut off the desktop into another folder or sub menu so its access is less noticeable or a little more secure Note the four varied Disk Management examples below Your example may differ Your system partition Drive C may or many not be the first partition Partition 1 When cloning the partitions should be placed on the new drive in the same physical order as on the old drive In other words when cloning completed a Disk Management display should look the same on both drives Note system partition is not the first partition No drive 7 6 68 assigned Healthy EISA sonia ACER C System 33 51 GB NTFS partition 33 Gp np 33 21 GB NTFS Note system partition is mot the first partition lt Disk Management Vista Home Volume Layout Type Fil
9. 26 Disk Clone Wizard Acronis True Image Home Hard disk Drive letter File system Volume label Size Operation 2 of 4 Copying partition Hard disk Drive letter File system Volume label Size Operation 3 of 4 Copying partition Hard disk Drive letter File system Volume label ize Acronis True Image Home is ready to perform operations with physical data Here is the list of these operations 1 gt 3 E FAT32 SATAFP1 C 39 06 GE gt 80 30 GE 1 gt 3 D FAT32 SATAP2 D 39 07 GB gt 100 8 GB i gt 3 F FAT32 SATAP3_E 33 66 GB gt 116 9 GE Operation 4of4 Copying MER Hard disk WWW acronis com gt Click CANCEL to stop Click PROCEED to begin Restore Summary of changes that will occur when Proceed is checked ecommendation Do not click the proceed button until after you have made several practice runs so you feel comfortable with your selections A few extra minutes spent performing simulations can help to provide a better understanding of the correct choices and may prevent troublesome errors End of 3 Partition Cloning Page 22 of 26 Cloning a One Partition Disk When cloning a one partition disk your Size amp Position screen should look like the image below image CM 10A rather than using image CM 10 page 17 Adjust the Size amp Position screen so there is no unallocated space either before or after the partition Thi
10. A If you have a Dell laptop with MediaDirect then read this section Dell laptops with Vista OS have a different MediaDirect and aren t affected by the following problem The theory is here 1 Take special note of the first paragraph HPA Problems When Upgrading Hard Disk Here are two simple ways to prevent the truncation problem based upon the above theory l If you plan to upgrade to a larger HD by restoring an image then don t tick Restore MBR and Track 0 during the restore process 2 If you plan on cloning your old HD to a new larger HD then the older HD needs some preparation before the cloning process Changing the Dell MBR to a generic MBR is enough to prevent the truncation problem Download this ISO file from here 2 and burn it as an image not as data to a CD I use ImgBurn but if you use Nero it s Recorder Burn image Boot to the CD You will see Press any key to rewrite MBR Press a key and you will be instructed to Press ENTER to reboot so press ENTER and remove the CD Your computer will still boot to WinXP as usual Now you can perform the clone using standard choices If you have already cloned before reading this guide and have a truncated new HD then visit the forum for help People should generally know if they have MediaDirect as there is a special button to boot the software For those not sure if they do have a HPA before using the above procedures then download dsrfix zip from here 3
11. FP 1C C Pri Act 104 2 GB 86 08 GB FAT32 LBA SATAP2_D D 104 2 GB 92 93 GB FATS2 e SATA P3_E E 89 76 GB 68 14GB FATS2 You have to select a partition to continue te Disk Clone Wizard oe i Size and Position specify the location and size of the new partition Partition 1 The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Before Adjustments SATAP1 C C9 104 2 GB FAT32 LBA Minimum size 16 4 GB Maximum size 104 2 66 After Adjustments ISATAP1_C C 80 30 GB FAT32 LBA Minimum size 16 54 GB Maximum size 104 2 GB Before After j Unallocated space before lo bytes 0 bytes Partition size 104 2 GB el 50 3 GB E Unallocated space after bytes 23 85 GB l Page 17 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard Manual Relayout You may adjust the size and position of partitions manually Before doning rigina current partition sizes ISATAP2_D D SaTA P3 E 39 07 GB FAT32 33 66 GB FAT32 SATAP1_C C i 08 SATA P3_E E 80 30 GB FATS 25 m04 a 189 76 GB FATS2 If you press the Back the changes made here will be lost Hep Disk Clone Wizard Partition Selection Choose a partition for moving or resizing Select a partition to move or resize then press Next If you are satisfied with the partition layout press the Back button
12. Manual Cloning Using TI Rescue CD Acronis True Image Home version 10 build 4942 with much appreciated input from MudCrab Paul Purviance amp from Brian K The purpose of this pdf is to illustrate the Cloning procedure using the Manual Mode This will illustrate custom resizing of the individual partitions being cloned or its substitute BartPE VistaPE There are other methods of cloning but practicing these two premises offers the best chance of success with the least number of issues Some brands of computers will only clone successfully when new drive is cloned in its boot position Particularly those drives which have 240 head geometry such as certain laptop models of IBM HP and Compaq This procedure is sometimes called reverse cloning See Note 240 on page 10 If you do not have an external enclosure or other location to relocate the original drive during cloning use the Partition Restore with Resize procedures as mentioned below This guide illustrates cloning an existing 120GB disk onto an intended 320GB unallocated disk Cloning procedures will resize the 3 existing partitions into larger partitions However the basic resize procedures can be used on any disk size and any number of partitions Partition Size Examples SA 8C Current size Expanded size Partition 1 39 06 sb 080 3 sb Partition 2 39 06 gb 100 8 gb Partition 3 33 66 gb 116 9 gb Acronis provides two different methods Cloning o
13. actice simulations before performing the task for real A few extra minutes spent performing simulations can help to provide a better understanding of the correct choices and may prevent troublesome errors Practices to avoid performing actions which prohibit returning to a safe state original not protected no original disk backup a b c original wiped during a clone d having a dual booting multi booting configuration but not aware of setup details e resizing any OEM recovery or diagnostic partitions during the cloning process these partitions should be kept to their original size Note 240 This much appreciated content extracted from forum postings by kOlo Brian K and MudCrab Page 10 of 26 Disk Image Foundation for Disk Replacement Create Backup Wizard Type Image Backup DISK Select what you want to back up gt ly Computer M Description When you select this option you can create an image of the entire disk Create Backup Wizard x Partitions Selection y 1 mii Type of backup needed for disk replacement version 10 Please select the partitions or entire hard disk drives _Partiion Flags s Capacity Used Space Type psi t Disk option selected All partitions checked GeSATAP1_C C PriAct 39 06 GB 22 38 GB FAT32 LBA Se SATA P2_D D 39 07GB 28 16 GB FAT32 W lt SATA P3_E E 33 66 GB 32 05 GB FAT32 O tee Note When
14. dingly if the new drive is larger the partitions will be enlarged proportionally i Description Manual Allows you to set partition sizes manually tee Note As you progress through the manual method of resizing the partitions it willbe the Acronis proportional size suggestions that will be displayed in the various illustrations You can either accept their suggestion or resize to your own personal preferences Disk Clone Wizard Manual Relayout You may adjust the size and position of partitions manually SATA F2 D D SATA3 E E 39 07 GB FAT32 33 66 GB FAT32 SATAF1 C C SATA D D3 SATA P3 E E 104 2 GB FAT32 LBA 104 2 GB FAT32 89 76 GB FAT32 If you are satisfied with the after cloning Acronis suggested proportional layout uncheck the box Otherwise check the box and proceed with custom partition sizing Proceed relayout te Page 16 of 26 Disk Clone Wirard Partition Selection Choose a partition for moving or resizing Select a partition to move or resize then press Next If you are satisfied with the partition layout press the Back button SATAP1 C C SATA P2 D D SATA P3_E E 104 2 GB FAT32 89 76 GB FAT32 1 104 2 GE FAT32 LBA Partition Flags Capadty Free Space Type Disk 3 Select unallocated clone disk receiving the clone Select partition 1 i Initial auto proportional size of 104 2 GB to be resized to 80 3 GB a SATA
15. e System Status Ed Disk O Partition T a Basic No drive letter 4 Vista Home c i System 74 53 GB lggge assigned 1 7306 GB NTFS eS Online Healthy EISA Configuration Healthy System Boot Page File Active Cras Primary partition g Extended partition E Logical dive Note system partition is not the first partition gz Disk Management _ Partition 7 Partition 7 EOR RORE Enana ar A a a a a Oe HP_PAVILION C System Al oe of i 143 53 GE NIFS partition WT See ee Healthy Active I Primary partition E Edended partition E Logical drive Page 3 of 26 Note system partition is the first partition eo Disk Management i Partition 7 Partition 2 Partition 3 SATA P1_C C SATA P2_D D SATA P3_E E 42 31 GB FAT32 40 10 GB FAT32 29 38 GB FAT32 Healthy System Healthy Healthy I Primary partition E Etended partition Jj Logical drive Drive Preparation Before Cloning The cloning procedure does not require a prior backup however some common sense safety precautions should dictate that a full disk backup all partitions be created prior to initiating the cloning procedure Image GD 1 on page 11 illustrates settings for a disk backup Validate the backup file when booted from the TI CD to make sure the file is not corrupt Simulate a backup amp restore image P1 page 10 to test whether TI can see all your drives correctly including the back
16. e hard disk done mode You can find the description of your selection below Press Next when ready to proceed Description Automatic Automatic mode is used for hard disk doning All your partitions from the old hard disk will be copied to the new one in few simple steps and make your new hard disk bootable All your partitions will be automatically resized to fit the new hard disk Note that you have to remove the old hard disk when data moving is completed Size each partition to your own settings Manual mode will give you full control over the hard disk doning procedure You will be able to transfer your partitions adjusting their size ceate new partitions on both hard disk drives and much more Page 13 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard Source Hard Disk Select your old hard disk from the list below Select the source old hard disk from the list of available drives then press Next Drive Capadty Model Interface es Disk 1 111 8 GB 513120026A5 3 05 je Disk 2 298 1GB ST332062045 Your interface listing will differ Se Disk 3 298 1 GB ST3320620A5 Select the disk being copied Click to see your unique partition names for confirmation SATA P3_E E 33 66 GB FAT32 Disk Clone Wizard Destination Hard Disk Select your new hard disk from the list below Drive Capacity Model Interface Sa Disk 1 111 8 GB ST3120026A5 3 05 ae Disk 2 293 166 ST3320620A5 Your interface listing will differ
17. e that already exist Caution Be careful Don t choose the wrong disk for partition deletion Guide How To Delete Disk Partitions Using Truelmage Home http www wilderssecurity com showthread php t 2 13446 The cloning procedures suggested by Acronis can be found in Chapter 13 of the TrueImage 10 user manual and Chapter 14 of the version 11 manual If using the trial version of Acronis TrueImage the clone function is non functional when using the trial version Rescue CD If one of the partitions being cloned is a diagnostic or recovery partition retain the same size and physical position in the new drive as the old drive Do not resize this type partition Page 5 of 26 Exception amp Clarification This guide is geared toward cloning a three partition disk However if you want to clone a one or two partition disk this guide can still help All the material illustrated is still applicable except the content will differ on the Size amp Position screen Please refer to pages 23 25 for specific examples of settings recommended for a one or two partition cloning Before cloning or a backup creation perform error checking on the source drive if you suspect problems or if this function has not been recently performed As you progress through the various restore screens each screen contains a header of instructions on the action required by the user for that particular screen An Acronis help icon is located in lower
18. ew drive Usually the unallocated space is zero before each partition and zero after the last partition This is illustrated in the next sample image Disk Clone Wizard Sire and Position specify the location and size of the new partition nie The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Move partition Partition size y either direction Change Sample illustration of allocating space to a new disk Change unallocated Assign partition size via a combination of unallocated as mouse and or manually entering sizes ner Partition partitian 500 GB new disk 466 GB unallocated space Partition Partition Partition 1 2 3 Unallocated space before O bytes obytes Obytes Ses seas 5 woese 365 es Unallocated space after A 465 6B sl 365 os O bytes 465 GB space needed for 100 for partition 2 365 for partition 3 365 GB space needed for partition 3 Ox lt Page 9 of 26 Practice until you reach the Stop Sign P1 True Image enables a trial run or simulation of an operation such as backups or restores through all the various screens until you reach the button which reads Proceed Press Cancel to stop the practice Do not proceed unless you really intend for activity to begin Choose O Perform several pr
19. fully remove the CD The computer should be shutdown turned off and power cord removed or power supply switched off prior to removing power and disk connection Remove the power and remove the connection to the master disk A duplicate drive needs to be removed before rebooting Reminder two drives containing Windows should NOT be After disk removal switching power up and boot the system normally into Windows It will then report it has found new hardware new hard drive and needs to reboot Let the system reboot back into Windows until it does not detect new hardware It is at this point or later that the original disk can be optionally reconnected in a new position Disk receiving the cloning With TI it shouldn t matter if the new HD is partitioned or unallocated space the clone should work However if you want to play it safe delete any pre existing partitions on the new hard drive There has been reported instances of pre used drives still containing previous partition information causing cloning failures Be safe Delete the old partitions so the disk space is unallocated before beginning the cloning function Ifusing the TI Add disk function to delete the old partitions and create unallocated space when you reach the New Partition screen be sure and remove the checkmark from the create new partition in unallocated space option You are not wanting to create a new partition you are wanting to delete thos
20. ges CM10 CM13 and CM16 remember that the objective is to allocate the space that is needed for the specific partition being resized and to leave as much unallocated space after the newly resized partition as will be needed by any remaining partitions There are two ways of customizing a partition s size and position With mouse By dragging the partition or its borders with a mouse If the cursor turns to two vertical lines with left and right arrows it 1s pointed at the partition border and you can drag it to enlarge or reduce the partition size Ifthe cursor turns to four arrows it 1s pointed at the partition so you can move it to the left or right if there is unallocated space near it Manually By entering corresponding values into the appropriate fields Unallocated space before Partition Size unallocated space after You can play with the sizes of your new partitions as you do several practice clones restores but it will probably be beneficial to have some idea of the sizes you want for your new partitions One example might be Your old drive is 80GB and you have a new 500GB drive Your first partition is a small 58MB FAT 16 diagnostic partition you want to keep diagnostic or recovery partitions the same size no resize Your second partition 1s your Windows C partition which is 44GB you want the new C partition to be 100GB Your third partition is your 30GB Data partition you want it to use all the remaining space on the n
21. hould continue in sequence as indicated by screen CM 11 page 18 Disk Clone Wizard Size and Position Specify the location and size of the new partition Disks with only two partitions The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Partition 1 of 2 Before Adiustments Your unique Your appearance will vary based disk name on your old disk amp new disk sizes Furini Your desired size for o Yo disk name the first partition Diagnostic or Recovery Partition size should not be changed Page 24 of 26 Cloning a Two Partition Disk Continued As you progress through screen CM 11 amp CM 12 use the image below as an example of what you should see in place of image CM 13 Adjust the Size amp Position screen for the desired size for that particular partition Note Vendor recovery partitions should not be expanded Press NEXT The program should take you to the position as indicated by screen CM 17 page 21 where you can continue until finished Disk Clone Wizard Size and Position i Specify the location and size of the new partition Lg Disks with only two partitions The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Partition 2 of 2 Before Adjustments Your unique Partition size auto entered here is the size
22. left corner True Image screen content varies between what is displayed inside Windows and what is displayed within the Rescue CD Display also varies between FAT32 and NTFS file systems Plus the advertised size of a new disk does not equate to the same size after partitioning and formatting It is the size after formatting that 1s used within Windows Examples of assorted disk size variances listed next Advertised Size Formatted size 120 gb 112 eb 200 gb 190 gb 320 eb 298 eb 400 gb s ap 4 0 gb Page 6 of 26 Special notes for cloning drives that contain the Acronis Secure Zone SZ By MudCrab Paul Purviance Various tests on cloning the SZ using TI 10 4 942 and TI 11 8 053 seem to indicate that it is cloned intact The SZ can be left at its original size or resized larger or smaller Ifthe Acronis System Recovery Manager ASRM is activated it too seems to remain enabled on the cloned drive Backup images contained in the SZ also remain If your only drive backup 1s contained in the SZ and you want to have a safe Entire Disk Image backup prior to performing the clone it is recommended that you create a new backup of the drive and save it to an alternate location external USB drive another internal drive etc It is recommended that you include the SZ partition as part of the Entire Disk Image backup you ll need to check the SZ partition as TI leaves it unchecked by default and click Yes on the
23. ne Wizard c Manual Relayout You may adjust the size and position of partitions manually Before doning Original current partition sizes SATAP2_D D SATA P3 E E 39 07 GE FAT32 33 66 GB FAT32 60 30 GB FATS 00 8 GE FAT32 lt aoe 89 76 GB FAT32 BATAP1 C C ee D Unall SATA P3_E E i Check the box below if you want to proceed with a relayout If you are s isfied with current partition layout uncheck the box From ew V Proceed relayout ee Box should be checked Resizing incomplete T If you press the Back button you will be asked to choose the moving method again and the changes made here will be lost tee C cancet J Page 19 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard Partition Selection Choose a partition for moving or resizing Select a partition to move or resize then press Next If you are satisfied with the partition layout press the Back button S aTa CE ie D a SATA P3_E E 998 1 gg 80 30 GB FATS 100 8 GB FAT32 27 1 89 76 GB FAT32 Partition Flags Capadty Free Space Type Disk 3 Select unallocated clone disk receiving the clone a Select partition 3 Initial auto proportional size of 89 7 GB to be resized to 116 9 GB eo SATAPL CC Pri Act 80 30GB 62 08 GB FAT32 LBA Sa SATAP D Ds 100 8GB 89 56 GB FATS2 mi a SATAPS_E E 89 76 GE 86 15 6B FATS2 Unallocated 7 18 GB Unallocated You have to select a partition to continue Hep
24. r Partition Restore with Resizing to transfer an existing operating system to a replacement drive I prefer the Partition Restore method because it is the safer method The original disk does not have to be connected when performing a Restore from an alternate disk Whereas the Cloning process does require that the original be connected which places the original at risk of a user error or malfunction which can cause the loss of data on the drive This cloning risk can be avoided by having previously created full disk backups Unfortunately many users attempt the Page 1 of 26 cloning procedure without any safety net of backups Without full disk backups if something goes wrong during the cloning process a data disaster 1s at hand If this were to happen to you you will be angry at yourself for not having taken those few extra minutes to create that safety backup before attempting the cloning procedure Partition restore with resizing guide http www wilderssecurity com showthread php t 203480 One safety precaution is to assign unique drive names to each partition so its identity can be confirmed by its unique name not its drive letter This name assignment should be routinely used and completed prior to a cloning procedure or the creation of any backups The True Image Rescue CD determines drive letters based on Linux and the drive letters displayed may differ from what is assigned by Windows particularly when viewed
25. s will allocate all unallocated disk space to the single partition Pressing NEXT the program should take you to the position as indicated by screen sample CM 17 on page 21 Disk Clone Wizard Size and Position Ba Specify the location and size of the new partition A g Disks with only one partition The partition must be aligned to drive cylinder boundaries The entered size will be rounded up to the next cylinder boundary Before Adjustments Your unique Your appearance will vary based disk name on your old disk amp new disk sizes After Adjustments es Ply extended sk name in both directions Before After ade Unallocated space before D bytes me Partition size 5 Fullsize Unallocated space after O bytes Heb Page 23 of 26 Cloning a Two Partition Disk When cloning the partitions should be placed on the new drive in the same physical order as on the old drive In other words when cloning completed a Disk Management display should show the same partition sequence when viewing either the original or the clone A diagnostic or recovery partition should not be resized expanded When cloning a two partition disk your Size amp Position screen for partition 1 should look similar to the image below CM 10B rather than image CM 10 page 17 Adjust the Size amp Position screen for the desired size for that particular partition Press NEXT The program s
26. tions on it or destroy data A new partition layout will be created The old disk layout will be destroyed so you will not be able to access the data on the old drive But note that the old data will be copied onto the new hard disk so you will not lose any data and will be able to access all data on the new hard disk Important Select this option Protect your original All partitions on your old drive will be kept untouched Select this if you plan to remove your old hard disk drive from your computer and keep it in a safe place as a backup after your data is transferred to the new drive All the data will be destroyed on your old hard disk You won t be able to recover the data because each sector of your hard disk will be zeroed Please note that the old data will be copied onto the new hard disk so you will not lose any data and will be able to access all data on the new hard disk You should use this method if you plan to remove your hard drive and require an extra level of security Page 15 of 26 Disk Clone Wizard iat be Moving Method Choose the method of data moving from your old drive to the new one Description Asis The data from your old hard disk will be moved to the new drive as is The size of the partition s will not be changed Description Proportional The original partition sizes will be scaled according to the new drive size If the new drive is smaller in size the partitions will shrink accor
27. up image location when booted from the Rescue CD You need to know that your backup procedure 1s working should the cloning procedure not produce the desired results For dual multi boot users considering a disk upgrade post your configuration details on the forum and seek their guidance prior to performing the cloning Once the drives have been properly relocated as listed in the next paragraph the computer is booted from the Rescue CD and the cloning is performed A bootable TrueImage flashdrive or BartPE or VistaPE are acceptable substitutes for the Rescue CD Use same motherboard connector If IDE drive attach in same position on ribbon cable the new larger drive will require an 80 wire ribbon If your ribbon cable is the older 40 wire style it will need replacement before starting Jumper the new drive to have the same relationship as old drive That is if old drive has jumpers set as Master then new drive must be jumpered as master as Slave then new drive must be jumpered as slave as Cable Select then new drive must be jumpered as Cable Select as SATA use same motherboard SATA connector Some drives have a Master with Slave and a Master without Slave setting The Master setting needs to be correct but may not be the exact same setting Page 4 of 26 8 9 10 Once you click on the Proceed button True Image will write to the new drive After the operation has completed success
28. warning Three examples next Partitions Selection You can create an image of selected partitrons or an entire hard disk drive Please select the partitions or entire hard disk drives Disk 1 tee NTFS Cs Pract 33 94 GE 9 376 GB NTFS em Ge Acronis Secure Zone 31 06 GB 4 374 GB FATS2 Note Checking Disk 1 does not automatically include the Secure Zone IC Disk Backups Ds Gel 99 GB 5 784 GB NTFS Create an image using the sector by sector approach Total sive 9 576 GB Help lt Back J Next gt s Page 7 of 26 a TE You are about to create the backup archive of Acronis Secure Zone It is not recommended to create it because the resulting file will not contain any useful information except the other archive files Are you sure you Wwantto create the archive of Acronis Secure Zone Partitions Selection You can create an image of selected partitions or an entire hard disk dni Please select the partitions or entire hard disk drives te NTFS C Pri Ac 33 94 GB 9 376 GB NTFS Ge Acronts Secure Zone 31 06 6B 4 374 6B FATS2 Note manual checkmark is neces to force the SZ and its content to be included in the full disk backup C Disk 2 COI Se Backups D C Create an image using the sector by sector approach 64 99 GB 3 784 GB NTFS Page 8 of 26 Size amp Position Screens When referring to the Size amp Position screens illustrated below amp by ima
29. you entered in f dek name screen CM 10B in the unallocated space after option i After Adjustments ee TD eee Fully extended a th isk name in both directions We After M Unallocated space before a E bytes sl Contents entered from screen CM 108 Partition size a Full size Unallocated space after o bytes m o gt Diagnostic or Recovery partition size should not be changed Page 25 of 26 Shortcut to Disk Management Create shortcut Ths weard helps you to create shortcuts to local or network programs files folders computers or Intemrmet Type the location of the item DISKMGMT a MSC Browse i 3 Shortcut Device Manager descriptions of hard drives ia Device Manager Acronis Devices EE Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explore E a Disk drives g Maxtor 6 L200P0 SCSI Disk Device Age ST3120026A5 ga ST316002 3A USB Device jg ST3320620A5 jg ST350064 1A SCSI Disk Device ug USB Flash Memory USB Device PDF prepared by Grover Hatcher File gh_acronis manual _cloning pdf Revised November 19 2008 Page 26 of 26
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