> I cloned only the system partition. I used the "MBR copy=yes" option of Ghost12. I didn't use the option "Activate station for startup" as I was afraid that the original C-drive may not be bootable anymore.
>The SATA port is turned on all right and the new copied drive is visible indeed.
My goal is to have a bootable full C-drive backup, so in case of failure of the original C-drive I can boot from the other one.
I also want to use the available space of the second drive for CS4 Photoshop workfiles to increase performance and spread IO traffic.
Indeed, I am using Ghost version 12; is also already some years old;
Available options are: (I used the ones in bold)
1.Error control on source file system
2.Error control on goal file system
3.Change station size to fill up unassigned space
4.Activate station(for operating system startup)
5.Inhibit Copy using SmartSector
6.Ignore damaged sectors
7.Copy MBR
8.Select Partition type: primary logical
9.Select station letter: O
Comments for option 4, that I didn't dare to use, are:
Make the goal station the active partition(partition of which the computer will be started). Only one station can be active at a time. To start the computer, the active partition should be on the first physical hard disk, and contain an OS. When the computer starts, it reads the partition tabel of the first physical harddisk to determine which station is active. The computer will start from that location. If the station is not startable or if you are not sure, keep a start diskette available. You can use the Symantec Recovery Disk. The option Sation Activate is only usable for basic disks(not for dynamic disks)
(Sorry if the English is not perfect but I am translating from Dutch). It gives me the impression that my original C-drive will not be bootable anymore.
osprey4
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March 14th, 2009 05:00
Hi, Paul:
A few simple things come to mind. First, did you clone the entire drive or just the system partition?
Is the SATA port turned on in the BIOS? If you pop the old drive back in and add the new drive as a second drive, can you see the new drive?
PaulBoyden
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March 14th, 2009 07:00
Hi Osprey, Thanks for your reaction and help!!
> I cloned only the system partition. I used the "MBR copy=yes" option of Ghost12. I didn't use the option "Activate station for startup" as I was afraid that the original C-drive may not be bootable anymore.
>The SATA port is turned on all right and the new copied drive is visible indeed.
My goal is to have a bootable full C-drive backup, so in case of failure of the original C-drive I can boot from the other one.
I also want to use the available space of the second drive for CS4 Photoshop workfiles to increase performance and spread IO traffic.
Regards, Paul
osprey4
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March 14th, 2009 10:00
Hmmm... "Activate station for startup"? Is that a Ghost option? I have an older version.
PaulBoyden
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March 15th, 2009 05:00
Indeed, I am using Ghost version 12; is also already some years old;
Available options are: (I used the ones in bold)
Comments for option 4, that I didn't dare to use, are:
Make the goal station the active partition(partition of which the computer will be started). Only one station can be active at a time. To start the computer, the active partition should be on the first physical hard disk, and contain an OS. When the computer starts, it reads the partition tabel of the first physical harddisk to determine which station is active. The computer will start from that location. If the station is not startable or if you are not sure, keep a start diskette available. You can use the Symantec Recovery Disk. The option Sation Activate is only usable for basic disks(not for dynamic disks)
(Sorry if the English is not perfect but I am translating from Dutch). It gives me the impression that my original C-drive will not be bootable anymore.
Regards.