Hi BayWolf, thanks for the reply. I do not have an external media bay so I am using the DOS interface to copy the drives via a desktop PC. I have tried Disk to Disk and Partition to Partition copying - both methods have worked fine on other machines (e.g. Dimension and Latitude) so I'm wondering if the Inspiron is never going to work with the new HDD.
I need to get another 2.5" - 3.5" adaptor, then I can use the GUI Clone option, assuming that if Ghost is installed on C: it can clone D: to E:.
Another update - looks like my I7000 only supports 32Gb drives, Hitachi has a utility to reduce the drive capacity & hence the number of logical blocks, if I set the drive to <32Gb it works fine, which is great because I want the speed, not the storage space!
Yes, A15. I'm not absolutely sure the limit is 32Gb, it definitely works at 30Gb though and 32Gb used to be the upper limit on many BIOSes.
Also I have found that it doesn't boot unless a) the partition is created whilst the HDD is in the target machine (Inspiron) and b) I do a partition to partition copy in Ghost rather than a disk to disk.
Bay Wolf
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November 26th, 2003 15:00
You need to CLONE your hard drive. Read THESE instructions on how to do it with Ghost 2003.
pm01
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November 27th, 2003 08:00
Hi BayWolf, thanks for the reply. I do not have an external media bay so I am using the DOS interface to copy the drives via a desktop PC. I have tried Disk to Disk and Partition to Partition copying - both methods have worked fine on other machines (e.g. Dimension and Latitude) so I'm wondering if the Inspiron is never going to work with the new HDD.
I need to get another 2.5" - 3.5" adaptor, then I can use the GUI Clone option, assuming that if Ghost is installed on C: it can clone D: to E:.
Pete
pm01
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November 28th, 2003 10:00
Update - the Hitachi 7K60 drive will not boot in our Inspiron 7000. It will fdisk and format (Win98 and Win2000) but will not boot.
It works fine in a Latitude. Hey ho.
pm01
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November 28th, 2003 12:00
Another update - looks like my I7000 only supports 32Gb drives, Hitachi has a utility to reduce the drive capacity & hence the number of logical blocks, if I set the drive to <32Gb it works fine, which is great because I want the speed, not the storage space!
Pete
Bay Wolf
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November 28th, 2003 15:00
Are you running the latest BIOS in the I7000?
pm01
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December 1st, 2003 07:00
Yes, A15. I'm not absolutely sure the limit is 32Gb, it definitely works at 30Gb though and 32Gb used to be the upper limit on many BIOSes.
Also I have found that it doesn't boot unless a) the partition is created whilst the HDD is in the target machine (Inspiron) and b) I do a partition to partition copy in Ghost rather than a disk to disk.