wongl
MB Enthusiast
I would like to clone the 40GB hard drive from W169 NTG2.5 so that I can use a 40GB SSD drive.
Before rushing out to buy a 40GB SSD drive (which exists but quite hard to find), I have tried cloning the existing 40GB hard drive from NTG2.5 onto another 40GB drive using various cloning software including Linux cloning software that clones the drive sector by sector - all without success.
I have Googled this topic and found a couple of articles from people claiming to have successfully cloned the NTG2.5 drive, but no details were given except that the cloning must be done using a 40GB recipient drive.
Could there be a difference between the old firmware and the new firmware whereby the new firmware has incorporated some security feature to prevent a cloned drive from being recognised on boot-up?
Would like to hear from fellow members who have tried successfully or unsuccessfully to clone the drive before I experience a drive failure.
Thanks
Before rushing out to buy a 40GB SSD drive (which exists but quite hard to find), I have tried cloning the existing 40GB hard drive from NTG2.5 onto another 40GB drive using various cloning software including Linux cloning software that clones the drive sector by sector - all without success.
I have Googled this topic and found a couple of articles from people claiming to have successfully cloned the NTG2.5 drive, but no details were given except that the cloning must be done using a 40GB recipient drive.
Could there be a difference between the old firmware and the new firmware whereby the new firmware has incorporated some security feature to prevent a cloned drive from being recognised on boot-up?
Would like to hear from fellow members who have tried successfully or unsuccessfully to clone the drive before I experience a drive failure.
Thanks