Alright, here's the layout:
Business PCs, we're using 300GB Velociraptors in RAID 1 right now (2 drives.) This is on an X79 board using the built in Intel RAID.
Want to migrate to some SSDs; 240GB Samsung 840 Pros.
For expediency, would like to just take the working installs of Windows 7 + programs and shuffle them to the new drives.
Was trying to use GParted live CD to copy data but have met limited success; 1, GParted flips out a little and tries to 'fix' the drives by relocating GPT tables, and 2 Gparted cannot move a 128MB 'msftres' partition that exists on the disks.
Initial attempts copy only the UEFI partition and NTFS partition; Windows is no longer bootable and I expect I need that msftres partition (if not more; I do not know where the Intel RAID info hangs out.)
I can shrink the NTFS volume on the 300GB raptors, making them fit the smaller Samsungs, but this is only part of the puzzle. Can you guys recommend a way to get the data down onto at least one of the SSDs? In which case I can let the Intel RAID rebuild to the second drive.
edit: Uh, migrate this to Operating Systems if it belongs there instead, sorry didn't know where to put this!
Business PCs, we're using 300GB Velociraptors in RAID 1 right now (2 drives.) This is on an X79 board using the built in Intel RAID.
Want to migrate to some SSDs; 240GB Samsung 840 Pros.
For expediency, would like to just take the working installs of Windows 7 + programs and shuffle them to the new drives.
Was trying to use GParted live CD to copy data but have met limited success; 1, GParted flips out a little and tries to 'fix' the drives by relocating GPT tables, and 2 Gparted cannot move a 128MB 'msftres' partition that exists on the disks.
Initial attempts copy only the UEFI partition and NTFS partition; Windows is no longer bootable and I expect I need that msftres partition (if not more; I do not know where the Intel RAID info hangs out.)
I can shrink the NTFS volume on the 300GB raptors, making them fit the smaller Samsungs, but this is only part of the puzzle. Can you guys recommend a way to get the data down onto at least one of the SSDs? In which case I can let the Intel RAID rebuild to the second drive.
edit: Uh, migrate this to Operating Systems if it belongs there instead, sorry didn't know where to put this!
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