TSGL: : what to do with a FOUR GIG drive?

[Tilman Brandl]

Chuck,

have you had a look at any of the options I mentioened?

BootIt NG or DriveImageXML ...
I've used both before I bought Acronis, and still have BootIt for 
partitioning.

See my last message for links.

Tilman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Neuenschwander" <annandchuck at yahoo.com>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 2:13 AM
Subject: TSGL: : what to do with a FOUR GIG drive?


> The 80 gig is on the slave connection,
>  the 4 gig is the boot drive.
>
>  I have successfully formatted the 80 gig
>  and then wrote thousands of files to it, to fill it,
>  then deleted everything.
>  I just copied a dozen files to it, again, then deleted them.
>  It seems OK but  HDClone won't use it.
>
>  what to try next?
>
> The Computer Whisperer <justin at whisperer.com.au> wrote:
>  A different IDE cable on the 80 GB?
>
>
>
> On 15/03/2008, Chuck Neuenschwander wrote:
>>
>> OK, I'm off and running
>> but getting nowhere.
>> I installed HDClone 3.5 on a CD
>> then booted my project computer with it.
>> Identified source 4 GIG and target 80 GIG
>> 4 GIG speed test goes OK
>> first problem:
>> the speed test on the 80 GIG fails
>>
>> I then went on by that to see what would happen
>> second problem: I started the copy cycle and it runs and runs and shows
>> 0% done
>> and the WRITE ERRORS value keeps updating to the same as CURRENT
>> SECTOR
>>
>> I guess I give up on this product.
>>
>> Which to try next?
>> -chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> H Davis wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> I just came across this item. I haven't used it my self so you're on
>> your own.
>>
>> http://www.jakeludington.com/downloads/20080305_hdclone_free_edition_clone_your_hard_drive.html
>>
>>
>> H Davis
>>
>> Engineman1 at aol.com wrote:
>> > I would use two or even three.
>> > One for the OS, One for the APPs and one for data, music and picture
>> storage.
>> > That way if I have to run a virus scan or defrag usually only one will
>> need
>> > it and it will go much faster.
>> >
>> > Engineman
>> >
>> >
>> > In a message dated 3/6/2008 11:43:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> > annandchuck at yahoo.com writes:
>> >
>> > okay, I'll wait through the weekend to see what more suggestions I 
>> > might
>> get
>> > on the FOUR GIG drive. One more question I'll need to face when I get
>> into
>> > setting up the 80GIG:
>> > Is it preferable to partition a drive that big into two or more logical
>> > drives?
>> > thanks, chuck
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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