[off-topic] If you are thinking of booting from SSD...

[Jim Householder]

On 06/22/12 21:57, Jim Householder wrote:
> For those of you with dual-boot systems with MS, beware.
> I just got a 120GB Silicon Power SSD, and find that Win7 does not
> recognise it for installation.
>
> I used clonezilla to copy the Windows 7 partition to the new SSD but due
> to complicating factors like drive geometry, etc.etc. it would not boot.
>   I tried to use a Windows Backup System Image, but restore said no
> drive available.

I used both partclone and sector-by-sector copy.  I suspect that both 
gave me good copies.  I also ran partclone.ntfsfixboot which gave no errors.

The problem appears to be that Windows 7 does not recognise the device 
as a disk drive, and will not use it.

I will check out the commercial offerings.  Perhaps one of them can 
modify how the SSD identifies itself.