<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Have you tried using dd in gentoo to clone the drive Jim?</div><div><br></div><div>Worth a try..</div><div><br></div><div>Garry</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div> <br>Jim Householder <nofixed@westnet.com.au> wrote:<br>For those of you with dual-boot systems with MS, beware.<br>I just got a 120GB Silicon Power SSD, and find that Win7 does not <br>recognise it for installation.<br><br>I used clonezilla to copy the Windows 7 partition to the new SSD but due <br>to complicating factors like drive geometry, etc.etc. it would not boot. <br> I tried to use a Windows Backup System Image, but restore said no <br>drive available.<br><br>Windows repair knows the partition is there and what is on it, but <br>cannot fix it. The restore side does not recognise it at all. A fresh <br>install fails as well, saying no drive is available.<br><br>Gentoo has no problem with the new SSD.<br><br>Silicon Power does not appear to have any SSD drivers on their website. <br> Hopefully somebody will come to the party...<br><br>Cheers,<br>Jim<br>_______________________________________________<br>Off-topic mailing list<br>Off-topic@plug.org.au<br>http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/off-topic<br> </body>