Then boot up, change the boot sequence to boot up from the SSD and then once Windows 7 is up and running set the SSD drive letter to ‘C’. Question 2: Once cloned can I then remove the old HDD from the desktop machine, remove the SSD from the caddy and install the SSD into the vacant 3.5” bay. Will the Acronis True Image software detect the SSD external drive?Ģ) If the SSD will be detected by the Acronis True Image software then I intend to clone the HDD ‘C’ drive content to the new SSD drive. Question 1: Given the desktop will be booted up with the SSD connected and the Acronis True Image CD inserted and the boot up sequence changed to read the CD.
#HOW TO USE ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE HD SERIAL NUMBER#
You may find the serial number on outer package or product label. The location of product serial number is indicated as the image below.
Confirm the email sent by KLEVV to verify yourself. Enter your Email address and Serial Number. My desktop has USB 2.0 and eSATA connections so the intention is to use the eSATA route. Acronis True Image HD 2015/2018 Download guide. The media builder offers you to select the media which you want to make bootable in this step, select your USB flash drive. The caddy has a USB 2.0 and an eSATA connection. Open Acronis bootable media builder (Media builder is a component of Acronis software that places necessary files on the USB drive or CD/DVD to make it bootable) and follow on-screen instructions. I therefore have the following questions regarding the process of cloning to the new SSD:ġ) To support the cloning process I intend to leave the HDD ‘C’ drive in place and to install the new SSD into a 3.5” external drive caddy. I would also backup the content of the ‘I’ drive and non system ‘C’ drive files for later restoration to the old HDD, which would then be used as an external drive for offline storage.
My target is to replace the HDD which contains the ‘C’ drive (500mb) and the ‘I’ drive (500mb) with the new SSD, but only have the new SSD loaded with the Win7 operating system and associated files from the HDD ‘C’ drive. In my current desktop Windows 7 64 bit machine I have all 4 of the drive bays populated with SATA 1 TB HDDs. Hello, I have just purchased a 240 gb Crucial SSD and the associated desktop install kit containing Acronis True Image HD CD, 3.5” adapter tray and SATA Cable.