Transferring and converting partitions to a new disk

[Michel S.]

Hello !

I bought a new 320Gb WD HDD to replace my existing 80Gb drive.

This drive currently contains 2 partitions, respectively 24Gb and 56Gb
in size. Both are FAT-32 partitions.

Of course, both will be larger on the new HDD, but I'd like to take
this opportunity to change the partition type from FAT-32 to NTFS.

For a reason obscure to me, I can't do this using Partition Magic 8.

First, the maximum total FAT-32 partition size it allows on the new
drive is around 190Gb.

Second, the menu item "Convert FAT-32 to NTFS" is grayed..

Any idea why ?

I looked at Acronis True Image, and while it allows to clone the disk
with correct partition sizes, I didn't found how it allow to change the
partition type.

Any suggestion on how to perform this drive transfer ?

Thanks..

 

[PC-Techneut]

Hello !

I bought a new 320Gb WD HDD to replace my existing 80Gb drive.

This drive currently contains 2 partitions, respectively 24Gb and 56Gb in
size. Both are FAT-32 partitions.

Of course, both will be larger on the new HDD, but I'd like to take this
opportunity to change the partition type from FAT-32 to NTFS.

For a reason obscure to me, I can't do this using Partition Magic 8.

First, the maximum total FAT-32 partition size it allows on the new drive
is around 190Gb.

Second, the menu item "Convert FAT-32 to NTFS" is grayed..

Any idea why ?

I looked at Acronis True Image, and while it allows to clone the disk with
correct partition sizes, I didn't found how it allow to change the
partition type.

Any suggestion on how to perform this drive transfer ?

Thanks..

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;307881&x=8&y=13

There you go.

Dirk.

 

[DaveW]

You did not list the make and model of your motherboard. If it had an 80 GB
harddrive before, it's possible that the motherboard's BIOS is limited to
recognizing up to 137 GB harddrives.

 

[Michel S.]

It's an Asus P4PE BIOS version 1007.

AFAIK, it supports driver larger than 137 Gb, as it reports a 320Gb
drive in the POST screen..

MS

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[Darklight]

Hello !

I bought a new 320Gb WD HDD to replace my existing 80Gb drive.

This drive currently contains 2 partitions, respectively 24Gb and 56Gb
in size. Both are FAT-32 partitions.

Of course, both will be larger on the new HDD, but I'd like to take
this opportunity to change the partition type from FAT-32 to NTFS.

For a reason obscure to me, I can't do this using Partition Magic 8.

First, the maximum total FAT-32 partition size it allows on the new
drive is around 190Gb.

Second, the menu item "Convert FAT-32 to NTFS" is grayed..

Any idea why ?

I looked at Acronis True Image, and while it allows to clone the disk
with correct partition sizes, I didn't found how it allow to change the
partition type.

Any suggestion on how to perform this drive transfer ?

Thanks..

Are you just saving infomation or do you intend to move the OS from one
HDD drive to the other HDD. IF so have you created the rescue disks and boot
PC from partition magic boot disks. To do what you want from there.