Question about switching from IDE to SATA drive and Windows hangs...

[Todd Calhoun]

In the process of adding storage, I decided to switch from my IDE drive
to an SATA drive for my Windows XP machine.

My first try was to simply clone the IDE drive to the SATA drive. This
seemed to work well, but the Windows would lock up when loading off of
the SATA drive (I would get the logo, then the light blue screen with
the logo and it would hang there indefinitely. So I know windows can
see the drive, but there is just something it doesn't like. And it
hangs when trying to boot into safe mode as well).

So, I tried to do a repair install. Frustratingly, the repair install
would always hang at the screen where it says "27 minutes remaining".
So that didn't work.

So now I have been reduced to doing a fresh install, which works fine.
Windows boots as normal and everything is great.

Unfortunately, I still have all my old data on my IDE drive. I'm
wondering if there is any realistic way to transfer my drivers,
programs, data and settings over. Or will I be reinstalling the
software from scratch.

If anyone has any ideas about the hanging boot up and repair install,
it's no problem to go back and re-clone the IDE drive and try it again.
FWIW, I'm using the Intel ICH5 SATA controller so it doesn't require
any extra drivers; it works as normal with native XP drivers.

 

[Guest]

Cloning IDE to a IDE drive works well,IDE to SATA never does for some
reason,probably going thru multiple controllers.Why not run IDE again,
install xp cd,run file transfer wizard,set as old computer,select data to
save,once saved to new folder,move folder to cd.

 

[DL]

There is a MS kb article re 'stalls at 27mins'
I no longer have the url

You cannot transfer Apps, only data, you have to install Apps
There is no particular problem cloning ide to sata, there may be specific
steps if you need to install sata/raid drivers - though not in your case.

 

[Anna]

In the process of adding storage, I decided to switch from my IDE drive to
an SATA drive for my Windows XP machine.

My first try was to simply clone the IDE drive to the SATA drive. This
seemed to work well, but the Windows would lock up when loading off of the
SATA drive (I would get the logo, then the light blue screen with the logo
and it would hang there indefinitely. So I know windows can see the
drive, but there is just something it doesn't like. And it hangs when
trying to boot into safe mode as well).

So, I tried to do a repair install. Frustratingly, the repair install
would always hang at the screen where it says "27 minutes remaining". So
that didn't work.

So now I have been reduced to doing a fresh install, which works fine.
Windows boots as normal and everything is great.

Unfortunately, I still have all my old data on my IDE drive. I'm
wondering if there is any realistic way to transfer my drivers, programs,
data and settings over. Or will I be reinstalling the software from
scratch.

If anyone has any ideas about the hanging boot up and repair install, it's
no problem to go back and re-clone the IDE drive and try it again. FWIW,
I'm using the Intel ICH5 SATA controller so it doesn't require any extra
drivers; it works as normal with native XP drivers.

Todd:
By & large there should not be any basic problem using a disk imaging
program to clone the contents of a PATA HD to a SATA HD, although we have
run into some erratic problems with the Acronis True Image 8 program along
those lines. Hopefully this has been corrected with the newer ATI 9 version.

You should tell us what disk cloning program you are using and detail the
steps you have taken to undertake the disk cloning process.

It is not terribly uncommon for the disk cloning process to initially fail
but a repeated attempt will succeed. I assume you've made repeated attempts
but with the same results. But if you haven't - give it another try.

One important thing to remember (assuming you undertake direct disk-to-disk
cloning)...

After you've finished with the disk cloning operation, do NOT boot with both
drives (source & destination) connected. Rather, shut down the machine
following the disk cloning operation, disconnect your source disk and make
the initial boot to the newly-cloned disk with only that disk connected.

Again, if your problem hasn't been resolved and you wish to follow-up on
your original query, please provide detailed information about your system,
the software involved, and the specific steps you've taken re this
operation.
Anna