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2008-11-03 12:16:32
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|6983|Riva, MD
I am thinking about getting a SATA drive soon to replace this WD 160GB 8MB IDE hard drive but I don't want to lose all my data by having to format from scratch on the new drive.

Is there any way to copy it over to SATA?

On a side note, this review on this looks good:

Pros: Much faster than the IDE 160 gig WD drive it replaced. I believe these are all shipping in the single platter version now. I probably haven't seen everything it can do as my mobo only supports 1.5 gig/sec, but even at the slow spec, it is a significant improvement.

Cons: Used it to replace a WD drive that failed on me. Can't hold that against the new drive, though.

Other Thoughts: Old drive is the first failure I've had out of a good 6 or 7 WD drives. I expect this one to last. I think it's a little cheaper now than when I bought it... you absolutely can't go wrong for the price. It's a solid drive.
I have the exact same hard drive and my mobo also only supports SATA150
2008-11-03 12:24:03
Agent_Dung_Bomb
Member
+302|7002|Salt Lake City

I believe WD still offers their Data Lifeguard utility.  This program should allow you to clone your data from the old drive to the new drive, even if it is a SATA drive.
2008-11-03 12:30:57
ceslayer23
IN YOUR MIRROR
+142|6627|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR
copy and paste?
2008-11-03 12:40:51
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|6983|Riva, MD

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

I believe WD still offers their Data Lifeguard utility.  This program should allow you to clone your data from the old drive to the new drive, even if it is a SATA drive.
This is the software that I normally use to clone hard drives but I was never sure if it could do IDE to SATA or vice versa.  Does it have to be a really recent version because I am using the one that is on Hiren's Boot Disc.
2008-11-03 13:00:06
Agent_Dung_Bomb
Member
+302|7002|Salt Lake City

_j5689_ wrote:

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

I believe WD still offers their Data Lifeguard utility.  This program should allow you to clone your data from the old drive to the new drive, even if it is a SATA drive.
This is the software that I normally use to clone hard drives but I was never sure if it could do IDE to SATA or vice versa.  Does it have to be a really recent version because I am using the one that is on Hiren's Boot Disc.
It will probably need to be a newer version to support SATA drives, but I don't know what version you have.  It's a free program available from their web site...or at least it used to be.

Here's the link to download the latest version.

http://support.wdc.com/product/download … mp;lang=en

Last edited by Agent_Dung_Bomb (2008-11-03 13:05:30)

 

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