hdd to ssd migration OS issue

[rarenick]

This is for a Sony laptop that runs OEM windows 7 home premium. If I just clone over, will the os become locked since the hardware has been changed?

On side note, how to do the cloning properly so that the first sector of the 2 drives will align correctly?

 

[jtjt00]

Most likely you need to call MS to re - activate.

Best to clean install for trouble free usage later on.

 

[Mclairs83]

This is for a Sony laptop that runs OEM windows 7 home premium. If I just clone over, will the os become locked since the hardware has been changed?

On side note, how to do the cloning properly so that the first sector of the 2 drives will align correctly?

Will not get locked. Tried and tested before for most HP business desktops.

I'm using Acronis True Image.

 

[rarenick]

Will not get locked. Tried and tested before for most HP business desktops.

I'm using Acronis True Image.

Did u align the first sector? Wondering is it tough.

 

[Kiwi8]

Most likely you need to call MS to re - activate.

Best to clean install for trouble free usage later on.

If there's the need to call MS to reactivate, it will also be the same when doing a clean install.

 

[upgrade]

This is for a Sony laptop that runs OEM windows 7 home premium. If I just clone over, will the os become locked since the hardware has been changed?

On side note, how to do the cloning properly so that the first sector of the 2 drives will align correctly?

Windows activation rely on a lot more hardware signatures than just the harddisk. thins like processor, motherboard, MAC address and more. The harddisk being replacement (and very frequently) yet same computer, will not singularly trigger a re-activation. I have done HDD to SSD on 2 Asus R303CA about 6 months ago Win8 and no need re-activation. I redo 1 recently to another new SSD.

Regarding alignment, for SSD it is actually partition alignment. Not aligning with the source HDD. This is so that things are written to one allocation block and not across 2 allocation blocks. Reason is that if properly aligned then any write and erase is on 1 block and not 2. Since SSD lifespan depend on a finite number of write/erase, a properly aligned SSD means maximum life while a non aligned SSD last only half as long.

For a free migration tool, you can use Todo Backup Free:
Download free backup software - EaseUS Todo Backup Free

Read the article at this link, paying attention on the part regarding "Optimize for SSD":
How to Migrate to a Solid-State Drive Without Reinstalling Windows

Remember to turn off defrag, reason same as for life-span. The more you wrie/erase, the shorter the SSD lifespan. SSD is so fast and the technology so different (no spinning platters, no moving read heads) from HDD, defrag will not matter any more.

 

[Asure7]

may need to also clone over the harddisk signature.

I tried using factory recovery CDs for a Sony laptop, but couldn't work as I changed the hard disk. Had to put back the old original hdd, run the recovery CDs, then clone to new hdd (including disk signature).