A SATA to USB adapter might be necessary for a laptop. ♦ Back up necessary data if there are files on the SSD, as this operation will erase all data on the destination disk. ♦ The capacity of SSD can be smaller than the capacity of the original disk but should be larger than or equal to the used space on the source disk.
#Cloning windows xp boot disk how to#
Let's walk through how to clone system hard drive to SSD via AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. How to: Clone system disk to SSD without boot issues Tip: Standard version supports clone system disk from MBR to SSD MBR, if you expect to clone Windows OS from MBR to GPT, GPT to GPT, GPT to MBR, you should upgrade to AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. ✍ 4K alignment: It can make 4K alignment for SSD to improve performance during cloning system disk to SSD. ✍ Compatibility: It is designed for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, XP, and Vista users. This cloning tool supports cloning system disk to smaller SSD, as it can clone only used space on the current disk. ✍ Considerate: It is common that the capacity of the new SSD is smaller than the size of the source system disk. This cloning tool can clone all partitions including hidden partitions on the source system disk, ensuring that the cloned SSD bootable. ✍ Bootable clone: If a partition related to OS is not copied to the new SSD, you won’t be boot Windows from the SSD. AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is highly recommended as its highlights listed below: To clone your current system hard disk drive to SSD, it's important to choose reliable disk cloning software. People usually choose to clone Windows system disk to SSD in pursuit of better performance. The advent of PCIe NVMe SSDs has further widened the performance gap between SSDs and HDDs. Compared to HDD, SSD offers many advantages: faster data access, higher reliability, lower power consumption, and more.