SSD to SSD Windows Image Restore => Performance Loss?

auburn · Aug 7, 2013

Here's wondering if restoring a Windows 7 system image of my current Samsung 840 PRO 128gb to a brand new Samsung 840 PRO 256gb as per this method (which includes expanding the unallocated space to the main system partition) will result in any form of performance loss. Truth or baseless fear?

If there's any risk the new 256gb PRO's speed or stability will suffer from it I'd rather do a clean install, even if I'd much rather have it set up faster by restoring the image.

auburn · Aug 8, 2013

Anyone?

popatim · Aug 8, 2013

Usually not,
Sometimes the cloning utility will not set the offset correctly.
I would just use the samsung cloning utility which does work well in that respects. This does require that you have some way to attach the new ssd thru usb or internally.
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/samsungssd/downloads.html

auburn · Aug 8, 2013

I was only planning to restore a system image of the 128gb drive to the new 256gb drive, then expand partitions. Have heard it's better than outright cloning or using migration software.

My only concerns are performance loss or misaligned partitions.

hollett · Aug 8, 2013

Should be fine. But if you have any issues then you can put the old drive back in your computer and try a different method.

auburn · Aug 8, 2013

hollett :

Quite true. Thanks. Though I'd hate to have to start from scratch: that would mean reformatting the new drive and I don't want to put it through that much stress right out of the box.

popatim · Aug 10, 2013

LoL what stress. it comes pre formatted so all you do is a quick one which basically writes the file system.

Its re-installing windows that the rpita.

auburn · Aug 11, 2013

What I meant is that if something went wrong with performance once I have restored the image to the new drive I'd have to reformat it to erase the old image and start from scratch.

Gotta agree regarding windows installation for sure.

popatim · Aug 11, 2013

LOL @ reinstalling windows...

As for the image, no you dont have to format again, you just reimage over the top of it. The new image erases the old one automatically.

spooky2th · Aug 11, 2013

A quick format sets trim for the whole drive. This is one good thing about ssd's. No real need to completely format the whole drive. I use acronis true image and it will automatically do all the resizing for you. You can clone from a smaller drive to a larger drive as well as from a larger drive to a smaller drive, no problems. Or you can manually do it all too. Cloning from your 128Gb ssd to your new 256GB ssd should work OK for you.

auburn · Aug 11, 2013

Thanks a lot for the answers. I'm not really familiar with Acronis, so I hope the image restore tool included with windows 7 will be enough?

spooky2th · Aug 12, 2013

If you need to, Intel is offering free acronis cloning software. Check it out here:
http://www.techspot.com/news/40577-intel-offers-free-acronis-clone-utility-to-ssd-customers.html

You can also get Samsung's cloning tool here:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/MZ-7PD512BW

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