Will this work for a transferring a 3.5" IDE HD in a desktop computer to a SSD? Also, will it transfer a purchased upgrade version of windows 7? TY!
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IDE, no. Only SATA (serial ATA drives) are compatible. However, it WILL transfer the OS as part of a complete disk image.
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Yes, it does, IF your desktop has a USB. The USB part of the cable plugs into the desktop port and the wider one hooks to the SSD. As regards the purchased upgrade, I dont see why not. But then I have not tried it myself.
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I am not entirely sure about being able to transfer 3.5" drives, although because both 2.5 and 3.5 use the same connectors I don't see why it wouldn't work. I'd say you're probably going to be successful (99%), but if you really want to double check contact the company. As for transfering the upgrade version of windows 7. Yes, as long as it is installed on the drive that you are cloning. This thing does a 1:1 transfer of EVERYTHING, so you'll be set. Just remember that because it transfers everything, if you have any viruses or whatnot they will come over as well. Also keep in mind that once you have this, you can use it as many times as you want. I actually used the same cable/software to upgrade my entire families laptops from HDD to SDD.
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You should be fine. The target drive has to be SATA, but the source drive will be read by the controller on the mobo. The supplied cord will not plug into the old drive, so you won't be able to use it to interface the old drive later.
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IDE is a different interface than SATA. The transfer DID work for me with a Windows 7 upgrade, however.
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I agree that it will work. if there is a BIG difference in hardware between the desktop and the laptop, Microsoft MAY tell you your version of Windows is unregistered. As long as you have your original disc or your key, re-registering will not be a problem.
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Not that familiar with lap-tops or 2.5 drives. My experience with this adapter, is that it works great across a common platform; but you can't use it across platforms IDE to SATA best I could manage. There are a variety of cloning software utilities out there you might use, for cloning; but I have not looked too deep into them. You might try looking for cloning software on your favorite software sight like download.com for exact cloning. For example; a newer SATA machine; will not read an IDE hard drive, with this device alone. I see no reason why you could not use this to transfer data from one SATA drive to another, or IDE to IDE; as long as you have the right physical connection on the drive you are drying to get data from. I used this to look at an external 3.5 drive on a desktop. I plugged the USB into computer, and the adapter end into the external 1 gig drive I wanted to see. Plug and play recognized it, and I was able to read the external drive. As long as you have a the same platform of drives, I think this physical device will work. Great for getting files off an old, or partial working drive; but this will not clone anything. Also good if you want to store stuff on seldom used hard drives; then access them once in a while for data. It has no software, and is just a physical utility device. For complete exact clone of the drive; I would seek appropriate software, and someone who has had more experience than I. You will also need a power supply for the external drive, this device does not have. If you are dealing with a drive that has its own power, from another computer or source, this will work by itself; otherwise you need one of these with a power supply included. They sell them with power supplies, that will work with both platforms as well, for about ten bucks more. Has a molex and adapter fro SATA drives. This way you can power, and access the drive data, both. Depends on what you need. This is a data harness nothing more.
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Yes it will. I used it to transfer info from three office computers running XPS Pro 32 bit sp 3 to three brand new dell optiplex computers with windows 7 pro 64 bit. You will need a second monitor, however, because you will be following instructions for each computer separately on the screen. Very easy transfer process. Make a backup on a flash drive first for safety. I did but did not need it as everything transferred properly. Software is in the cable device and will install on xp computer automatically. Software is already embedded in Windows 7 so no installation of software required there.
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YES 2.5 or 3.5 hdd it will fit into the cut out part you see in the picture. it will even work for IDE if you get the adapter for it with either size hdd
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Hello Matthew, I unfortunatelly cannot answer your question because I am using this drive in a Mac. The system is completely different and has been implemented to use this drive. At the mac I get 6GB put through and the system itself manages the SSD part of the drive. I have no idea if or how Windows will take advantage of it. Sorry.
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Yes it works very well, it works with Samsung migration software Just remember to plug the power supply that comes with it. I transfered about 340 gb of data from my old drive to a Samsung 840 evo 1 tb with no problems It took about 5 hours... Cheers.
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Sorry for the late answer. Yes it should work fine. My setup is an E6400 running Win7-32 connected to a dual docking station with 4TB and 3TB (Seagate and WD) drives running 24/7. Additionally I use a 500GB laptop drive to transfer data via the adapter. For the price there is no better solution.Hope this helps.
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Hello, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support, here to answer your question. That is not correct. The SSD like other internal drives is not operating system specific and will function in systems with SATA3 or SATA2 connections. What is operating system specific is the Acronis TruImage Cloning software included in the bundle package. New current version that is shipping is compatible with Windows 8/8.1. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you. Thank you for selecting Kingston as your upgrade partner.
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Yes.. but sata II is slower then sata III so you'll get around 200-250 transfer speed as compared to The stated 500 at sata III.. but yes it should work.. also it's a 7 mm drive so you might need an adaptor as from my quick search yours take a standard 9mm.. the adaptor is basically a small mount tray so the ssd fits snug and not shaky..
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I myself used it to salvage, format both a 300GB and a 250GB WD disk drives without any problems.Also used it to migrate Windows 7 Pro from a 120GB SSD to a 512GB SSD. Worked without a hitch.Reformatted the 120GB SSD in it afterwards, and now use it as an external disk drive in the unit.Device was tried on both esata and usb3 worked fine on both interfaces.
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Not sure what you want to know. I have used it to clone my new SSD from my old hard drive. The important thing is that you have a computer hard drive that has a SATA connection. The adapter doesn't care if it is SATA or SATA II connection. The reason I bought this adapter was because it was USB III, which is much faster than USB II. Your computer must have a USB III port on your computer to take advantage of the extra speed, however should be backwards compatible with USB II. Hope this helps.
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Are you asking will it work with a HDD out of a Mac or if it will work when you plug it into a Mac? Either way the answer should be yes. Two things to keep in mind though:1. As long as the HDD out of an old Mac is IDE and not SATA it will work. 2. Just keep in mind whatever HDD you put in this it will need to be formatted for FAT32. If it's NTFS it will ONLY work for windows. (but you can change the format easily)
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No - you need a 2.5" size drive, and this is a 3.5" drive for desktops. You also need to determine whether or not you need an IDE drive or a SATA drive.
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It should work fine once your desktop uses SATA for its hard drives (only old ones don't). Note however that this particular package does not include free software to migrate your operating system and data from your current hard drive to the SSD. You'll have to install and use your own software to do this. I recommend Partition Wizard, available from www.partitionwizard.com
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It should, that is a small drive. Is it an IDE drive? If it is, yes it would work.
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I used it with windows 8 to transfer data from ide drive from a broken laptop and worked very well. I don't remember at that time if it was windows 8 or 8.1
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If you atching this drive to you laptop externally to transfer data you will need to get a cable. If you replacing existing drive and old drive has a tray and its same width you should be fine. If this is for desktop then you will need spacers unless desktop has a 2.5 inch slot. Hope this helps