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How do I copy a 2 disk Raid 0 array to new, larger hard disks?

I have a Dell M1730 with 400 GB of storage (2 x 200). I have bought 2 larger (500GB) hard drives and want to copy an exact image of the old disks to the new disks. The tricky part is that Dell has a recovery partition I would like to keep and also a hidden partition for their media direct software. I have tried Aesus Disk Copy and it didn’t work out. I had a "No OS" error when I started up my laptop with the new hard drives… Any suggestions? I would prefer to not pay for software (the Easus program is freeware), but will if I absolutely must…

You need a program that will make in image of your hard drive.
…. maybe something like nLite or WinISO.
I think Roxio can create drive images too.

The reason you are getting a ‘No OS’ error is because unless it says otherwise, hard drives generally come unformatted.
To format a hard drive, you need an OS disc (windows, mac, linux, etc).
Turn on your computer with the disc in and select ‘boot from disc’

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One Response to “How do I copy a 2 disk Raid 0 array to new, larger hard disks?”

  1. You need a program that will make in image of your hard drive.
    …. maybe something like nLite or WinISO.
    I think Roxio can create drive images too.

    The reason you are getting a ‘No OS’ error is because unless it says otherwise, hard drives generally come unformatted.
    To format a hard drive, you need an OS disc (windows, mac, linux, etc).
    Turn on your computer with the disc in and select ‘boot from disc’
    References :

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