Seagate Discwizard Won T Install

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Apr 24, 2013  I want to use the Seagate DiscWizard to clone the old one over because of a number of programs and macros and settings I don’t know / want to redo. If RAID is on and the Seagate software will only work if it sees a Seagate drive, then you won't be able to use it. I have a Dimension 4100. The hard drive was out of space, and I purchased a Seagate 120GB drive. My original plan was to clone my drive using their. Seagate SeaTools Program Won't Open. Thread starter Carbo; Start date Dec 26, 2010; Sidebar. All I'm trying to do is write zeros to the hard drive and do a fresh install of Windows 7. Razel Platinum Member. Dec 30, 2010 #4. May 14, 2002. And this issue is a well known one with no apparent fix from Seagate, despite the rants from their.

Actually, Seagate Disk Wizard is a customized version of Acronis True Image. What the instructions advise makes sense most times, but not in your situation. Here is my recommended sequence:1.

Leave your old IDE HDD installed as it is, and use it to boot from. When the new 1 TB SATA unit arrives, install it and connect to the first SATA port. Remember that there is NO such thing as Master and Slave settings for a SATA drive; do NOT try to set any jumpers on your new SATA unit.2. Check your OS.

If it is the ORIGINAL version of Win XP, you MUST update it before proceeding with a Service Package, because support for HDD's over 137 GB was only added in SP1. It is strongly recommended that any Win XP be updated to SP3. However, if your OS is Win VISTA or anything later, do NOT worry about this.3.

Another item to check based on your OS. If your OS is VISTA or later, ignore this item entirely and proceed to item 4. BUT if it is ANY version of Win XP, that OS cannot use a real SATA HDD to boot from unless you go through a driver install process that you are trying to avoid. However, there is an easy work-around for XP. Boot up and go immediately into BIOS Setup, where you configure the SATA ports.

First, ensure that the SATA port(s) are Enabled if you have not been using them until now. Next, look close by for a line about the SATA Port Mode, with options like 'IDE (or PATA) Emulation', Native SATA', 'AHCI', or 'RAID'. Set this to 'IDE (or PATA) Emulation' mode. This tells the BIOS to intervene and make the actual SATA unit behave like a simpler IDE unit that Win XP knows how to use without any special driver installed (you've already been using an IDE HDD).

You lose a couple of small enhancements that real SATA drives offer, but it makes it all work easily. Lastly, look for the place where the Boot Priority Sequence is set. Set it to use your optical drive as first device, and your old IDE drive as second choice, but NOT the new SATA unit (yet). Now Save and Exit.4. Disk Wizard can be run from the CD it comes on, but it is probably better to install it on your old C: drive and run it from there.

Then start it up and make SURE you choose the old IDE HDD unit as the SOURCE, and the new 1 TB SATA unit as the DESTINATION. It will offer for your approval a group of settings before proceeding. I usually find at least one of these needs to be changed, so don't just hit 'yes'. What I like to change is the SIZE of the new DESTINATION Partition it will make. If your old HDD has only one Partition on it, typically the default is to make the new partition the same size as the old one.

I bet most users want the new HDD to be all ONE BIG Partition taking up the whole new disk space. So you need to not approve the default and use menus to specify that new size. (It may be 930 GB, not 1,000 GB, because of disagreements about the definition of one 'GB', but just make it the largest you can, if that is what you want.) The Partition being created should be a Primary Partition, and is should be bootable. For Formatting options, choose to have the NTFS File System used, and what you prefer: Quick Format (15 - 20 minutes) or Full Format (a few hours BUT includes a full test of the new HDD). When options are set the way you want, let it proceed. After Creating the Partition and Formatting it as specified, it will completely clone everything from old IDE to new SATA unit - takes several hours for this stage, too.5. In item 4 above I mentioned changing the size of the new Partition to what you want.

IF your old IDE HDD has MORE than one Partition on it now, the default choices will be different. In that case, default is what's called Proportional Partitioning - it offers to make Partitions on the Destination drive with sizes in proportion to those on the Source drive. For example, if your old HDD had three Partitions sized at 100GB, 150 GB, and 120 GB, it would suggest new ones at sizes of about 250 GB, 380 GB, and 300 GB. Those may not be the way you would like them, so you can set each the way you want, similar to item 4 above. Likely all of them should be Primary Partitions; however, not all need to be bootable, probably only the first one.6. AFTER the clone process is complete you shut down.

Disconnect power, open the case and disconnect the old IDE drive, both power and ribbon data cable. You can leave it inside if you like or remove it. Remember, it is a perfect backup of your system right up to this point. If there was another IDE unit sharing that ribbon cable, you'll have to make an adjustment. I assume the IDE drive was the port Master device, which you have just removed. So the remaining device will have to have its jumper changed to be the Master now.

Also, you should change the cable connection and use the ribbon cable's END (Black) connector to plug into the (newly re-assigned) Master device. Now close up and reconnect power.7. When you boot immediately go into BIOS Setup, and go to where the Boot Priority Sequence is set. Now you change it. IF your optical drive was on the IDE port and has recently become the Master there, you should be sure to re-specify that the optical unit is the first boot device. Set your new 1 TB SATA drive as the second device.

Save and Exit, and your machine should boot up right away and look just like it always did, except that the C: drive will be MUCH larger than before. This step (re-assigning the boot drive) is what the confusing instructions were trying to avoid.8. After you are completely satisfied that your system is running properly and you did preserve everything, you can decide what you will do with that old IDE unit. Wow, thank You for awesome answer Paperdoc. That answers all my questions and more.My OS is Win 7, I have one IDE drive (ahh that's how it's called) with 2 partitionsand my system is year old (self build around AMD 960T-100euro!

Luckily unlocked to 6cores and overclocked to 3.7 stable in winter) but saved money and used old HDD, and now is time to change it. I should put more info about my system on the start, that would save You some time on writing answer, but maybe someone will find that helpful in the future.My drive should be here somewhere mid next week, but work may prevent me from installing it until week after, so far I understand everything, but will leave topic open in case I run into problems (I doubt that with those instructions).Thank You again for Your time spend on that ARTICLEGreat help.

You're welcome. Given the new info, let me add a couple things.In Item 3, I said to ignore it because you have Win 7. But just to make it clear, with that OS you should set the SATA Port Mode to AHCI (that is the true nature of SATA drives), since Win 7 DOES know how to handle that device type properly.Why does your IDE drive have two Partitions? If it is just a choice you made to create a boot drive and a data drive, then I'm sure you can decide how you want the Partitions on the new SATA unit to be sized. But SOME HDD's have two Partitions on them because it was supplied that way with a set of backup files on one Partition to be used with a System Restore process.

If that is the case, the amount of data in that Partition does not change over time because it is not ever used, and its size does not need to be any different from what it is now. Bear that in mind as you decide on sizes on the new larger drive. I doubt there is much performance difference when you partition as you have done.

However, many people like to do what you did: establish one smaller Partition for the OS, and another for data (and maybe even your application software). Their reason, and it's a good one (although I have not done it) is that, if ever the OS gets corrupted so that it is too hard to fix easily, they can simply wipe that one Partition clean (probably with a Format operation) and re-install to that space on the HDD. The second Partition (and all its contents) will NOT be damaged by this as long as the re-install does NOT re-Partition the HDD, but only uses the existing smaller Partition to install to. Good to hear that there is no performance difference. I read some forums researching my new HDD, and people are saying that if You have partitions (or not, can't recall) Your data is kept more to the outside of the platters, and give faster access times, and thats why I asked if You know something about that. But I'm pretty sure That will make no difference at all unless You look on pure numbers only. On the end it's a matter of preference, and what You are use to, I guess.

And each time I do full install I wipe full drive anyway, like to start clean (after backing everything up). But this time I just change HDD and my system is running perfectly + all the software, so wanted to find a way to keep it that way.Thanks again.

I guess no one tried this yet?Kindly I ask your attention.Well, it's best to keep the software. The reason I think of that I have 2x 3TB HDD's, one with the OS on it what has being extended with the rest of GB of the drive. When the software is gone, the nother part you have by the software, it might be that you will not have the nother parts saves, nor will get it back.I had to do a system reinstallation, I used Windows system backup. The power got cut off and everything was lost and when you want to change the disk size, try it with one HDD to test is. Put some files on it and give it a try.Well, I had to download nearly 2TB software again. And I can tell you, that sucks!So, what ever you do.Create first a backup or even a disc clone of it all and give it a try.When you do so, let us known how and what!Hopefully I let you known enough, that you will find the answers you seek!Good luck and have fun!Best Regards,MeneerWitte. I guess no one tried this yet?Kindly I ask your attention.Well, it's best to keep the software.

The reason I think of that I have 2x 3TB HDD's, one with the OS on it what has being extended with the rest of GB of the drive. When the software is gone, the nother part you have by the software, it might be that you will not have the nother parts saves, nor will get it back.I had to do a system reinstallation, I used Windows system backup. The power got cut off and everything was lost and when you want to change the disk size, try it with one HDD to test is. Put some files on it and give it a try.Well, I had to download nearly 2TB software again.

I guess no one tried this yet?Kindly I ask your attention.Well, it's best to keep the software. The reason I think of that I have 2x 3TB HDD's, one with the OS on it what has being extended with the rest of GB of the drive. When the software is gone, the nother part you have by the software, it might be that you will not have the nother parts saves, nor will get it back.I had to do a system reinstallation, I used Windows system backup. The power got cut off and everything was lost and when you want to change the disk size, try it with one HDD to test is. Put some files on it and give it a try.Well, I had to download nearly 2TB software again.

KIndly I ask your attention.Next time, lets use Post and answer. The collum of text will only get smaller and smaller.Try this at your browser search:How to change a 3TB HDD/SSD without data lost?How to change a big HDD/SSD without data lost?How to migrate a 3TB HDD/SSD without data lost?How to migrate a bid HDD/SSD without data lost?At the first phrase you will find a lot of answers to go for. I'm letting you known this, so we bouth are checking it and might be faster to find the answers you need.Hopefully I let you known enough, that we will find the answers you seek!Good luck and have fun doing it!Best Regards,MeneerWitte. I asked seagate's support on facebook and this was the conversationQuestion about the 'discwizard' software.I have a seagate barracuda 3TB and my mobo can only detect 1TB of it (I know I know install the software and enable an option there) however my question is what if my I uninstalled the the wizard? Will the data I put on the 2TB that only got detected through software disappear? What about if I transfer the hard drive to another PC without the software? What happens to the data inside it?If you uninstall or move the drive to a different computer, the data can still be accessed after installing the Capacity Manager driver.

Seagate Discwizard Bootable

This driver that is also called 'Acronis Virtual Disc' can always be downloaded from Acronis website: http /www.acronis.com/en-us/Generally, it is always extremely important to backup your data on separate location, be it an external drive, another internal drive, or even CDs and DVDs. Having the data only on one drive is never a good idea.So the drive will work and the data can be retrieved with the driver stated above, but there is always a margin for error, which can always be avoided by having a backup of the data.so there is still a chance that even if I just move the drive to another PC and it doesn't have a software to detect the additional drive and then install it to detect it the data can disappear?It may be possible as different systems can interpret disk space differently when connected. For the data sake, it is not recommended to place your entire trust in such processes. Always keep your data backed up securely in any instance, no matter the storage media.so that anyone can also read.