musicscott Posted January 14, 2013 ID:634333 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi, allThis has probably been answered before, but since ssd is only three letters the forum search engine won't let me search for it. I built my system with two drives: SSD boot drive with windows and a traditoinal hard disc for data and programs. I recently upgraded the SSD and replaced the orginal 40gb one with a newer one that is 120gb. After cloning and swapping them, the 120gb drive and hard disc became infected. I was able to put the original 40gb ssd back into the machine to get a clean boot and clean up the infection.My next step is to get the larger drive back into the system. First, tho, I want to wipe the 120gb drive so I can start with a clean drive before i go back through the cloning process. I've tried to created the Parted Magic bootable usb, but it isn't working to boot for some reason.With that background, here's my question: What do I need to do in order to clean the 120gb ssd to get it back into the system?Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted January 15, 2013 ID:634521 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hello and What are you using to create a clone? If you create a new clone of the 40GB drive and then restore that image to the 120GB drive it will erase whatever is currently on the 120GB drive including any infection on it.I hope this is what your asking..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted January 15, 2013 ID:634525 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I agree w/Firefox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicscott Posted January 15, 2013 Author ID:634736 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks, guys. That's exactly what my question was. I was thinking of wiping the drive clean first, then cloning. But, it you're comfortable saying just go ahead and clone and that will get rid of everything on the 120gb ssd, then that saves a step. Thanks!Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted January 15, 2013 ID:634754 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yes it will save a step, when you clone from one drive to another, it will overwrite all data on the target drive.Should you have other questions don't hesitate to ask.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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