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If you need to copy the NT signature:
1.
Select the
Copy NT signature
check box. You receive the warning: “If there is an operating
system on the hard disk, uninstall either the source or the target hard disk drive from your
machine prior to starting the machine again. Otherwise, the OS will start from the first of the
two, and the OS on the second disk will become unbootable.” The
Turn off the machine after the
cloning operation
check box is selected and disabled automatically.
2.
Click
Finish
to add the pending operation.
3.
Click
Commit
on the toolbar and then click
Proceed
in the
Pending Operations
window.
4.
Wait until the task is finished.
5.
Wait until the machine is turned off.
6.
Disconnect either the source or the target hard disk drive from the machine.
7.
Start up the machine.
If you need to leave an NT signature:
1.
Click to clear the
Copy NT signature
check box, if necessary.
2.
Click to clear the
Turn off the machine after the cloning operation
check box, if necessary.
3.
Click
Finish
to add the pending operation.
4.
Click
Commit
on the toolbar and then click
Proceed
in the
Pending Operations
window.
5.
Wait until the task is finished.
6.11.5.3
Disk conversion: MBR to GPT
You would want to convert an MBR basic disk to a GPT basic disk in the following cases:
If you need more than 4 primary volumes on one disk.
If you need additional disk reliability against any possible data damage.
If you need to convert a basic MBR disk to basic GPT:
1.
Select a basic MBR disk to convert to GPT.
2.
Right-click on the selected volume, and then click
Convert to GPT
in the context menu.
You will receive a warning window, stating that you are about to convert MBR into GPT.
3.
By clicking
OK
, you'll add a pending operation of MBR to GPT disk conversion.
(To finish the added operation you will have to commit (p. 282) it. Exiting the program without
committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.)
Please note: A GPT-partitioned disk reserves the space in the end of the partitioned area necessary for the
backup area, which stores copies of the GPT header and the partition table. If the disk is full and the volume size
cannot be automatically decreased, the conversion operation of the MBR disk to GPT will fail.
The operation is irreversible. If you have a primary volume, belonging to an MBR disk, and convert the disk first
to GPT and then back to MBR, the volume will be logical and will not be able to be used as a system volume.
If you plan to install an OS that does not support GPT disks, the reverse conversion of the disk to
MBR is also possible through the same menu items the name of the operation will be listed as
Convert to MBR
.
Dynamic disk conversion: MBR to GPT
Acronis Disk Director Lite does not support direct MBR to GPT conversion for dynamic disks. However
you can perform the following conversions to reach the goal using the program:
