How to clone existing boot drive to WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD

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How to clone existing boot drive to WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD using Acronis True Image WD Edition (Version 28xxxx)

1. Firstly, please verify the PC host BIOS setting detects and allows WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD to be selected as a boot drive.
   Please see Answer ID 29847: How to detect WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD as a boot drive.


2. Open Acronis True Image WD Edition. Once opened, under the Tools section, click on Clone Disk.

   

   
   
3. The Clone Disk Wizard will open up. Once there, select Manual and click on Next.

   

   
   
4. Select the Source Disk (old boot drive) from the list displayed and click on Next.
   
5. Select the Destination Disk (the new drive: WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD) and click on Next.
   • If there is an existing partition on the drive that was selected as the Destination Hard Disk, a warning will be displayed. If the partitions on the selected destination drive have been backed up or are otherwise safe to be deleted, click Ok.

     Critical: Continuing this process will lead to the partition or partitions within the destination drive to be completely lost. This process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DESTINATION DRIVE WILL BE LOST!.

     
     

     

     
     
6. There will be two migration methods to select from:
   • Copy Partitions Without Changes: Will make a perfect copy of the hard drive, leaving the new drive in the exact functional state as the original.
   • Copy Partitions and Use a Disk as Non-System, GPT Style: Will convert the drive to a GPT partition, and render the disk unable to be used for booting the operating systems.

   

   
   
7. Lastly, three different data moving methods will be presented to copy the partition:
   • As is: The data from the hard disk will be moved to the new drive as is. The size of the partition(s) will not be changed.
   • Proportional: The original partition sizes will be scaled according to the new drive size. If the new drive is smaller in size the partitions will shrink accordingly. If the new drive is larger, the partitions will be enlarged proportionally.
   • Manual: Allows setting partition sizes manually.

   For the purpose of this article, the method to be used will be the As is. Select the one that suits the current needs, and click on Next.
   

8. Acronis will show the disk layout that is to be the result of the operation. If the summary meets the desired results, then click on Proceed. If not, feel free to go back to previous steps and modify any option until the required results are met.
   

   

   
   
9. A warning will be displayed. The computer will need to be restarted as part of the process. If ready, click Restart.
   

   

   
   
10. Once the computer restarts, a progress window will display on the screen. This cloning process may take anywhere from several minutes up to several hours, depending on the amount of data on the Source Disk.


11. When ready, Windows will boot up, make sure to select in BIOS to detect as boot drive.
    Please see Answer ID 29847: How to detect WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD ADD-IN-CARD as a boot drive.


12. The cloning process will be completed.