How to clone a CNC HDD 2.5” IDE into an SSD. Image creation and cloning to SSD. Part #2
This procedure is applicable to any CNC with a PATA/IDE/EIDE Internal Hard Disk Drives 2.5 in Form Factor.
It's recommended to use an SSD with NAND flash cell technology Single-Level Cell (SLC) for better the performance and endurance (https://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/eve...)
BOM:
1) Ghost32.exe portable application that come with Symantec Ghost Solution Suite, and you can download it from https://www.pconlife.com/download/oth...
Use GhostExplorer.exe to read the content of the *.GHO image file. You can download it from
https://www.pconlife.com/viewfileinfo...
2) IDE to SATA Adapter: https://www.amazon.com/GODSHARK-Adapt...
3) TDK Solid State Drives - SSD 8GB PATA https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...
4) An old desktop PC with one free SATA port
5) You can also use these clone utilities:
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
https://www.aomeitech.com/ab/standard...
This conversion has been successfully made on next CNCs:
Mazatrol M640T
Mazatrol Matrix Nexus
Okuma OSP-P200L
Okuma OSP-P100L
Mazatrol M700
Mitsubishi M730