cloned windows 7 dell optiplex 7010 on External SSD. Wanting it to open on my Dell inspirion 3020s


Phew ... thank the powers that be for that ... lol

Have you had any luck creating the file?
 

My Computer

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that's what im currently stuck on. don't know why it keeps doing that. I haven't changed the way Im selecting it. I should go to my iphone so I can upload pics of what it looks like
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
Use the snipping tool in Windows 11 to grab a screenshot. Hold down Shift + Windows key + S then click on the centre icon in the small toolbar that appears. Then click on the window titlebar to capture the window you are looking at.

Then click in the reply window here and press CTRL + V to paste the image here.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C18 (16GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (x 2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 512GB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0004 10TB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0008 10TB (x 2)
    ST4000VN000 4TB (x 2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 400R
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism (Stock)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps down / 40Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox - Chrome - Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender - Clamwin
apparently this site doesn't resize pics
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
It will handle the pics well enough, but you can upload them to Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.... if you wish to and then provide a link to them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C18 (16GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (x 2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 512GB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0004 10TB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0008 10TB (x 2)
    ST4000VN000 4TB (x 2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 400R
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism (Stock)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps down / 40Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox - Chrome - Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender - Clamwin
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
Thanks. Click on HD2:SanDiskExtreme.... to select the entire drive.

Then go to Disk > Create New Virtual Disk File(N) > Create VirtualBox Virtual File(O) and create the file.

For the Capacity, set it to 1000GB and again, do NOT check Allocate all disk space.

Fingers crossed we will get there ... lol
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C18 (16GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (x 2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 512GB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0004 10TB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0008 10TB (x 2)
    ST4000VN000 4TB (x 2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 400R
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism (Stock)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps down / 40Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox - Chrome - Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender - Clamwin
did that. just waiting to see what comes up
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
1704154795793.png I getting this blue line that progresses and regresses so Im assuming it's doing it's thing
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
Let's hope it is doing it's thing. If I am reading things correctly, the file is going to be ~195GB, so it will take a while to complete.

You might want to consider buying another internal hard drive for your PC, because you are not going to have a lot of space left on your current drive. Set it up as D: drive and then store all of your data on that drive.

Leave only the Windows files on C: drive. Then you can re-install Windows at any time without losing any of your data :-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C18 (16GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (x 2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 512GB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0004 10TB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0008 10TB (x 2)
    ST4000VN000 4TB (x 2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 400R
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism (Stock)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps down / 40Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox - Chrome - Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender - Clamwin
Ill upgrade to 64 gb of ram and a 2tb internal ssd
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspirion 3020s
    CPU
    13th gen intel core i5-13400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    512 gb ssd
It seems your PC comes with an M.2 SSD mounted on the motherboard and a drive cage for a 2.5" SSD and/or 3.5" HDD. The only question is, does it have a SATA cable and Power cable floating around in there. Being Dell, the answer is probably not ... lol

It is difficult to tell from the images in the service manual.

Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop Service Manual | Dell Australia

www.dell.com

If your PC is still under warranty, you should probably have them install the drive etc...
If you are not concerned about the warranty, then you could easily fit the parts yourself.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    G-Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C18 (16GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE278 (x 2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 512GB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0004 10TB (x 2)
    ST10000VN0008 10TB (x 2)
    ST4000VN000 4TB (x 2)
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 400R
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism (Stock)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps down / 40Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox - Chrome - Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender - Clamwin
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