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MFT and convert
I have seen an article and a way to create the MFT where you want it when running convert. I wish I could remember where, maybe on MS. If you do this and align your clusters prior to convert, there is virtually no difference between a converted disc and clean install. Ah, I found it. You can use the /cvtarea:filename command line entry in convert to stipulate the MFT. The contiguous file space must already exist. See the link for the whole scoop.
MS TechNet NTFS Articles
I have seen an article and a way to create the MFT where you want it when running convert. I wish I could remember where, maybe on MS. If you do this and align your clusters prior to convert, there is virtually no difference between a converted disc and clean install. Ah, I found it. You can use the /cvtarea:filename command line entry in convert to stipulate the MFT. The contiguous file space must already exist. See the link for the whole scoop.
MS TechNet NTFS Articles