Inside every clonezilla image, there is a file called sda-pt.parted. You can edit the sector size of /dev/sda to be smaller than your target hard drive.
Here is how we do it:
Install OS and programs Shrink partition in OS to lowest possible value (we find under 80 works best) Sysprep and clone Edit image/sda-pt.parted Below is a sample of an edited sda-pt.parted file
Model: ATA ST31000524AS (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 78200000s Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 2048s 206847s 204800s primary ntfs boot 2 206848s 78135295s 77928448s primary ntfs Original:
Model: ATA ST31000524AS (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s