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Bought myself a Crucial 2TB SSD - cloned the 2TB HDD using a USB SATA lead and Macrium Reflect software which ran smoothly - disconnected the HDD and connected the new SSD - switched on the computer and just the HP logo appears on screen and no swirly windows thingy - wont boot. Switched on again and hit F10 for the bios and cant get into it - just gives me a list of the chipset.
Disconnected the SSD and reconnected the HDD and works fine and boots.
Am stuck on how to fix - any ideas?
Disconnected the SSD and reconnected the HDD and works fine and boots.
Am stuck on how to fix - any ideas?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.This looks the SSD drive is looking for partition and that you dispensed with it in the first clone to the hybrid or even to the second clone to the SSD. . Hmm. First though ... do you remember whether you had an option to copy system and files or files only. There is obviously no repair disc or system disc because like most of us you have probably upgraded to W10 somewhere along the line. A read through this may help Woodchopper(first link), although I suspect that you may have found similar yourself. The second link is what I used when I changed the drives on my desktop and laptop.
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Hmm again. This could be missing files or an errant click. Sometimes starting again helps I suppose and there are sites that offer "help" with downloads and tools. Cannot recommend one but this looks fairly clean.
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I've had problems with Reflect - I've just changed the HDD in my HP laptop for an SSD. Try creating a System Image via Control Panel > Backup and Restore and then remove the HDD and replace it with the SSD. You can then restart your computer using your repair disc and restore the System Image onto the new SSD.
Hi bhg. Nice one this. If I were in Woodchoppers shoes I would not be thinking about resurrecting this "copy". Think I would be thinking clean start. What are you using to read the existing disc Woodchopper? I used a very neat USB to SATA, mains powered bit of kit. No chance of misreads and very reliable kit. Very similar to this.
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I think I tried twice with Reflect and also with EZ-GIG with no joy at all. That's when I resorted to creating a new System Image and restoring from that on the new SSD - worked first time. I seem to remember I've had problems with both Reflect and EZ-GIG before; in future I'll just go straight for the restore option.
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As I said in an earlier post, re-installing from the original disc should work but you then have to reload all your own private software, drivers for your printers etc, which is tedious and time-consuming. On top of that the version of Windows that you load will not be up-to-date so you'll have to reload all the updates that Microsoft have released. It will work if you are desperate but is to be avoided, if possible.