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       #91

    The 100 MB partition is on the HD instead of the SSD. Is this going to be a problem? How can I fix it? See snip.
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       #92

    Config system restore settings System Protection - Turn On or Off
    Any ghost disks there? If so disable system protection on that ghost disk. Be sure to enable system protection on C as shown in step 10.

    Just turn it on for C.
    ===================
    You did a clean install afterwards.... pffff. Why? You still can't set SSD as boot device in bios?

    So you replaced SSD with standard win7 install. All programs and data are gone?
    Partition on other disk still has a fine working win7 with all stuff?
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       #93

    LeftC said:
    The 100 MB partition is on the HD instead of the SSD. Is this going to be a problem? How can I fix it? See snip.
    Why do you have 13.8GB unallocated space at end of SSD? I told you to make partition as large as possible during clone! Did you format SSD partition when performing a clean install?

    Anyway.... old C (now called D) was working fine before cloning? So you still want the clone?
    you attached SSD drive on the place where DVD was and DVD using another connection. What options do you have in bios where you can modify "boot priority"?
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    You use a eSATA-USB kit to attach dvd drive. Are you booting from "USB CD/DVD" or something like that in "boot priority"? Is normal "DVD" drive still listed in boot priority? If so select that as first boot device. Maybe it (tries) boots from SSD then. It can't because it doesn't have an active partition and no bootmanager yet.... but I want to know if it tries to. If possible disable all other entries (temporary) in boot device priority (or called boot device order)
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    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
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       #95

    What happened was ... The computer only booted up using the HD and not the SSD after cloning. I even cloned it again trying the Paragon Migrate OS to SSD software. No change.

    There was no option showing in BIOS to change the boot from the HD to the SSD, so I marked the HD as inactive because both drives were active. When I did this, the computer couldn't find the OS for it to start up. The computer was basically dead then. All I had was the blue screen. The only option that I knew of to get it going again was to do a clean install with Win 7 disk.

    That got me going again. After I marked the partition as inactive, the computer was basically dead. I am still at a nursing home recovering from surgery. I have no access to another computer here. I had no way to get back on the internet that I knew of to get to this site to ask what to do. I was dead in the water, so to speak. :)

    I even looked for ghost drives and didn't see any that I could tell.

    I have an appointment. When I get back, I'll work on the last sets of things to do.

    Thank you so much for your help.
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       #96

    LeftC said:
    There was no option showing in BIOS to change the boot from the HD to the SSD, so I marked the HD as inactive because both drives were active. When I did this, the computer couldn't find the OS for it to start up. The computer was basically dead then. All I had was the blue screen. The only option that I knew of to get it going again was to do a clean install with Win 7 disk.
    What was on the blue screen?

    If you boot from win7 install disk press shift-f10 to enter command prompt as described here Command Prompt at Startup

    From there you can do
    Code:
    diskpart
    list vol
    exit
    You see drive letters (can be different as in win7!) . Look at their sizes. Now you know what drive letter is "system reserved", old OS and SSD. Select any volume you want and make it active or inactive. Only one volume can be active on each physical disk.

    Code:
    diskpart
    sel vol  C
    active (or inactive)
    Mark old C active. Now reboot. It reboots in old C, correct? Check disk management to prove harddisk partition is called C. Delete system reserved if all went fine so far. Delete partition on SSD as well. Do all clone steps again afterwards. Be sure to make partition on SSD as large as possible (you didn't on first try). Be sure SSD is mark active. Mark old C inactive using diskpart as described above.

    So actually do all things again. Now boot system. What error message? If error message ... just mark old C active again and reboot.

    What options do you have in "boot device order" ... please explain clearly all options you can select there
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       #97

    You can also do this

    At the Dell logo screeen, tap the F12 key repeatedly until the Please Select Boot Device: menu appears.
    What can be selected in that menu. Answer that first prior to cloning.
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    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
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       #98

    Kaktussoft said:
    Config system restore settings System Protection - Turn On or Off
    Any ghost disks there? If so disable system protection on that ghost disk. Be sure to enable system protection on C as shown in step 10.

    Just turn it on for C.
    This is how system protection is set up:
    C drive (SSD) On 39%
    D drive (HD) Off 20%
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    Kaktussoft said:
    You did a clean install afterwards.... pffff. Why? You still can't set SSD as boot device in bios?
    Yes. Computer couldn't find operating system after I marked the HD as inactive which used to be the boot drive. Just blue screen. Nothing else. Computer sent a message that it couldn't find the OS in the blue screen.

    SSD doesn't show up in BIOS. It only shows the following (not necessarily in this order):
    - Removeable Drive
    - Hard Drive
    --- ST1000
    - USB
    - CD/DVD
    - eSATA
    - Network

    Kaktussoft said:
    So you replaced SSD with standard win7 install. All programs and data are gone?
    Yes, but the clone was saved in the "Windows.old" folder. So, it isn't gone.

    Kaktussoft said:
    Partition on other disk still has a fine working win7 with all stuff?
    Everything is still on the origional hard drive. It hasn't been deleted.
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    Last edited by LeftC; 29 Jan 2013 at 20:20.
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  9. Posts : 124
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
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       #99

    Kaktussoft said:
    LeftC said:
    The 100 MB partition is on the HD instead of the SSD. Is this going to be a problem? How can I fix it? See snip.
    Why do you have 13.8GB unallocated space at end of SSD? I told you to make partition as large as possible during clone!
    Samsung's Magician software made the 13.8GB of space for garbage collection (over provisioning). See snip below.

    Kaktussoft said:
    Did you format SSD partition when performing a clean install?
    I sure didn't. Did Win 7 format it?
    Kaktussoft said:
    Anyway.... old C (now called D) was working fine before cloning?
    Yes

    Kaktussoft said:
    So you still want the clone?
    Good question.

    Kaktussoft said:
    you attached SSD drive on the place where DVD was and DVD using another connection. What options do you have in bios where you can modify "boot priority"?
    SSD is inside the computer when old DVD was. Now DVD is external. These are nicely made kits by NewModeUS.com .

    Shows the following (not necessarily in this order):
    - Removeable Drive
    - Hard Drive
    --- ST1000
    - USB
    - CD/DVD
    - eSATA
    - Network
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails What software to use with SSD clone and for backup too? Many Choices!!-capture-over-provisioning-1_29_13.png  
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       #100

    SSD doesn't show up in BIOS. It only shows the following (not necessarily in this order):
    - Removeable Drive
    - Hard Drive
    --- ST1000
    - USB
    - CD/DVD
    - eSATA
    - Network

    What do you use when booting from dvd? Is that option DVD or USB (you attached DVD drive on usb port?)
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