System image backup failed (on the same hard drive). Error 0x80042407


  1. stasek27
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    Win 7 Professional 64-bit
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    System image backup failed (on the same hard drive). Error 0x80042407


    I have 2x160gb intel SSD disks running as RAID0.
    Recently my motherboard had failed and I replaced it with new one (different model).
    Couldnt access OS because apparently some RAID data is kept on the motherboard and that was gone, so I decided to use a backup.

    Booted from windows 7 installation disk and selected backup,

    I click on 'repair', get to the 'select a system image backup'.
    Select 'use the latest available system image (recommended). Click 'next'
    I get the message 'all disk to be restored will be formatted and replaced with the layout and data in the system image'. Click Yes.


    but then got an error saying:
    "The system image restore failed.
    Error details: The disk that is set as active in BIOS is too small to recover the original system disk. Replace the disk with a larger one and retry the restore operation. (0x80042407)"

    Disk is completely empty with only 1 partition (deleted all partitions and reformatted and then created one).
    Before motherboard problem i had several partitions, but I imagine that restore would recreate them.

    Why do i get 'disk to small error' when im restoring on the same disk?
    RAID configuration problem? Could stripe size be an issue here?

    My OS: Win7 64 Professional
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  3. stasek27
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    Win 7 Professional 64-bit
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    What would be a workaround this problem?
    I have two other 250gb drives.
    How about seting them up as a RAID0, restoring to this bigger disk, then doing backup/restore to the orignal 2x160gb HDD with beter backup program like acronis?
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