BSOD when Backing up HDD using EaseUs

gopher22 · 29 Mar 2016

I agree axe0, but the cabling is an easy to do check. After the HDD is removed I could re-run the tests on the drive in a docking station attached to one my desktop PCs for comparison purposes. I have copies of all my data on backup drives, lots of them, so if an image I created a long time ago is no good, I could do a clean install of Win 7 Pro. The only downside to this is installing from an OEM disc then having to re-install all the Sony stuff so that everything works like it does now. Wish me luck.

The laptop originally cost about $2,400 equipped with a 320 GB HDD and Vista but I upgraded it to 1 TB and Win 7 Pro a few years ago. I originally purchased it in 2009, wow 7 years, and it is and has been a great laptop and goes everywhere with me. People ask why I don't get rid of it and buy a new one, but is normally runs fine, has a BD DVD burner, HDMI display and lots of other features like a carbon fiber case so is very light and fits easily in a small rolling travel suitcase along with my personal items. I was planning on a replacement for it, but a few years ago SONY sold their Vaio line to a Japanese outfit and closed all of their stores in the USA. But I did discover that the Vaio is back on the market through Microsoft stores with a 1 TB SSD, 16 GB Ram etc and sells for around $3,300 for the top model but there is no optical drive. Comes with Windows 10, errrrr...that is a whole other story.

I will post again with a follow up the the HDD issue, but it may be a few days before I do. Golf gets in the way now and again.

Cheers and thanks very much for all the help.

Peter B.

gopher22 · 29 Mar 2016

Today I ran CHKDSK /R again and it found nothing wrong with the HDD. After it had completed and the laptop had restarted, I ran HD Tune again and it showed the same defects as yesterday. So much for MS's CHKDSK and it has been around since DOS release 1, I'm sure.

**axe0** · 30 Mar 2016

Chkdsk has marked the bad sectors as bad what possibly makes that it can't find them anymore. Although I'm not 100% sure about the procedure of chkdsk.

gopher22 · 31 Mar 2016

Hey axe0,

I bit the bullet and took the Vaio VGNZ apart and replaced the HDD with an identical one. Some time ago, I was able to create a one and only clone on the new drive but did not know if it was any good. It was the only successful clone or image I was able to create. Not knowing its viability, it was a chance I had to take. If it worked it meant I would not have to do a clean install...what a pain that would have been.

I restarted the laptop, and a message appeared saying it would need to do a system repair. That took about an hour to complete then it restarted normally. The only thing that did not work was my Outlook 2010, so I simply replaced the pst file with a copy from one of my desktops.

Yesterday I bit the bullet a second time and purchased a brand new VAIO, made in Japan and sold through MS stores. It is a VAIO Z Canvas Signature Edition 2 in 1 PC, 1TB SSD, 16GB Ram, 12.3-inch WQXGA+ 2560 x 1704 IPS touchscreen, Intel Core i7-4770HQ. I will donate my old Vaio to my wife, it is a lot smaller and lighter than the one she has now.

**axe0** · 31 Mar 2016

Glad to hear you sorted it out :)

gopher22 · 31 Mar 2016

Thanks axe0, I have not had time to checkout every app etc, so if I find any more issues and cannot fix them I will post back. Thanks again for all your help.

PS. New VAIO will be here tomorrow, Friday.