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Cloning or Imaging Drive
Hello-
I've been through a nightmare with my HP Envy machine. It has Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64 installed, with all of the normal bloatware. I made a 4 disc set of a Factory Restore Image.
First of all, I have a Windows 7 disc I made from the old download at Digital River before Microsoft pulled it,
and the Checksum all checked out.
I decided to upgrade to an SSD and used the D-R generated disc to install Windows 7. I wiped the original 1 TB HDD that came in the machine and used that for my Storage drive- moving Docs, Pics, Music, Downloads, etc. over to it. We used Partition Wizard to prep the SSD, then installed Windows- the COA key on the case activated it just fine. I'll not go into the issues we had with Windows Update- not installing known bad Updates and the ones involving Windows 10. We also RAMmed the machine out with 32gb of G. SKILLS RipJaws of the correct speed and voltage.
All of a sudden, we started getting BSOD's, Display Adapter crashes, Mouse and Keyboard freezing, on and on. I began to wonder if there's something in the factory install HP did that ties in with the Mobo or something. Ran MemTest 86+ for 8 passes and that checked out OK. So, we've become so paranoid over every component in the machine and began to think something was wrong with the brand new Samsung 850 PRO SSD.
So, my question is, how do I burn a set of discs FROM the HDD with all the Updates, latest drivers, progs, etc. to install on the SSD?... And, how do I know if the SSD is faulty, or the Mobo, or PSU?... I have 3 mos. left on the warranty, and I really don't feel like packing the machine up and sending it back, as that could open up a whole new can of worms.
I'm tired of staying up 24-48 hrs. messing with this thing, and could sure use some ideas here. We welcome any and all educated ideas and suggestions on the matter.
Thanks in advance, and if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask-
tim