Problem restoring image of an old HD to new SSD using Macrium Reflect

[anne1982]

Hello all,


Yesterday I bought SSD (Samsung 840 pro 240 GB) and let it be connected to my computer (Win 7). As always advised, I disconnected the cables of the old HD (450 GB) and tried to restore a successful image, which I already used to restore the old HD few weeks ago (made by Macrium reflect, the free version) to my new SSD. Start the computer by using the Rescue PE cd which went without problem. Then follow the instruction and chose the image of the old HD which is located on an external drive. Everything went \OK and in the end got the message the restore is successful.

Tried to start the PC but it didn’t start. Changing the Bios Storage configuration to: AHCI didn’t help as well.

Any advice about how to restore my old windows 7 image to the new SSD will be appreciated.

Thanks & regards,

Anne

 

[Kaktussoft]

Put AHCI in BIOS back to what it was! We can change it later if necessary.

Tried to start the PC but it didn’t start

What error message? Tell exactly what happens please.
How many partitions did you restore to SSD?

 

[Mark Phelps]

IF your old hard drive had a small partition near the beginning, containing the Windows boot loader, and you imaged only the Win7 OS partition, your SSD will not boot. You can fix that by running Startup Repair from an installation DVD.

If you don't have that, you can create a Win7 Repair CD by using the Backup feature after you reconnect the old hard drive. You can then run Startup Repair from that Win7 Repair CD.

 

[anne1982]

Hi,

My old HD had a partition which contains all the C: drive i.e. O.S., my documents, Downloads etc…

The whole C drive has one partition (BTW the physical drive is 1 TB which is divided into 2 partition ( C of about 450 GB and D of about 500 GB).
The size of the Macrium image on the external HD is 44 GB
The size of the (New SSD is Samsung 840 pro 240 GB)
I tried to copy the whole partition of the old HD into the SSD but I couldn’t. I got error message from Macrium that the original (source) partition is larger that the target. Of course this is logic. But I could drag the partition into the SSD.
Then get the message :
Restore completed Successfully

When restart the PC got the following message:

Windows 7 can not be started, this maybe caused by changing hardware.
Then get the message:

Do you like to run startup recovery?

When I click on Yes the PC will run for few minutes then get the following message:

This computer can not b recovered!

End

By using the original Windows 7 DVD I get the two following options:

• repair the PC which will lead exactly to the abovementioned result: The PC can not be recovered
• New (clean) installations which was successful but then I lost all my personal installations and must reinstall all programs which will cost lots of time.

Thanks & regards,


Anne

 

[dbseven]

Macrium Help

Go to Macrium Support Forum

Make a User account or log in with yours..

 

[Kaktussoft]

But I could drag the partition into the SSD.

That's what you actually did? I assume you dragged the win7 partition of course. So SSD has 1 partition now? No other hard drives are attached to system.... I mean you are 10000% sure you (try to) boot from SSD?

 

[anne1982]

But I could drag the partition into the SSD.

That's what you actually did? I assume you dragged the win7 partition of course. So SSD has 1 partition now? No other hard drives are attached to system.... I mean you are 10000% sure you (try to) boot from SSD?

I am sure 200.000% that I am booting from the SSD. Even By chosing the boot device (F8) ----> C: (SSD) deliverd the same results.

 

[Kaktussoft]

I also asked you if SDD has 1 partition now.

 

[Kaktussoft]

You're talking about drag and drop C partition form old HDD to SSD.
In other paragraph you say "restore succesully".

Did you do an image restore or partition clone?

 

[anne1982]

an image restore

 

[Kaktussoft]

Boot with original Windows 7 DVD. Select "repair your computer". After repair fails, click : "View diagostics details". Which test has status code not equal to 0x0 (which means success)?

 

[Kaktussoft]

an image restore

Answer #8
Sure the SSD partition is a primary partition and marked ACTIVE?

 

[anne1982]

an image restore

Answer #8
Sure the SSD partition is a primary partition and marked ACTIVE?

Yes, I am Sure the SSD partition is a primary partition and marked ACTIVE.

 

[anne1982]

Boot with original Windows 7 DVD. Select "repair your computer". After repair fails, click : "View diagostics details". Which test has status code not equal to 0x0 (which means success)?

Yes, I did it but what further? what can I do with the codes?

 

[Kaktussoft]

an image restore

Answer #8
Sure the SSD partition is a primary partition and marked ACTIVE?

Yes, I am Sure the SSD partition is a primary partition and marked ACTIVE.

Boot with win7 install dvd and enter command prompt http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/682-command-prompt-startup.html

DIR C:\
DIR D:\

C: is the SSD? If sure:

attrib  -h  -s  c:\boot\bcd
del c:\boot\bcd

Command succesful? If so reboot to dvd and do a startup repair.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Boot with original Windows 7 DVD. Select "repair your computer". After repair fails, click : "View diagnostics details". Which test has status code not equal to 0x0 (which means success)?

Yes, I did it but what further? what can I do with the codes?

Normally it does some tests that ares succesfully so end in 0x0. Then a test fails ... it tries to repair. If repair fails... it stops.


So.... Which test has status code not equal to 0x0? And what is the statuscode?

 

[anne1982]

Thank you for the information. Tomorrow I am going to follow the procedure you mentioned and let you know the results.

 

[GeneO]

Hi,

My old HD had a partition which contains all the C: drive i.e. O.S., my documents, Downloads etc…

The whole C drive has one partition (BTW the physical drive is 1 TB which is divided into 2 partition ( C of about 450 GB and D of about 500 GB).
The size of the Macrium image on the external HD is 44 GB
The size of the (New SSD is Samsung 840 pro 240 GB)
I tried to copy the whole partition of the old HD into the SSD but I couldn’t. I got error message from Macrium that the original (source) partition is larger that the target. Of course this is logic. But I could drag the partition into the SSD.
Then get the message :
Restore completed Successfully

When restart the PC got the following message:

Windows 7 can not be started, this maybe caused by changing hardware.
Then get the message:

Do you like to run startup recovery?

When I click on Yes the PC will run for few minutes then get the following message:

This computer can not b recovered!

End

By using the original Windows 7 DVD I get the two following options:

• repair the PC which will lead exactly to the abovementioned result: The PC can not be recovered
• New (clean) installations which was successful but then I lost all my personal installations and must reinstall all programs which will cost lots of time.

Thanks & regards,


Anne

Don't know what you mean by dragging the partition - isn't such a thing.

You cannot resotre an image you made of a larger partition to an SSD that is smaller than that partition. What you first have to do is shrink the original partition down to a size that is smaller than the SSD, then back it up then restore it. This can be a painful and tedious process.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Hi,

My old HD had a partition which contains all the C: drive i.e. O.S., my documents, Downloads etc…

The whole C drive has one partition (BTW the physical drive is 1 TB which is divided into 2 partition ( C of about 450 GB and D of about 500 GB).
The size of the Macrium image on the external HD is 44 GB
The size of the (New SSD is Samsung 840 pro 240 GB)
I tried to copy the whole partition of the old HD into the SSD but I couldn’t. I got error message from Macrium that the original (source) partition is larger that the target. Of course this is logic. But I could drag the partition into the SSD.
Then get the message :
Restore completed Successfully

When restart the PC got the following message:

Windows 7 can not be started, this maybe caused by changing hardware.
Then get the message:

Do you like to run startup recovery?

When I click on Yes the PC will run for few minutes then get the following message:

This computer can not b recovered!

End

By using the original Windows 7 DVD I get the two following options:

• repair the PC which will lead exactly to the abovementioned result: The PC can not be recovered
• New (clean) installations which was successful but then I lost all my personal installations and must reinstall all programs which will cost lots of time.

Thanks & regards,


Anne

Don't know what you mean by dragging the partition - isn't such a thing.

You cannot resotre an image you made of a larger partition to an SSD that is smaller than that partition. What you first have to do is shrink the original partition down to a size that is smaller than the SSD, then back it up then restore it. This can be a painful and tedious process.

He did backup/restore with Macrium Reflect. It can drag and drop and restore to smaller partition.

 

[anne1982]

Kaktussoft, I think you mean SHE! Right?

I am not sure but I think GeneO is right, at least logically! How is it possible to restore an image of a larger partition to an SSD that is smaller than that partition?

The important question is: How to solve this problem?