Computer wont boot after cloning drive

[AaronOwen]

I just cloned from my HDD to my SDD, now when I try to boot to the SSD it won't boot. I get a message saying - "Reboot and select proper boot device" I have set the drive to priority and changed it to AHCI.

 

[clutchc]

When you cloned the SSD, did you check to see if the MBR (boot sector) was being cloned as well? Some cloning pgms require you to specify that separately.

 

[AaronOwen]

When you cloned the SSD, did you check to see if the MBR (boot sector) was being cloned as well? Some cloning pgms require you to specify that separately.

Honestly I don't know, this is the first time i've done this and don't have a lot of knowledge about it, I chose the entire of my old drive to clone and followed this guide http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2014/06/02/migrate-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows and used EaseUS to do it

 

[clutchc]

Yeah, EaseUS used to be one of those pgms that had a separate box to check to include the MBR. It's been awhile since I used it, so they may have changed that by now. Did you check "optimize for SSD"?

See if this article helps: http://kb.easeus.com/art.php?id=10037

 

[Pat Flynn]

We'll need to know which version of windows, and if the computer is a brand name (example: HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc).
Most brand name companies install Windows in EFI formatting, meaning that cloning the drives becomes very difficult without the correct software.

I can tell you that the Paragon software works great (Paragon Hard Disk Manager, Paragon Migrate OS, etc) for cloning EFI as it has the option to repair the BCDStore (the partition that contains the Windows Boot information- this is typically destroyed when cloning an EFI install of Windows)

There is one thing you can try if you have a Windows disk (needs to either match the version, or be newer than your Windows):
1. Boot from the Windows Disk
2. When you get to the language selection screen, press Shift+F10 (this will open a command prompt)
3. Type this: bootrec /rebuildbcd
4. Once it's completed, run this to reboot your machine: wpeutil reboot

If it still won't boot, you'll need some special EFI cloning software as there is likely a missing partition.