[SOLVED] New SSD won't boot after cloning from HDD

[JKauhanen]

I bought recently an SSD hard drive (Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal SSD CT1000MX500SSD1). My previous one was a ST3500413AS ATA Seagate Barracuda 512 GB HDD from the year 2012 or earlier.

I cloned the drive using software provided by the SSD card (Acronis True Image). It took 14 hours to finish. I unplugged the old hard drive and plugged in the new one. The startup opened up the automatic repair which didn't succeed.

Moreover, I plugged the old drive back in and also the new one through USB. For some reason I decided to try and boot it up once again through USB but it didn't work. Then I changed the boot from BIOS back to the old hard drive. Then I booted up but apparently it started the automatic repair process which has now been going on for several hours and is (hopefully) about to finish. The old one worked fine before I tried to boot from the SSD through USB. I hope I didn't break anything.

What should I do? I found perhaps a similar case here: View: https://www.reddit.com/r/acronis/comments/r9twaz/acronis_true_image_stuck_after_choosing_source/
. In that case the solution was another cloning software (Macrium Reflect).

 

[JKauhanen]

Are you going to skip cloning HP_Recovery partition?
I guess, it's ok. It probably won't work after cloning anyway.

On cloned partition properties change size of OS partition and add remaining extra space to it (not to HP_Recovery partition).

I was too hasty. I cancelled the cloning at the beginning (I hope it's ok). I will work on these.

What should I modify here:
https://ibb.co/khNMjGd

EDIT: Here's what I have now:
https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN

EDIT2: So what should I do with the HP Recovery partition?

 

[USAFRet]

I was too hasty. I cancelled the cloning at the beginning (I hope it's ok). I will work on these.

What should I modify here:
https://ibb.co/khNMjGd

EDIT: Here's what I have now:
https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN

EDIT2: So what should I do with the HP Recovery partition?

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Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Both drives must be the same partitioning scheme, either MBR or GPT
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung target SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, you may need to install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up

Verify the system boots with ONLY the current "C drive" connected.
If not, we have to fix that first.

Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

[Ignore this section if using the SDM. It does this automatically]
If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that
You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive
Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specify the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
[/end ignore]

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD. This is not optional.
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD

(swapping cables is irrelevant with NVMe drives, but DO disconnect the old drive for this next part)
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe all partitions on it.
This will probably require the commandline diskpart function, and the clean command.

Ask questions if anything is unclear.
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[JKauhanen]

-----------------------------
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Both drives must be the same partitioning scheme, either MBR or GPT
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung target SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, you may need to install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up

Verify the system boots with ONLY the current "C drive" connected.
If not, we have to fix that first.

Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

[Ignore this section if using the SDM. It does this automatically]
If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that
You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive
Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specify the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
[/end ignore]

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD. This is not optional.
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD

(swapping cables is irrelevant with NVMe drives, but DO disconnect the old drive for this next part)
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe all partitions on it.
This will probably require the commandline diskpart function, and the clean command.

Ask questions if anything is unclear.
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Thanks! Those are thorough instructions. I started cloning according to these settings:

https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN

Seems much faster now (total progress 5 % so far).

 

[SkyNetRising]

I was too hasty. I cancelled the cloning at the beginning (I hope it's ok). I will work on these.
What should I modify here:
https://ibb.co/khNMjGd
EDIT: Here's what I have now:
https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN
EDIT2: So what should I do with the HP Recovery partition?

1. Drag 100MB System partition to target drive
2. Drag OS partition to target drive
3. On cloned OS partition - change cloned partition properties. Increase size to 900GB.
4. Drag 533MB recovery partition
5. Drag 18.8GB HP_recovery partition.

Clone.

You can skip cloning 533MB recovery and 18.8GB HP recovery partitions. They are not essential.

 

[JKauhanen]

1. Drag 100MB System partition to target drive
2. Drag OS partition to target drive
3. On cloned OS partition - change cloned partition properties. Increase size to 900GB.
4. Drag 533MB recovery partition
5. Drag 18.8GB HP_recovery partition.

Clone.

You can skip cloning 533MB recovery and 18.8GB HP recovery partitions. They are not essential.

Sorry for being too hasty again. Am I good with this?

https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN

 

[SkyNetRising]

Sorry for being too hasty again. Am I good with this?
https://ibb.co/YDQKWNN

You have changed order of partitions. Order is important.

 

[JKauhanen]

You have changed order of partitions. Order is important.

Okay, so should I cancel it and start over?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yes.

 

[JKauhanen]

Yes.

Now it doesn't allow me to fill the rest of the destination drive with OS C:

https://ibb.co/QvZnHcr

EDIT: Except when I leave out the recovery partitions

https://ibb.co/w66NR7W

 

[SkyNetRising]

Now it doesn't allow me to fill the rest of the destination drive with OS C:
https://ibb.co/QvZnHcr

Do as described in post #29.

 

[JKauhanen]

Do as described in post #29.

Oh, of course. Here's what I have now. (I btw wiped the SSD again after cancelling. For some reason there were two separate 500 MB recovery partitions).

https://ibb.co/GTGWrtS

There's 19,7 MB unused space left. Does it matter?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Oh, of course. Here's what I have now. (I btw wiped the SSD again after cancelling. For some reason there were two separate 500 MB recovery partitions).
https://ibb.co/GTGWrtS
There's 19,7 MB unused space left. Does it matter?

Looks good.
20MB unused space doesn't matter.

 

[JKauhanen]

Looks good.
20MB unused space doesn't matter.

Good! I already reallocated it to C but otherwise it now looks the same.

 

[JKauhanen]

Ahh, finally! It's good and working. Thanks a lot @SkyNetRising and @USAFRet! I'm very relieved but also a bit worried because I googled a bit this Crucial MX500 and there seem to have been issues with it. Would this be something to worry about, what do you think?