SSD doesnt recognize Windows partition

[nyyyyy]

To put it simple: I cloned my entire boot partition on my SSD but its not being recognized.

The partition was cloned completely, so thats not the issue. When I select the SSD in my BIOS it wont boot because apparently the cloned Windows version isnt being recognized as an OS, so you cant boot it. Same thing can be observed in Samsung Magician. OS Optimization is greyed out, which basically means that even though the cloning being successful, the OS isnt recognized as one.

Is there any way to fix this? I doubt that it has anything to do with the clone process itself.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there.

By "boot partition", do you mean you C: drive? Basically the thing is that sometimes some of the files and/or partitions when you install Windows might be written to a secondary storage drive (if you have one connected during the installation process) and thus lead to issues like that if the secondary drive is missing. So this might be one of the possibilities.

Other than that you should make sure that you've cloned all the OS associated partitions. Would you please post a screenshot of what you see in Disk Management while you have those drives connected? Here's how to open it: How to access Disk Management in Windows to manage hard drives.

You should also download an SSD diagnostic tool and test it for errors, just to make sure that everything is OK. Try the cloning process again by having the SSD connected with to different SATA port and with different cables.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how it goes.
Boogieman_WD

 

[nyyyyy]

Hey there.

By "boot partition", do you mean you C: drive? Basically the thing is that sometimes some of the files and/or partitions when you install Windows might be written to a secondary storage drive (if you have one connected during the installation process) and thus lead to issues like that if the secondary drive is missing. So this might be one of the possibilities.

Other than that you should make sure that you've cloned all the OS associated partitions. Would you please post a screenshot of what you see in Disk Management while you have those drives connected? Here's how to open it: How to access Disk Management in Windows to manage hard drives.

You should also download an SSD diagnostic tool and test it for errors, just to make sure that everything is OK. Try the cloning process again by having the SSD connected with to different SATA port and with different cables.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how it goes.
Boogieman_WD

Hey, thanks for the response.

I just went for a different method. Instead of just cloning the boot drive and I made a Windows Bootable backup copy of it, using Macrium Reflect, then unplugged the HDD and it booted fine. Havent encountered any problems since, apart from the fact that I had to delete, uninstall and re-install programs to get them from my SDD to the HDD because my initial boot partition on my HDD was bigger than just the OS.

Apparently this is the way to go because, based on what I've read, simply cloning the OS might result in both drives having the same signature which will interfere with boot-ability. No idea how that makes sense when only the SSD is connected to the Sata0 port but whatever, this method somehow worked while the clones didnt.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Good job on finding a solution by yourself. Basically it's possible for boot issues to arise when there's a clone in the system. However, this is not really likely especially since you were trying to boot to Windows by just having the SSD connected to the motherboard. Generally clones work without an issue like 90 times out of 100, but every now and then, the clone just fails to start like it's supposed to.

Cheers!