Question Windows is not loading from an SSD that I cloned with Macrium Reflect ?

[CountMike]

How so exactly? I don't understand

Just boot to Macrium rescue USB with only disk that Windows is supposed to run from installed, and choose Repair BOOT. It will show you and ask you the disk.

 

[djkomic]

Just boot to Macrium rescue USB with only disk that Windows is supposed to run from installed, and choose Repair BOOT. It will show you and ask you the disk.

I'm still not clearly understanding what you're saying.

I have the old SSD.
The cloned SSD.
And the Macrium Boot on USB.

In order to do your suggestion, what's plugged in exactly?
The only time I'm able to launch the Macrium rescue is if...
a) The old SSD is out, and Boot USB is plugged in.
b) The old SSD is out, and Boot USB is plugged in, and the cloned SSD is plugged in via USB-C

 

[djkomic]

But you can do it while only one disk (the one that needs repair) is in. Fix should do it.

No, it doesn't because when the newly SSD is installed, nothing happens.
Can't load into BIOS or Windows or anything.

It detects it if its plugged in via USB-C, but not when its installed

 

[AneelyJ]

Macrium's default mode is smart cloning, it copies only used sectors, which means it skips some critical boot structures. try create an axact clone, go to options, and choose sector-by-sector cloning(Forensic mode).

 

[TerryLaze]

Macrium's default mode is smart cloning, it copies only used sectors, which means it skips some critical boot structures. try create an axact clone, go to options, and choose sector-by-sector cloning(Forensic mode).

Again, this would not stop the bios from even recognizing the disk, let alone making the system hang and not even get into bios when the drive is connected.

 

[USAFRet]

Macrium's default mode is smart cloning, it copies only used sectors, which means it skips some critical boot structures. try create an axact clone, go to options, and choose sector-by-sector cloning(Forensic mode).

That is false.

Creating a bootable clone is easily done with default settings. NOT the sector by sector Forensic.

It grabs partitions, incl the boot partition. But onyl the used data space, not the whole thing.
I've done this dozens of times.

 

[djkomic]

Again, this would not stop the bios from even recognizing the disk, let alone making the system hang and not even get into bios when the drive is connected.

Exactly.

What I feel maybe wrong is, when I contacted ASUS to see what type of SSD upgrade my laptop can hold, they asked me what I was upgrading to, and I told them "WD SN770 2TB SSD" and they said nothing.
This was 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday I asked them about something else and they said this:

"While the system officially lists support for up to 1TB, that doesn’t necessarily mean larger capacities won’t work it just means ASUS has only validated and tested configurations up to 1TB internally. Many users have successfully used 2TB NVMe SSDs, but it's not guaranteed and would be considered at your discretion."

So I feel the reason why I can't even load into BIOS is due to a hardware issue, not a cloning issue.
I can't confirm that yet, but it is a growing suspicion

 

[ex_bubblehead]

If you are attempting to boot Windows from an externally connected drive this will not work. Windows is not coded to allow external booting. You must remove the internal drive and replace it with the clone.

 

[djkomic]

If you are attempting to boot Windows from an externally connected drive this will not work. Windows is not coded to allow external booting. You must remove the internal drive and replace it with the clone.

Who said I was? 🤨

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Who said I was? 🤨

Everything you've said, so far implies it, to the extent that you didn't explicitly state otherwise.

 

[djkomic]

Everything you've said, so far implies it, to the extent that you didn't explicitly state otherwise.

No idea where you got that idea, but no that's not what I was doing.

I've stated that I cloned the C drive to the new SSD drive and when I insert it into the laptop, the laptop doesn't boot at all, even after a successful clone.
So I'm trying to figure out why the new SSD isn't recognized by the computer, and why I can't even load Windows or get into BIOS when the new SSD is inserted.

The ONLY time the cloned SSD is recognized, is when the old SSD is taken out, and the bootable USB is plugged in via USB, and the cloned SSD is plugged in via USB. That's the only time the computer recognizes the cloned SSD.
Trying different ways of isolating the problem, but not once did I say I was booting Windows externally.

 

[Bob.B]

Hello!
I have the Asus K571GT, 256GB on the SSD and 1TB on the HDD.
I bought a 2TB SSD, "WD_BLACK 2TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280", and got an SSK enclosure and used Macrium Reflect to clone my SSD (SSD = C Drive with Windows) to the new SSD.

The K571GT runs on a Gen 3, but I checked online AND confirmed with Asus Support and they said the Gen 4 is backwards compatible and will still run on my laptop, just at Gen 3 speeds.

Downloaded Macrium, followed a tutorial via YouTube about the steps to take. Cloning was successful.
Open up the Laptop, swapped out the old SSD for the new SSD.
Booted back up, and the laptop is stuck on the ASUS loading screen.

Waited a few minutes and Windows never loaded.
Held down the F2 button and powered up, and I can't even load into BIOS.

Eventually I swapped out the New SSD for the old one, and I'm back working again.

I plug in the cloned SSD via USB-C port, Windows recognizes it.
But when its inserted into the SSD slot inside the computer, the computer just doesn't recognize it at all and refuses to boot Windows or BIOS.

What went wrong? And how can I fix this?

Remove all partitions on the 770 so that the disk is clean.
Plug it in internal and see if it makes a diff.