Would a cloned disk cause BSOD on boot?

[TheAnt317]

This is not a request for help thread, this is merely a curiosity thread. I have already solved the issue.

Last night, I did a full disk clone and let it shut down my computer when it was done. This morning, I turned the computer and got a split-second BSOD when Windows was loading. Loading in safe mode did not help and caused the BSOD anyway. So, I put in my Windows 7 disc in to try to startup repair, but first I had to re-arrange the boot order to load it from disc. In the BIOS, I noticed everything seemed to be doubled and there was two instances of "Windows Boot Manager," one after the other.

Instead of booting from disc, it instead booted from the hard drive and it was just fine. I then proceeded to disconnect the external hard drive (which has the disk clone on it) and had no issues booting up.

I'm wondering, is this because both drives were acting as the master drive and both trying to boot at the same time? I'm genuinely curious but since I don't like BSOD's in the least (who does?) I don't feel like trying to replicate the error. I did manage to snap a picture on my phone of the BSOD about the 5-6th time I restarted.

http://s15.postimg.org/6sw3lfc3f/IMG_20140508_083519.jpg

Again, just wondering. Thanks!

 

[mouse24]

To be honest, it shouldn't. Is it an IDE drive? Thats the only time slave/master relationships come into play.

Also that BSOD code usually means you have your controller set wrong. IDE vs AHCI.

Edit: Oh it was an external drive, you can't really boot windows from those it really doesn't like it.

 

[TheAnt317]

Ah, so it was trying to boot Windows from the external hard drive. I'll have to remember that and be sure to unplug it before I turn the computer on. 😛

 

[scout_03]

that could be the system still see the boot .ini from the old drive so when you got in the bios and set back the new one as first boot device i solve it .