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  • aanorris
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 6

    HD Backup

    I have backed up my hard drive using DriveImage and restored it to another hard drive. Everything appears to be on the new drive but it will not boot on the same computer. What am I doing wrong?
  • NightbladeXX
    Digital Putz
    • Jan 2006
    • 166

    #2
    did u back up the data or do a bit for bit copy?


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    • UncasMS
      Super Moderator
      • Nov 2001
      • 9047

      #3
      normally DI does an excellent job when used for cloning drives.

      we are not by chance talking about major changes with your pc in addition to the harddrive or are we?

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      • Chewy
        Super Moderator
        • Nov 2003
        • 18971

        #4
        wonder if he made the new drive active, can't boot otherwise

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        • aanorris
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 6

          #5
          This was a test or trial run before I actually needed it. I did the DI backup which seemed to include everything. All I did to the computer was to replace my ogiginal drive with the backup drive. I went into the bios to be sure it was reconized as the master.

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          • Chewy
            Super Moderator
            • Nov 2003
            • 18971

            #6
            connect the drive in as an extra(on another cable/controller)

            rigthclick on my computer/manage/disk management

            rightclick on the problem drive and set active if it's not
            Attached Files

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            • aanorris
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 6

              #7
              Thanks Chewy, problem drive was not active, checked active and tried again. It started to boot, but hung up on the second Windows XP screen. I decided to do the backup again. this time it was a drive to drive copy with the raw mode checked. I set the backup drive as secondary master, the last time it was primary slave. Does any of this make a difference? Also I reformated the backup drive first. I will report back when backup is finished.

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              • UncasMS
                Super Moderator
                • Nov 2001
                • 9047

                #8
                no need to format first

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                • Chewy
                  Super Moderator
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 18971

                  #9
                  I would think raw mode was the problem(not being checked) and I don't think I would ever make an image with drives on the same cable, it would take too long and be prone to errors.

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                  • aanorris
                    Junior Member
                    Junior Member
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 6

                    #10
                    Second backup did the samething, hung up on the WinXP screen. I am trying to get a bootable backup I can depend on, any suggestions?

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                    • aanorris
                      Junior Member
                      Junior Member
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 6

                      #11
                      Yes Chewy, the backup on separate cables was much faster. but I still apparently got errors.

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                      • Chewy
                        Super Moderator
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 18971

                        #12
                        Now you can understand why I don't mess with drive images

                        wait for UncasMs

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                        • NightbladeXX
                          Digital Putz
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 166

                          #13
                          is it a new HD? right? didnt it come with a software disk try using that one to a bit for bit copy, or try Acronis Disk Director, which i always use, u can try it for free, if u got a mchine up and running.


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                          AMD FX-62 @3.2GHz
                          2GB of Corsair XMS 4-4-4-12 @ 860 MHz soon to be 4GB
                          MSI K9N Diamond nForce 590 SLI
                          nVidia 8800 GTS 320 MB
                          650W PSU + 465W (external)
                          6 WD HD's 2x500, 2x320, 250, and 36GB Raptor + 200 External for Vista HP back ups
                          LG DVD+RW
                          Koolance EXOS Coolant System
                          Buffalo Link Station Live 500GB NAS
                          Dual Acer 2223's (22") Monitors
                          Antec 900 Case custom painted interior black w/ 4 120mm blue fans + 200mm top vent
                          Vista Home Premium 32 bit
                          Vista Ultimate 64 bit (new)
                          XP Professional 32 bit
                          Ubuntu 7.04

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