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Acronis TI Home build 7160 and SSD's

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I got into trouble using the Windows 7 version of TI 2010 build 7160 to clone and/or restore a Windows 7 partition to an SSD drive. The operation completed correctly but the SSD was not recognized by an old P5BDeluxe MB and a little bit newer GA-EP45-UD3P MB. For some reason the AHCI code in both BIOS's hung on the SATA port the SSD was connected to. Yet the SSD would work on a newer P8Z68-V Pro MB.

To add to my confusion I know I have used the CD bootable version of TI Home build 7046 to clone/copy/restore W7 partitions to an SSD for the above mentioned MB's with no problems. I don't know why I tried using the Windows version to make the SSD this time around but I have sure lost confidence in anything newer than my trusted CD bootable build 7146. Can somebody shed some light on what the heck happened - this was not a one time event - I had to run Parted Magic on the SSD each try to get it back to a state that it would pass the ACHI routine and allow the system to boot with the SSD connected as a storage device. For some reason it would allow the system to boot in IDE mode on the older MB's.

I finally gave in (panicked) and ran Parted Magic and installed a fresh version of W7 - all is well at this point but I sure would like to know if the new version of TI address this issue.

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When you clone a disk or restore and try the resulting disk in another motherboard, it should be recognized, although most likely Windows wouldn't boot because of the change of disk controller.

Cloning and recovering from the recovery CD is always the preferred method because your computer just behaves like an expensive pipe and nothing is interfering once the recovery CD has properply recognized the disks.

"When you clone a disk or restore and try the resulting disk in another motherboard, it should be recognized, although most likely Windows wouldn't boot because of the change of disk controller."

That is my point, both of the older systems HUNG in the BIOS AHCI routine. I was not trying to boot Windows 7 from the SSD just boot up and look at it as a storage drive. I now have a big note on the wall - Use CD Boot Version to Clone or Restore the W7 boot partition/drive. Oh well, I learned a lot about Parted Magic and updating SSD FW!