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Dead SSD Replacement, Format prior to Recovery required?

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I had a dead SSD that I just replaced with a new SSD (Like for Like). Do I need to do some sort of Format prior to restoring full backup image? If so, what is the procedure via use of Acronis? Thank you,

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The answer is probably.  Most new drives will come in sealed boxes and arrive in RAW condition which means they require formatting.  From your post I assume that you wish to Recover/restore an existing or newly created backup disk image from your current disk to the new one.  It is recommended that you use Acronis Recovery Media created using the same named tool in the application on either USB flash drive or CD/DVD.

The most critical part of doing the procedure is to insure that you boot your PC in the same mode as it normally boots.Not doing so will result in a non-bootable system.  You can determine your boot mode in Windows using this command (msinfo32) from a Run box.  This command will bring up System Information.  Look down the list for BIOS Mode and note whether it states UEFI or BIOS. 

When booting the recovery media you will see two choices for you media device.  One of those will have UEFI in its name.  If your BIOS Mode is UEFI then you would choose this choice.  If other than UEFI you would choose the entry not having UEFI in the name.

Once booted you can select Add new disk from the tools option to add/format the disk properly for use on your PC.

Thank you for the response, I am however confused. Since my original SSD is broken and is no longer visable as media. I dont even have it actually as I had to turn it in for a warranty exchange, I can not boot into windows as suggested above.

 

Basically I have a new/raw SSD that is the exact replacement of the old one. I will plug it into the PC and wish to get the new/raw SSD back online by presuming to recover the backup image I have from the older/broken SSD.

 

I presume i need to bootup from my Acronis CD Boot media, and do a recovery to the new SSD? What I dont know is if there needs to be some sort of formatting before the recovery proccess, or does the recovery process do that for me? I dont want to risk bricking a new SSD because i used the wrong procedure. Thanks,

Okay,  you still need to determine the boot mode of your PC.  You can do that by booting the PC into the BIOS setup utility.  Depending on your PC manufacturer will determine where you might find this information. 

In general you would need to access the Advanced screens of the setup if that is available and lclick on the Boot section.  You should see something like Boot Options which should show the Boot Mode setting.  If you see UEFI there your PC boots in UEFI mode.

You are correct that you need to use your CD boot media to boot the PC and have access to the True Image application which you will use to perform the recovery.

In that application you will see a Tools tab on the Home screen.  Click that and select Add New Disk.  That tools will allow you to format the new disk properly.

If your PC boots using UEFI you will need to format your disk as GPT.  The application should make some reference to GPT format prior to giving you a Proceed button to add the disk.

Ok, I think I understand now.

-Determine boot mode in BIOS

-Boot up with Acronis Boot CD

-Select Add New Disk in tools

(now Im assuming when that is done, I will likely boot up again with Acronis boot media, and go thru the restore process as usual?)

After you add the new disk you can then immediately perform the recovery, no need for a reboot.