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First time Acronis user here!

So a couple problems here, after reading multiple threads from years past, I have came to the same problem, I have now for the last few hours have been trying to just get my OS to my new M.2 from my ADATA SU630, every time I try I instantly receive the "Failed to read from sector..." (multiple different times, in different sectors) which all have been on disk 1 and I have tried to do the CHKDSK C: /R and still nothing... not sure what to do now? Should I just wipe the computer and do a fresh start windows install and see if I can copy it over to the new disk? or is there another route I could go to solve this issue.

The other issue I am running into is setting up the new M.2, when I initialize it and I format it and it shows up on the file explorer and then when I go to copy the disk over it goes offline and disappears. I have updated the firmware for the M.2 and have the current drivers for it. However it is showing up in my BIOS in the boot manager. Not sure if this could be a part of the problem, but from what I have read the old SSD must be faulty or having some sort of issues.

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John, welcome to the Acronis user forums. Hopefully you other Acronis users will be able to get you through the process.

There are several issues raised in your post.

First, there seems to be problems with the ADATA SU630 SATA SSD; It is possible that the disk problem is on one of the hidden partitions on that drive (one is the Windows Recovery Partition, and if the PC is set up to use UEFI rather than BIOS/Legacy then there will be a UEFI/EFI partition). The first thing I would do, if have not already done so, is to create a backup of the drive. I would then download and install the ADATA SSD Toolbox, and use it to check the drive. This hopefully will fix the problem. 

Second, it is not necessary to format the M.2 drive as the cloning process will overwrite the content. All you need to do is to use the Add Drive tool if it does not appear in the listing of drives.

To use an M.2 drive (NVMe, SATA etc) the drive must be formatted as GPT not MBR, and if it is the boot drive, the system must be UEIF not BIOS/Legacy. If you do not know which you PC is set up to use, Boot to UEFI Mode or Legacy BIOS mode | Microsoft Docs.

May experienced users prefer to recover a backup to a new drive, rather than clone. In the past things have gone amiss when doing a clone, particularly if initiated from within Windows. This is due, in part, to the process using a temporary Linux installation to carry out the clone. When migrating operating system (Windows) to a new drive, it is best to use simple recovery media (uses Windows RE, and should include all necessary drivers); you should also run the recovery media in UEFI mode - when selecting the drive to boot from, each drive will appear twice, once with UEFI, that is the one you need to select.

When using Windows, the boot device is not a particular drive, but Windows boot manger (I think that is the correct name; it is a while since I did this).

Ian