Clone process gets stuck on: Starting Acorns UEFI Loader . . . Loading protected mode kernel . . .
Hello,
First time use of Acronis. Trying to clone a Fujitsu laptop with an i5 processor to an Acer laptop with an i7 processor. However, I cannot even clone the Fujitsu at the inception of the process. Checked and the disk is basic. Not sure what to do. Your help is appreciated. Thanks.


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You cannot clone from one system to another - not possible. A clone is designed to be done from hard drive to hard drive in the exact same system where all of the other hardware is exactly the same (hence, a clone). Instead, you would want to try a backup and restore (I would back up both systems before trying anything to make sure you have something to revert back to, just in case).
Additionally, things like UEFI vs Legacy may be an issue - especially if both systems don't use the same option or have the ability to use both. You can also never go from UEFI to MBR, but usually can gov from MBR to UEFI if the bios supports it.
SATA mode is another issue that can trip you up as they need to be the same in both systems (if the original is AHCI, the new system must be set to AHCI. If the origianl system was RAID, the new system must be set to RAID. IF the old system was set to IDE, good luck finding a modern comptuer that has an IDE option for the SATA mode these days).
Many newer laptops/tablets, are locked down in the bios and may not be compatible on other hardware... here's an example in my own home:
1) HP DM1Z netbook - bios is legacy only (no UEFI support or options)
2) ASUS T200 2-in-1 - bios is UEFI only and only supports 64-bit even though 32-bit would work (ASUS won't allow it though).
As a result, any image I take from the DM1Z will never work on the ASUS and any image from the ASUS will never work on the HP DM1Z.
You also have to be careful with OEM Windows licenses. Unless both systems are running the exact same version of Windows 10 and previously licensed with Microsoft (home or pro), even if you can tranfer an OS from one system to the other, doesn't mean that it will activate/license. OEM licenses are intended to only register on the original OEM/manufacturer hardware they came with and are non-tranferable per the license agreement. In some instances, you might get lucky with activation, or you might be able to call Microsfot and ask them for the activation code, but chances are that they won't.
Personally, I would build up your new system exactly how you want it (manually install applications, tweak your settings, copy your personal data - pictures, music, movies, etc) on the new system and then take a base image for this hardware. Just because there are options to migrate an old OS to a new system, doesn't always mean it's a good idea to. If your computers are compatible though and bios settings won't be a problem and licensing the OS won't be an issue, then you can try the backup and recovery option instead of the clone.
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