[Dell XPS M1730] Black screen after clone procedure reboot
Hi,
Computer : Dell XPS M1730, Windows 10 64bits
Source Disk : 297gb (use 228gb, free 69gb) ; raid0, 2 partitions: 296gb (principal) + 500 mb (recovery)
Destination disk : SSD Crucial MX300 275gb
Soft : Acronis True Image 2015 from Crucial website with activation key given on package
Clone method : default (recommanded options)
After reboot, i see "Loading Acronis" message ("demarrage du chargeur acronis" in french), then i quickly see Acronis Logo in top left screen,
then no message, only black screen, computer always turn on.
Any help about this problem ? Somewhere log files with problem informations ?
Thanks


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Thank you Steve for your answer.
I used an other software to clone my source disk.
To improve Acronis True Image, it would be nice to add a message to warn that RAID is not supported : users will save time.
Happy new year,
Yann
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Hi YT,
RAID is actually supported, just not with the default rescue media (Linux) in some cases as the RAID controllers generally use 3rd party drivers (OEM / manufactuer, that are not included in the Linux Kernel or even in the Microsoft default driver pool). Again, though, as Steve mentioined, the OEM's are on the hook for supporting the versions they provide as they use older versions and have modified it with further restrictions as well. If there is a WinPE rescue media build option in your OEM version, you can build Windows ADK (WinPE) rescue media and inject your Windows drivers into it to make it compatible. I don't know if your OEM version will offer that though.
You can more easily build a WinPE rescue disk with full licensed versions, especially in current versions of 2016 and 2017 using our MVP WinPE Builder tool. Acronis usually offeres a discounted upgrade to a retail version if you are wiling to pay for it and can provide your OEM license.
As a possible work-a-round, if your sytsem SATA mode is set as RAID, but only has 1 drive (for instance, many new laptops that are using PCIE NVME hard drives), you can work around the limitation by setting the bios SATA mode to AHCI - TEMPORARILY - for the purpose of taking the backup and restoring it (and possibly cloning it as well) - just make sure to switch back to RAID in the BIOS before you try to boot the OS or you'll get a BSOD (most likely). If you have an actual RAID set though, using multiple disks in the RAID set (0,1, 5, 6 10), then WinPE is the only option as you need to add the additional RAID drivers which are 3rd party to Microsoft and not included in Windows ADK by default.
(RAID is a dynamic disk)
56634: Acronis True Image: Cloning Disks
Only basic disks can be cloned with Acronis True Image. You cannot clone dynamic disks.
FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning
- Does Acronis True Image support RAID? - Acronis True Image supports hardware RAID arrays of all popular types. Support of software RAID configurations on dynamic disks is also provided. Acronis Bootable Rescue Media supports most of the popular hardware RAID controllers. If the standard Acronis rescue media does not "see" the RAID as a single volume, the media does not have the appropriate drivers. In this case you can try to create WinPE-based rescue media. This media may provide the necessary drivers.
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