Copied IDE to SATA- BSOD on boot

It's because the storage drivers are wrong. You would need to set the SATA controller to IDE Compatible mode (in the BIOS) and then you should be able to get into Windows. From there, install the correct drivers for the SATA controller (probably AHCI) and then try changing the SATA Controller mode back.

Another option is to use TI 2010 with the Plus Pack so you can use Universal Restore and insert the correct drivers. You could also just leave the SATA Controller in IDE mode if you don't need/want AHCI.

Thanks for replying.

Things have gotten very strange with this PC: I did indeed try what you suggested, but I still see first the Windows XP bootup screen, then the BSOD/Stop 7B error.
I have tried removing everything but the original IDE drive, same result. I have tried removing everything but the cloned SATA drive; same result. I have tried both available settings in the BIOS for the SATA controller with the SATA drive as the only drive in the PC; same result.

FWIW, this is a Dell Optiplex GX520; not sure if this has any bearing on the issue.

I should also add that the IDE drive is from a different Dell PC- a Dimension. The DImension was happily booting just yesterday off this same IDE drive.

What is really confusing to me is that the IDE drive BSOD/Stop 7B error is happening even when the SATA drive is pulled from the "new" PC and all SATA drives are turned off in the BIOS. Why would that happen?

Disk Director 10 is happy with both drives, and I can see the contents of both in DD. This definitely indicates to me that it is a Windows issue.

After reading a few posts here, I down-sized the partition on the SATA drive so there is approximately 9 MB of unallocated space.

Still no joy.

Anyone have any ideas?

If the drive is from another computer there's a good chance it's using a different controller. If that's the case, even the IDE controller driver may be wrong for the new system. UR (Universal Restore) is designed just for this type of problem.

Can you boot it into Safe Mode? If so, you may be able to make driver changes from there.

You might also take a look at this Microsoft KB article and this one.

Nope, Safe Mode bluescreens as well.

I will take a look at those articles, thanks.

Ugh, after looking at those articles, it looks bad. I don't have a floppy drive on my other PC to allow me to copy the drivers, and I don't have the time to mess around trying to learn how to slipstream the SATA/IDE drivers onto an XP install CD to try to do a repair install.

Looks like this project is grounded for now, and I'm stuck with my older, slower PC...perhaps I will give up and just install a fresh copy of XP onto the Optiplex. Thanks for your help.

It's frustrating...just a couple of years ago, I used to clone drives from one PC to another with no trouble at all, other than having to install drivers for sound/audio/NIC etc. when the PC booted into Windows the first time. Grrr.

I don't think this company's support is capable to help you on this issue, it is not related to Acronis anyway.

Don't give up on this, you're actually half way there, its just a few simple step will do the job.

No need to slipstream the IDE/AHCI/RAID driver to your XP CD and no need to re-install Windows.

Your Dell OptiPlex GX520 is using Intel G945 Express Chipset.

Please follow the step:

1. Unplug your HDD from Dell OptiPlex GX520, and plug into another system which can boot up into Windows and boot it up into the Windows XP.

2. Download the following file and unzip into your flash drive:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/18860/eng/f6flpy96x86.zip

3. Go to Device Manager -> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers -> double-click your Storage Controllers -> click Driver -> click Update Driver -> choose "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next -> choose "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" and click next -> click "Have Disk" -> Browse to your flashdrive to the folder that you've extracted the above zip file and double-click iaAHCI.inf -> click OK -> From the list click on Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller and click Next -> even it may say it is not compatible with your hardware please proceed anyway, when the process is done it will ask whether to restart please choose restart later and shutdown the PC instead.

4. Install that HDD into Dell OptiPlex GX520 again and boot up, it may prompt to install the driver, and you can point it to your flash drive again and finish it up.

5. Now it should be booting into Windows XP no more blue screen

In shorts, you must find some way to inject the proper driver into Device Manager prior install it to a new system