Acronis software and Crucial SSD
Hi All,
I've spent 2 solid days trying to install my first ever SSD - a Crucial MX500.
No problem installing the hardware into the PC, loads of Youtube videos to follow, but the Acronis software has got me wanting to all but give up. Installed the software no problem, but the ambiguous instructions, where you have to search the internet for answers as you go (exclude content with or without a tick), before finally starting the clone only to have it just sit there for hours on end doing nothing, with only a message that says... preparing and estimating time to completion.
So I gave up after the third attempt and used Macrium Reflect 7, which managed to clone my HDD OS, or so I thought - trying to boot with this SSD just throws up the error "insert boot media." The bios sees the drive, which I set as the main boot option, but the PC refuses to boot from it.... and again, no help from Crucial's FAQ pages.
Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance, Phil


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Philip, further to the questions from Ian, are you able to get back to square one, i.e. put back the original HDD and boot into Windows from this?
If yes, then make a full disk backup of that HDD before you do anything else!
After that point, you really need to share more information with us.
What type of computer are you working with? Desktop/tower or laptop/notebook/tablet?
What version of Windows OS? 10, 8.1, 7, etc?
What type of disk drives here? Are the HDD & SSD of the same type / connection?
Are they 3.5" or 2.5" SATA drives, PCIe card drives? or a mix of types?
How many disk drives are installed in the computer?
How does Windows on this computer boot from the BIOS, is it UEFI/GPT or Legacy/MBR?
If you can get to the Windows desktop, run the command: msinfo32 and look at the value shown in the report for BIOS mode which should tell you what mode is used.
Final question: how are you trying to boot from the cloned SSD (by Macrium)?
Have you removed the original HDD and replace it by the new SSD?
Are you attempting to boot with the SSD connected externally to the computer?
If the latter, then it will never work due to Microsoft restrictions on Windows boot.
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