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Cloned disk isn't recognized as a boot disk

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SSD#1 - Windows 7   230GB

HDD -     Partition #1, Windows 10   225GB/ Partition #2 Data   250GB

SSD#2 - Cloned from HDD, excuding data from partition #2   240+GB

 

I started out with Win 7 on an SSD drive, and a 500GB data drive. I then partitioned off about 225GB from the hard drive to try Windows 10. I liked it, so I ran a dual boot system with Win 7 on an SSD, and windows 10 on the hard drive. I thought I would speed up Windows 10 by putting it on a new SSD. I cloned the HDD with ATI 2016 using the clone disk tool, excluding the second partition, so the 225GB would fit on the new 240+GB SSD. It cloned fine but I can't the new drive to be recognized as a boot drive, because I am keeping the HDD that it was cloned from in the computer. If I disconnect the HDD, I get the "press any key to boot from floppy" message. I don't want to erase the original Windows 10 install, until I have the cloned version working properly. 

I have cloned HDD many times before, and they all worked fine. I am sure this is messing up because the 'boot information' is still being read from the HDD that is still in the system.

Can someone please help me edit, move or rewrite the 'boot information' for my computer? Thank you.

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You must go into your bios and set your new Win 10 partition as the first boot HD.

I did that and got a 'MBR error 1, press any key to boot from floppy' message.

I would think you could do a backup of the Win10 HDD, if you do not already have one, and restore Win10 and the MBR (make sure to check this option) to the new SSD. 

Generally, when you clone a disk you should remove (disconnect) the disk that was cloned from the system before booting to the new disk.

I am not entirely certain if the MBR restore is available on a partition backup. I haven't used MBR disks in a while. Perhaps someone that knows will chime in.

When you installed Windows 10 on the computer, Windows modified the Windows 7 boot records to set up the dual boot. When you moved the Windows 10 installation to another disk, the boot records where not updated properly.

The fact that you booted with both the old disk and the new SSD with the same Windows 10 instance installed probably made things worse.

You have to perform a disk backup of the Windows 10 installation, then disconnect the HDD, replace it with the SSD and restore your image on the SSD. If the computer cannot find the Windows 10 installation, you will have to boot the computer on the Windows 10 installatin DVD and use the bootrec command to:

- scan for OS

- rebuild the BCD accordingly

- fix the MBR (all these are bootrec nativec ommands).

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All was well when I cloned disk in Acronis 16 but after upgrade to 18 the disk can't be recognized. But it will boot when fitted in my comp.

HELP!!!

 

Sorry but too little information and posted in the wrong forum.

Please open a New Topic for your issue in the Acronis True Image 2018 Forum and provide more details of exactly what you are doing, how you are doing it etc?