My PC is completely unable to boot, following cloning the C drive.
I wanted to change my current ssd for a larger one, so removed it to an external USB connector, and put teh new, unformatted ssd in its place in the desktop.[Win 10 Pro]
I booted from the acronis 2019 cd, and did the clone [all 4 partitions] apparently successfully.
Since then i have not been able to boot the desktop at all, it stops at the manufacturer's logo [say 5" after powering up] and does nothing. I have tried connecting both ssds [in turn] [to the master cables], booting from the Acronis CD, and disconnecting ALL drives [which would normally cause the bios to come up automatically] to no avail. I have also reset the BIOS by moving the jumper on the motherboard. no change.
The PC support team have been very helpful, but are suggesting that beyond swapping out the RAM [as a final resort - smacks of desperation] they think the PC/motherboard is dead and needs to be binned.
Up until the cloning, the desktop had been working fine, no flakiness. Admittedly, the system is old, [[2012] but doesn't it seem too much like a coincidence that the motherboard [or whatever] should fail, just when I did the cloning???
(Any alternative ways to get teh BIOS to respond would be gratefully received, also.)
Thanks, John


- Accedi per poter commentare

You can also try removing the CMOS battery on the board which should clear all settings back to default for you.
- Accedi per poter commentare

I'd try removing the cmos for a full hour with the AC unplugged and shorting the jumper too.
I thought I lost an old gigabyte Mobo with similar behavior too. Damn thing would not post and was having trouble switching to the backup bios. Seemed like a goner, but then...
I pulled power and the cmos for a day and it magically started the next time. Seems like it needed some time to really fully dissipate all the leftover energy.
I doubt the clone fried anything, but if you weren't grounded or something shorted when swapping drives it may have failed finally as a result. Look for bulging capacitors as well.
- Accedi per poter commentare

Best way to drain power from a system quickly is to switch off or unplug the power supply, depress the power button several times, this should drain the board of all residual power, then pop out the CMOS battery for about 5 minutes.
Replace and give it a go!
- Accedi per poter commentare

Sorry I've not been back to respond til now, i''ve had trouble logging in ...
Anyway, problem sorted, and it seems leaving the pc turned off for a while [ as suggested, but I happened to do it anyway] was the solution.
So, Bobbo gets the cigar, and if it happens again [God forbid!] I'll have the chance to see if Enchantech's QwikFix is enough!
Thank you all for your help and input.
I'm happy to report the desktop is up and running with it's new SSD, and the smaller SSD is running a laptop that needed TLC. I was surprised that that SSD [previously the boot drive in the desktop] would not boot up the laptop. Was I naive/ignorant [probably!] to expect that to happen?
John
- Accedi per poter commentare

Glad to hear it John!!!
Yeah, I really had to wait quite some time before all residual power was gone and it looks like your situation was spot on - although very odd and rare indeed!!!!
I always do what Enchantech had suggested too (remove CMOS and AC power and press the power button repeatedly) and that usually does the trick. But on that particular board, maybe there were some really Good (or bad) capacitors that were holding onto just enough energy that the system still had some capability for retaining a ghost of the bios settings.
Anyway, at least we've heard of holding out a bit longer helping on at least our two systems now and will keep it in mind if it comes up again. Just curious, but what is your mobo brand?
- Accedi per poter commentare

Cool! Glad it got sorted :)
- Accedi per poter commentare