Bootup stuck at "Loading PBR for descriptor..." screen after backup recovery
I just upgraded to Acronis TI 2011, and in an effort to test the reliability of my backup, I first did a full "drive" backup via the new Acronis True Image 2011, and also created a Rescue CD disc. I then removed the original HD, installed an empty (larger) one, booted up via the recovery disc, and "restored" the fresh backup to the new drive in order to simulate the situation I'd be in if my original hard drive were to fail.
Things seemed to go just fine until I tried to boot the system up from the restored backup on the new drive. I ended up at a black screen with a note saying "Loading PBR for descriptor 2... Done." But the system won't go any further than that.
I found another thread about this "PBR Descriptor" bootup problem from a year or so ago, and it seemed that the response from Acronis was that it was a Dell problem. But I used to be able to successfully get thru this process on my Dell systems with previous versions of Acronis, but suddenly this new version fails. I don't think it's a Dell problem, but it might be a situation where Acronis doesn't understand and/or properly handle the way Dell harddrive/partition systems are designed.
Regardless, my backups are worthless if they can't be used to restore a system after a critical hardware failure, so I really need this problem resolved (or I've just wasted my money).
-Richard
Thanks Pat, I may try that when I have some time -- I've already (somewhat) resolved the problem simply by discarding the 2 little Dell partitions, and simply restoring the C-drive partition to the full capacity of the larger (new) drive. The system booted up just fine after that. I'm sure that there are valid reasons that Dell puts those 2 partitions on there, and it would seem to me that Acronis would know how to deal with them properly when trying to restore a backup from a Dell system. Evidently not.
I just bought 2 licenses for Acronis True Image 2011, and was planning on getting 3 more for my other systems. But after this, and combined with all the other problems I've had over the years with ATI, I think I'm going to explore some other highly-recommended options now.
Anyway, thanks for the suggestion of a solution to this problem!
-Rich
Richard,
You did the same I did with my Dell laptop. I got rid of the partitions. For some reason, it looks like Vista is now taking much longer to boot up though. I don't know whether on thing is related to the other.
Richard,
You did the same I did with my Dell laptop. I got rid of the partitions. For some reason, it looks like Vista is now taking much longer to boot up though. I don't know whether on thing is related to the other.