After cloning remember to activate boot partition because windows can not copy the active partition. You know that is the case if you put a cloned HDD and you are greeted with a BLACK SCREEN & a cursor with no other error messages.
So so embrassing that i failed to clone a new laptop hard drive and have it kicking. This is a someone holding a degree in computer science, a someone with a CCNA & CCNP certifications. Google cudnt give me a clue of where i was getting it wrong bt in any case google depends on your input. A client brought a Lenovo thinkpad laptop which was not booting. With these circumstances, i normally try to repair the booting, if it fails then i take out the HDD slave it, back-up data, boom i format and start a fresh install. The problem with this is that we had to re-install again all the other s/w which were on the old HDD.
My boss said we must clone the hard drive which i did using symantec ghost. After cloning the HDD i straight put it in the old laptop.It didnt work i was greeted with a BLACK screen with a cursor no-other error message. I was convinced it was a boot problem that i know and i needed to fix it with a windows 7 CD. Got my CD in the machine and i started the process of repairing. The system cudnt pick-up windows operating system and i was stuck. I googled a lot and i found a set of commands to fix the boot-up process. I went to the command prompt option & typed the commands.I helplessly starred @ the error " could not write to drive". Scratched around again thru my favourite freind google but cudnt get any clue. I phoned my boss and said its not booting -up.I felt so so embrassed bt i had to do it because the client wanted a working computer A.S.A.P.
This morning i am told the booting partition was not active!!!. That i knew, that i tried to FIX but the bloody windows could not write on the disk. To be frank I was a bit hesitant and that was my downfall cause i was afraid to messy things more yet we hd a limited time frame.So i am told, after cloning you have to activate boot partition. Having the right words to input into GOOGLE i found this
To clone a partition, you can use any partitioning software that you want (Gparted, Acronis, Windows (though that will mean you cannot copy the active partition)).
So so embrassing that i failed to clone a new laptop hard drive and have it kicking. This is a someone holding a degree in computer science, a someone with a CCNA & CCNP certifications. Google cudnt give me a clue of where i was getting it wrong bt in any case google depends on your input. A client brought a Lenovo thinkpad laptop which was not booting. With these circumstances, i normally try to repair the booting, if it fails then i take out the HDD slave it, back-up data, boom i format and start a fresh install. The problem with this is that we had to re-install again all the other s/w which were on the old HDD.
My boss said we must clone the hard drive which i did using symantec ghost. After cloning the HDD i straight put it in the old laptop.It didnt work i was greeted with a BLACK screen with a cursor no-other error message. I was convinced it was a boot problem that i know and i needed to fix it with a windows 7 CD. Got my CD in the machine and i started the process of repairing. The system cudnt pick-up windows operating system and i was stuck. I googled a lot and i found a set of commands to fix the boot-up process. I went to the command prompt option & typed the commands.I helplessly starred @ the error " could not write to drive". Scratched around again thru my favourite freind google but cudnt get any clue. I phoned my boss and said its not booting -up.I felt so so embrassed bt i had to do it because the client wanted a working computer A.S.A.P.
This morning i am told the booting partition was not active!!!. That i knew, that i tried to FIX but the bloody windows could not write on the disk. To be frank I was a bit hesitant and that was my downfall cause i was afraid to messy things more yet we hd a limited time frame.So i am told, after cloning you have to activate boot partition. Having the right words to input into GOOGLE i found this
To clone a partition, you can use any partitioning software that you want (Gparted, Acronis, Windows (though that will mean you cannot copy the active partition)).
For the bootloader part, install a windows installer disk, and run the following commands:
bootrec /rebuildbcdbootsect /nt60 D: /force /mbr- Make sure the partition is set as active
diskpartselectselect- active
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