Cloned win 8 disk can't do reset?

[ITMAN]

Hi all

I have a problem with an acer laptop that I'm stumped on!

The drive is bad and so cloned to same size disk using acronis 2014

Here's the problem

I cannot get it to do a reset / refresh with the imaged disk - it says cannot locate recovery image (or something like that)

I can do a reset with original disk but it doesn't complete ( prob due to bad sectors

Has anyone come across this before?

Thanks

 

[Xander]

I'm gonna ask "that" question: Are you sure you cloned the whole disk and not just a partition?

 

[phaZed]

Also, what did you use to do the cloning? Some cloning software doesn't really clone.

 

[ITMAN]

I just used true image 2014 like I have done for years. Is that no good anymore?

 

[nlinecomputers]

Recovery partitions have to be EXACTLY copied. Sector by sector copies only.

 

[ITMAN]

Oh ok. So acronis /macrium ( that's all I have ) can't do that ?

What do you recommend?

Thanks

 

[nlinecomputers]

Oh ok. So acronis /macrium ( that's all I have ) can't do that ?

What do you recommend?

Thanks

Both are able to do that.

 

[ITMAN]

Right... Must be missing something then as I haven't seen that option - is it not on by default?

 

[phaZed]

No, it is not the default, there is a check box on one of the screens (Destination Drive screen I think).

If you are feeling spunky, ddrescue is the way to go with these sort of things - It's a true bit-by-bit, sector by sector copy and you don't have to worry about Windows crapping out during a clone.

 

[CLC]

Recovery partitions have to be EXACTLY copied. Sector by sector copies only.

I clone disks all the time with easeus backup and they do not need to be sector by sector.

 

[phaZed]

I clone disks all the time with easeus backup and they do not need to be sector by sector.

It obviously depends on what system your working with, but for the Recovery partition it may need to be a sector by sector copy because some systems have a BIOS in which it will look for that recovery partition at a non-standard offset. Many times when you use a cloning software it will not start that partition at the correct offset and the system will fail to load the recovery partition.

 

[johnrobert]

What if you made recovery partition active would that help

 

[nlinecomputers]

It obviously depends on what system your working with, but for the Recovery partition it may need to be a sector by sector copy because some systems have a BIOS in which it will look for that recovery partition at a non-standard offset. Many times when you use a cloning software it will not start that partition at the correct offset and the system will fail to load the recovery partition.

Yep. Sure many work just fine. Other crap out. Many have warnings about NOT using a disk defragger on them. They can break them.

Most disk cloning software wants to resize partitions. That can really screw up Recovery partitions.

 

[ITMAN]

Thankyou all. I will
Have a play and see how I get on. Thanks