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From: philo on 11 Feb 2010 18:49
Grinder wrote:
> On 2/11/2010 3:15 PM, ElJerid wrote:
>> "Grinder"<grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>> news:JsOdnfTrs4ox1OnWnZ2dnUVZ_gZi4p2d(a)mchsi.com...
>>> On 2/11/2010 11:27 AM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>> I have a HD with 2 partitions: C for system (XP Pro) and programs,
>>>> and D
>>>> for
>>>> data. I installed an 80 GB Intel SSD and copied the partition C to the
>>>> SSD
>>>> using Acronis. Checked the SSD partition and all files from the C disk
>>>> are
>>>> present. Went to bios and changed boot priority from C to SSD. When I
>>>> reboot however, I get the message " no valid OS detected..."
>>>> What am I doing wrong? Any idea? I searched the net, but didn' t find a
>>>> solution.
>>>
>>> It sounds like you may not have the master boot record copied over. Boot
>>> with an XP disk, and get a command line by using the Repair option. Use
>>> fixmbr to write a suitable mbr on on your SSD.
>>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>> MBR could indeed be the problem. Acronis offers the option to copy the
>> mbr,
>> but doing so resulted in an error while creating the image file. So I
>> created the image file without this option, but then got the warning:
>> "You
>> are about to recover a partition containing OS files to an existing
>> non-active dynamic volume. Activation of dynamic volumes is not
>> supported.
>> System will be unbootable."
>> Tomorrow I will try to fix the mbr with the Repair option.
>
> Ah, if you have a dynamic volume, you might have additional problems.
> Still, it's worth must fixing the mbr as you have a backup.
>


Won't work from a dynamic drive

Do NOT use the dynamic drive option and it should work
as long as the mbr is copied
From: DevilsPGD on 12 Feb 2010 03:03
In message <rCXcn.136378$2R.80670(a)newsfe11.ams2> "ElJerid"
<s.vanderhaeghen.nospam(a)telenet.be> was claimed to have wrote:

>I have a HD with 2 partitions: C for system (XP Pro) and programs, and D for
>data. I installed an 80 GB Intel SSD and copied the partition C to the SSD
>using Acronis. Checked the SSD partition and all files from the C disk are
>present. Went to bios and changed boot priority from C to SSD. When I
>reboot however, I get the message " no valid OS detected..."
>What am I doing wrong? Any idea? I searched the net, but didn' t find a
>solution.

One other note, research sector alignment, when you're cloning drives
you're likely to end up with less than ideal sector alignment for a SSD
unless you take special precautions.
From: ElJerid on 13 Feb 2010 04:17

"philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
news:gJqdndv3M_vsCunWnZ2dnUVZ_qRi4p2d(a)ntd.net...
> Grinder wrote:
>> On 2/11/2010 3:15 PM, ElJerid wrote:
>>> "Grinder"<grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:JsOdnfTrs4ox1OnWnZ2dnUVZ_gZi4p2d(a)mchsi.com...
>>>> On 2/11/2010 11:27 AM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>>> I have a HD with 2 partitions: C for system (XP Pro) and programs, and
>>>>> D
>>>>> for
>>>>> data. I installed an 80 GB Intel SSD and copied the partition C to the
>>>>> SSD
>>>>> using Acronis. Checked the SSD partition and all files from the C disk
>>>>> are
>>>>> present. Went to bios and changed boot priority from C to SSD. When I
>>>>> reboot however, I get the message " no valid OS detected..."
>>>>> What am I doing wrong? Any idea? I searched the net, but didn' t find
>>>>> a
>>>>> solution.
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like you may not have the master boot record copied over.
>>>> Boot
>>>> with an XP disk, and get a command line by using the Repair option. Use
>>>> fixmbr to write a suitable mbr on on your SSD.
>>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>> MBR could indeed be the problem. Acronis offers the option to copy the
>>> mbr,
>>> but doing so resulted in an error while creating the image file. So I
>>> created the image file without this option, but then got the warning:
>>> "You
>>> are about to recover a partition containing OS files to an existing
>>> non-active dynamic volume. Activation of dynamic volumes is not
>>> supported.
>>> System will be unbootable."
>>> Tomorrow I will try to fix the mbr with the Repair option.
>>
>> Ah, if you have a dynamic volume, you might have additional problems.
>> Still, it's worth must fixing the mbr as you have a backup.
>>
>
>
> Won't work from a dynamic drive
>
> Do NOT use the dynamic drive option and it should work
> as long as the mbr is copied

I found an option in XP's disk management to convert the (SSD) dynamic drive
to normal active drive.
I reformatted the drive and with Acronis I created a new image of the C on
the SSD. This time I got no warnings during the process. Thus, I thought
things were going better...
But when trying to boot from the SSD, now I receive a BSOD...
Acronis offers the option of copying the mbr or not, and I tried both
options, with the same bsod result.
Still one possibility left: fix the mbr with the recover option, which I
will try next...


From: GlowingBlueMist on 13 Feb 2010 07:58
ElJerid wrote:
> "philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:gJqdndv3M_vsCunWnZ2dnUVZ_qRi4p2d(a)ntd.net...
>> Grinder wrote:
>>> On 2/11/2010 3:15 PM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>> "Grinder"<grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:JsOdnfTrs4ox1OnWnZ2dnUVZ_gZi4p2d(a)mchsi.com...
>>>>> On 2/11/2010 11:27 AM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>>>> I have a HD with 2 partitions: C for system (XP Pro) and
>>>>>> programs, and D
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> data. I installed an 80 GB Intel SSD and copied the partition C
>>>>>> to the SSD
>>>>>> using Acronis. Checked the SSD partition and all files from the
>>>>>> C disk are
>>>>>> present. Went to bios and changed boot priority from C to SSD.
>>>>>> When I reboot however, I get the message " no valid OS
>>>>>> detected..." What am I doing wrong? Any idea? I searched the net, but
>>>>>> didn' t
>>>>>> find a
>>>>>> solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> It sounds like you may not have the master boot record copied
>>>>> over. Boot
>>>>> with an XP disk, and get a command line by using the Repair
>>>>> option. Use fixmbr to write a suitable mbr on on your SSD.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>> MBR could indeed be the problem. Acronis offers the option to copy
>>>> the mbr,
>>>> but doing so resulted in an error while creating the image file.
>>>> So I created the image file without this option, but then got the
>>>> warning: "You
>>>> are about to recover a partition containing OS files to an existing
>>>> non-active dynamic volume. Activation of dynamic volumes is not
>>>> supported.
>>>> System will be unbootable."
>>>> Tomorrow I will try to fix the mbr with the Repair option.
>>>
>>> Ah, if you have a dynamic volume, you might have additional
>>> problems. Still, it's worth must fixing the mbr as you have a
>>> backup.
>>
>>
>> Won't work from a dynamic drive
>>
>> Do NOT use the dynamic drive option and it should work
>> as long as the mbr is copied
>
> I found an option in XP's disk management to convert the (SSD)
> dynamic drive to normal active drive.
> I reformatted the drive and with Acronis I created a new image of the
> C on the SSD. This time I got no warnings during the process. Thus, I
> thought things were going better...
> But when trying to boot from the SSD, now I receive a BSOD...
> Acronis offers the option of copying the mbr or not, and I tried both
> options, with the same bsod result.
> Still one possibility left: fix the mbr with the recover option,
> which I will try next...

One other option might be to give the freeware version of XXClone a try. It
too does not work with a dynamic formatted drive like you have already run
into with your current program.

It has the options to make the copy bootable and even copying the Volume ID
if you need to. It can also be told to modify the boot.ini file in the
original drive so the option to boot from the new copy is offered with out
first removing the original hard drive.

You can download or read about it at www.xxclone.com.



From: ElJerid on 13 Feb 2010 17:52

"GlowingBlueMist" <GlowingBlueMist(a)truely.invalid> wrote in message
news:4b76a201$0$65846$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
> ElJerid wrote:
>> "philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:gJqdndv3M_vsCunWnZ2dnUVZ_qRi4p2d(a)ntd.net...
>>> Grinder wrote:
>>>> On 2/11/2010 3:15 PM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>>> "Grinder"<grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:JsOdnfTrs4ox1OnWnZ2dnUVZ_gZi4p2d(a)mchsi.com...
>>>>>> On 2/11/2010 11:27 AM, ElJerid wrote:
>>>>>>> I have a HD with 2 partitions: C for system (XP Pro) and
>>>>>>> programs, and D
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> data. I installed an 80 GB Intel SSD and copied the partition C
>>>>>>> to the SSD
>>>>>>> using Acronis. Checked the SSD partition and all files from the
>>>>>>> C disk are
>>>>>>> present. Went to bios and changed boot priority from C to SSD.
>>>>>>> When I reboot however, I get the message " no valid OS
>>>>>>> detected..." What am I doing wrong? Any idea? I searched the net,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> didn' t
>>>>>>> find a
>>>>>>> solution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It sounds like you may not have the master boot record copied
>>>>>> over. Boot
>>>>>> with an XP disk, and get a command line by using the Repair
>>>>>> option. Use fixmbr to write a suitable mbr on on your SSD.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>> MBR could indeed be the problem. Acronis offers the option to copy
>>>>> the mbr,
>>>>> but doing so resulted in an error while creating the image file.
>>>>> So I created the image file without this option, but then got the
>>>>> warning: "You
>>>>> are about to recover a partition containing OS files to an existing
>>>>> non-active dynamic volume. Activation of dynamic volumes is not
>>>>> supported.
>>>>> System will be unbootable."
>>>>> Tomorrow I will try to fix the mbr with the Repair option.
>>>>
>>>> Ah, if you have a dynamic volume, you might have additional
>>>> problems. Still, it's worth must fixing the mbr as you have a
>>>> backup.
>>>
>>>
>>> Won't work from a dynamic drive
>>>
>>> Do NOT use the dynamic drive option and it should work
>>> as long as the mbr is copied
>>
>> I found an option in XP's disk management to convert the (SSD)
>> dynamic drive to normal active drive.
>> I reformatted the drive and with Acronis I created a new image of the
>> C on the SSD. This time I got no warnings during the process. Thus, I
>> thought things were going better...
>> But when trying to boot from the SSD, now I receive a BSOD...
>> Acronis offers the option of copying the mbr or not, and I tried both
>> options, with the same bsod result.
>> Still one possibility left: fix the mbr with the recover option,
>> which I will try next...
>
> One other option might be to give the freeware version of XXClone a try.
> It
> too does not work with a dynamic formatted drive like you have already run
> into with your current program.
>
> It has the options to make the copy bootable and even copying the Volume
> ID
> if you need to. It can also be told to modify the boot.ini file in the
> original drive so the option to boot from the new copy is offered with out
> first removing the original hard drive.
>
> You can download or read about it at www.xxclone.com.
>
Fantastic tip, GlowingBlueMist, this worked at the first trial !!!
The program is very easy to use, fast, and has the required settings to copy
a system disk to a new one. And... it's free.
I spent two days trying to do with Acronis and Ghost what I successfully
achieved here in only 10 minutes !!!
1000 x thanks !


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