HDD>SSD Cloning Issue

[Moistmoose]

Hey guys, im looking for someone that could possibly help. Just bought a new SSD so i can clone my original HDD over to it. fairly simple, the problem i have is that when im in Acronis, i can select the source and destination disk just fine, but when it boots into Acronis, the destination disk (My new SSD) doesnt initialize so it cant clone it over. Am i missing something simple here?

[techguru]

Hey guys, im looking for someone that could possibly help. Just bought a new SSD so i can clone my original HDD over to it. fairly simple, the problem i have is that when im in Acronis, i can select the source and destination disk just fine, but when it boots into Acronis, the destination disk (My new SSD) doesnt initialize so it cant clone it over. Am i missing something simple here?

maybe partition the ssd first

 

or you might need to change to IDE mode in your bios instead of ahci

[Moistmoose]

maybe partition the ssd first

 

or you might need to change to IDE mode in your bios instead of ahci

Ive already partitioned it, so i dont think thats it.

Would switching to IDE mode mess anything up?

My current setup is

1TB HDD (Boot Drive)

2x500GB SSD's in Raidc 0

1TB SSD to replace my boot drive

[techguru]

Ive already partitioned it, so i dont think thats it.

Would switching to IDE mode mess anything up?

My current setup is

1TB HDD (Boot Drive)

2x500GB SSD's in Raidc 0

1TB SSD to replace my boot drive

the raided ssd's might be the prob..I would maybe unplug them both

and make sure you are using the newest version of acronis trueimage

[Moistmoose]

the raided ssd's might be the prob..I would maybe unplug them both

and make sure you are using the newest version of acronis trueimage

alright ill see if that works thanks

[Moistmoose]

the raided ssd's might be the prob..I would maybe unplug them both

and make sure you are using the newest version of acronis trueimage

alright, i unpluged the Raided SSd's and switched to IDE mode with just the HDD and the 1TB SSD, it refused to boot. so i unplugged the new SSD and it booted. so i switched it back. Im drawing blanks

[techguru]

alright, i unpluged the Raided SSd's and switched to IDE mode with just the HDD and the 1TB SSD, it refused to boot. so i unplugged the new SSD and it booted. so i switched it back. Im drawing blanks

wait a min...are you trying to boot to windows?

acronis you usually boot to the usb stick and clone from there

 

and yes...windows wouldn't boot in ide mode...if windows was installed in ahci mode

[Moistmoose]

wait a min...are you trying to boot to windows?

acronis you usually boot to the usb stick and clone from there

 

and yes...windows wouldn't boot in ide mode...if windows was installed in ahci mode

Acronis for me lets me select the drives i want while still on windows, then restarts and reboots into its own OS. Still though any reasons an SSD wouldnt initialize in the BIOS but still be detected in windows?

[techguru]

Acronis for me lets me select the drives i want while still on windows, then restarts and reboots into its own OS. Still though any reasons an SSD wouldnt initialize in the BIOS but still be detected in windows?

not usually

only thing that comes to mind is updating firmware on the drive

[Moistmoose]

not usually

only thing that comes to mind is updating firmware on the drive

Alright, such an odd issue. Ill see if i can look anything up about the specific drive and if it has issues. Thanks for the suggestions

[Moistmoose]

FIXED!: The SATA cable i was using for some reason didnt allow it to initialize, so i swapped it out, and did some tests to make sure everything was alright and its good, Im now running on full SSD power!