upgrade my tc-780-ack15 2TB HDD to 2TB ACER 2.5 SSD - Cloned HDD but facing boot and BIOS issues

cpm3203
cpm3203 Member Posts: 4 New User
edited November 11 in Aspire and Veriton Desktops

Newbie question - trying to replace/upgrade from HDD to SSD. cloned HDD to SSD using Acronis utility. pulled out old 2TB factory Toshiba HDD and installed new ACER 2TB cloned drive using same SATA cables. Tried to boot up and a blue screen displays with different 5 options - fix PC, closedown PC, recover PC, etc. perplexed?? Opened BIOS to boot priority and cant find new SSD??? Boot priority in BIOS says Boot Priority manager ??? dont understand ??removed SSD and re-installed old HDD..works fine. HELP

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  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon

    Did you remove the old one to boot and establish the new as the boot drive ?

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer

    It sounds as if the clone process didn't work. Does the new drive have exactly the same partitions as the original has?

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  • cpm3203
    cpm3203 Member Posts: 4 New User

    to LArryodie - removed HDD from PC and installed new cloned SSD drive with same cables. Opened BIOS and cant find new SSD drive ????

    Billsey - I do not know if my new cloned ssd drive has identical partition to old HDD..dont know how to ascertain mirror partitions

  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon

    This may help as it has always helped me. But maybe not the same for your drive ???

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  • cpm3203
    cpm3203 Member Posts: 4 New User

    appreciate the suggestion, but confused as how this would help…in the 1st paragraph it reads when cloning to an ssd will initialize and partition the new ssd?

  • Larryodie
    Larryodie Member Posts: 1,682 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon

    Yes in my case, I didn't clone a new add on drive as I just use it for pictures.

    But in your case, I suppose the cloning should do the partitions, I just post it so that you could check yours.

    Maybe you need to re-clone or use different clone software ?

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer

    Yeah, that isn't going to help, since the clone process should have done all that for you. With both drives connected you should be able to open them in Disk Management to see the partitions on each. The new one should be identical for all partitions except for the system partition (C:). That one should be resized to match the drive. It's been a while since I used the Acronus software, but I seem to remember it being confusing as to the difference of using it for a backup and using it for an actual clone.

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  • cpm3203
    cpm3203 Member Posts: 4 New User

    Found a local tech guy on thumbtack. Used a different cloning software app and everything is running fine with a new SATA SSD drive installed. Removed and kept the old HHD as a backup drive. PC response and startup and much, much better. It was a $125 lesson. Thanks for everyone's help >

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,234 Trailblazer

    Too bad you had to resort to paying for a tech, but at least it's sorted and you are back up and running. :)

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