Replace failing SSD


Have almost got all my apps re-installed/configured. Just realized that when I put the new drive in and used MCT to re-install windows that it did not create a 'Rescue Partition' . There is a 100mb EFI system partition and a large 460gb NTFS 'C' drive.
I was reading about creating a rescue partition and it was noted in the article that Maricum can create a rescue partition under the 'other' tab.
I'm a bit hesitant as I don't want to 'undo' all I've done re-installing/setting up my apps.
I was always under the impression that you had to partition first then install, but perhaps my perceptions are wrong.
Can someone please advise ? Maybe I don't need a 'Rescue Part' since I have a MCT.
Thanks again for any help.
You don't need a recovery partition. Just be sure to create an image of the drive. See the link below for more details.

 
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Nope. No cloning for me either. I know a clone is supposed to be a direct copy but I've done it twice and had issues both times. I've also restored a Macrium image to a new disk twice and had no issues. In another thread I saw another regular member who did not do it either (don't remember who) so there are at least 3 people in the world who don't clone.
I don't think I'll ever understand why cloning a drive works for some users and not for others. I do know that restoring a Macrium image to a new drive has never failed for me. I never tried it with any of the other backup software I use.
 

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    Intel Core i7-10700K
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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
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    Realtek Audio
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    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
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Just checking in. Ended up with the WD Blue 570 (they were out of the 550)
My Sandisk clone booted fine under the old drive, but would not start up at all after I put the new SSD in, what a hassle teeen-tiny screw.
Ended up using the MCT (Microsoft create tool) and just reinstalled Win11.
Took some time fighting to get it activated, then do all the updates.
Now having the 'fun' of re-installing all my apps. Very slow going.
Just being curious. Is there a reason you didn't try making an image of the old drive and restoring it to the new drive? Or did using an image fail also? Like I posted I've never had a cloned drive work without having to fix the boot loader.
 

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    Windows 11 Canary Channel
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
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    Logitech K270
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    Logitech M185
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    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
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    PC/Desktop
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    PowerSpec G156
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    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
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    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Just being curious. Is there a reason you didn't try making an image of the old drive and restoring it to the new drive? Or did using an image fail also? Like I posted I've never had a cloned drive work without having to fix the boot loader.
Truth is I did not know how to use the Macrium image and I did not ask. I was not sure that image would do a complete repair keeping programs intact or exactly what the image did. I just started using Macrium a few weeks before I dived in and replaced the failing SSD. I thought the 'clone' would be nice easy way out. The clone was booting just fine from the USB Sandisk thumb-drive but when I really needed it after installing the new
SSD it failed me and was not recognized. Thankfully I had created a MCT USB drive.
Lesson learned and more learning is in order.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chip
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP
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    i5-10400
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    12 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD630 chipset
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    LG 24inch
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    SSD, external usb drive 1tb for files/backups
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    wireless Logi
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    ms 4000 wireless mouse
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    10meg
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    Firefox
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    Defender
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    Win11 Home 23H2 22631.3374 03/26/24
Maricum can create a rescue partition

I don't think it can. If you want a rescue partition, it is not difficult to diy.
 
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  • OS
    Win7
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
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    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
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    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
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    win7
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
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    gigabyte b365m ds3h
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    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
I have done many clones and image restores, hundreds. It is a question of using the most suitable tool for the particular job.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
Can someone please advise ? Maybe I don't need a 'Rescue Part' since I have a MCT.
Thanks again for any help.
If you run "reagentc /info" in a command prompt with admin privileges, I think you will find that you do have a Windows Recovery Environment enabled.
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Homebuilt
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
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    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
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    Windows 11 Education
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
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    Nvidia Geforce MX150
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    Realtek
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    17"
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    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
If you run "reagentc /info" in a command prompt with admin privileges, I think you will find that you do have a Windows Recovery Environment enabled.
Thanks, this is what I see:
C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 9d33df8c-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32


Now should I need it how do you use or access the file. Is that used through 'System->Recovery' Reset ? or Advanced Setup ?
Please forgive me for questions, this is the first time I'm really dug into trying to update a drive or recover from a failure. Past years (thought I'm not rich by any means) I would just throw up my hands and go buy a new system.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chip
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    i5-10400
    Memory
    12 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD630 chipset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, external usb drive 1tb for files/backups
    Keyboard
    wireless Logi
    Mouse
    ms 4000 wireless mouse
    Internet Speed
    10meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Win11 Home 23H2 22631.3374 03/26/24
Just being curious. Is there a reason you didn't try making an image of the old drive and restoring it to the new drive? Or did using an image fail also? Like I posted I've never had a cloned drive work without having to fix the boot loader.
Just recently I used Macrium v8 to clone a 1TB drive to a 2TB drive. First time to do it as I just restore an image usually. It let me resize the Windows partitions and it just worked. No boot repair necessary. 🤷‍♂️


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    Win 11 Pro & 🐥.
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    Laptop
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    ASUS VivoBook
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X509DA (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB
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    RX Vega 10 Graphics
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    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
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    1920x1080@60Hz
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    Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe 1.3
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
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    Defender
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    Windows 11
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    Laptop
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    ACER NITRO
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    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
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    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
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    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
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    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
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    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
Thanks, this is what I see:
C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 9d33df8c-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32


Now should I need it how do you use or access the file. Is that used through 'System->Recovery' Reset ? or Advanced Setup ?
Please forgive me for questions, this is the first time I'm really dug into trying to update a drive or recover from a failure. Past years (thought I'm not rich by any means) I would just throw up my hands and go buy a new system.
Check the website listed below.

 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Professional
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    Microcenter B677
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    Intel Core i5-9400
    Motherboard
    ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Intel Kaby Lake - High Definition Audio / cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech) [A0]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Model: GSM59F1
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1080
    Case
    Lian Li 205M
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky AV
Truth is I did not know how to use the Macrium image and I did not ask. I was not sure that image would do a complete repair keeping programs intact or exactly what the image did. I just started using Macrium a few weeks before I dived in and replaced the failing SSD. I thought the 'clone' would be nice easy way out. The clone was booting just fine from the USB Sandisk thumb-drive but when I really needed it after installing the new
SSD it failed me and was not recognized. Thankfully I had created a MCT USB drive.
Lesson learned and more learning is in order.
To do an image of your drive you need a drive to save the image to and you should also have a Macrium rescue drive. I recommend using a USB Hdd for the image and a USB flash drive for the rescue drive. There are two ways to restore the image. One is adding Macrium to the boot loader and the other way is with a Macrium USB rescue disk. The rescue disk is a must if you can't boot to the boot menu. I'll use the rescue drive method. Plug the rescue drive and the HDD with the image into the computer then start the computer. Hit the key to enter the BIOS. It's usually one of the F keys or the Delete key. In the Bios, select the flash drive as the boot drive. then exit the bios. Once Macrium starts it's just a matter of selecting the image you want to use and then pointing Macrium to the drive you want to restore to. You will have to ok a few selections and when finished, Macrium for do the restore and when it's finished your computer will restart. If nothing went wrong, your computer will boot into windows. Unplug the drives and you should be good to go. Even if you don't want to try restoring your old drive image to you new drive, you should learn how to do an image restore. Having an image is not going to be very helpful if you don't know how to use it.
 

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    Windows 11 Canary Channel
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    PC/Desktop
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    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
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    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Just recently I used Macrium v8 to clone a 1TB drive to a 2TB drive. First time to do it as I just restore an image usually. It let me resize the Windows partitions and it just worked. No boot repair necessary. 🤷‍♂️


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That's the thing I don't understand. Cloning works ok for some but not for others. You can resize the partitions when doing an image restore too. If I remember correctly, you have to delete the partitions on the destination drive then use the drag and drop method.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
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    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Have almost got all my apps re-installed/configured.

Please post an image or share link of disk management.

Open administrative command prompt and copy and paste all at one time:

Code:
bcdedit
reagentc /info
diskpart
lis dis
lis vol
sel dis 0
det dis
lis par
sel par 1
det par
sel par 2
det par
sel par 3
det par
sel par 4
det par
sel par 5
det par
sel dis 1
det dis
lis par


type
ctrl + a
ctrl + c

Past into this thread typing ctrl + v
 

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    Windows 10
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
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    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
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    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
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    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
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    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.963]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\System32>
C:\Windows\System32>
C:\Windows\System32>bcdedit

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {9d33df8a-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows 11
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {9d33df8c-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037}
displaymessageoverride Recovery
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {9d33df8a-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 9d33df8c-86e4-11ed-adcd-da92385d7037
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: PC (name removed for privacy)

DISKPART> lis dis

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 465 GB 0 B *
Disk 1 Online 931 GB 0 B *

DISKPART> lis vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 2 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System
Volume 3 E My Passport NTFS Partition 931 GB Healthy

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> det dis

WD Blue SN570 500GB
Disk ID: {20E77F3C-19D5-44DB-AE43-26CAB118EA56}
Type : NVMe
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1D00)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 2 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 100 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB 101 MB
Partition 3 Primary 465 GB 117 MB

DISKPART> sel par 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> sel par 2

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 2
Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 105906176

There is no volume associated with this partition.

DISKPART> sel par 3

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 3
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 122683392

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy Boot

DISKPART> sel par 4

The specified partition is not valid.
Please select a valid partition.

There is no partition selected.

DISKPART> det par

There is no partition selected.
Please select a partition and try again.

DISKPART> sel par 5

The specified partition is not valid.
Please select a valid partition.

There is no partition selected.

DISKPART> det par

There is no partition selected.
Please select a partition and try again.

DISKPART> sel dis 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> det dis

WD My Passport 259F USB Device
Disk ID: {33B1567E-6582-409C-9581-4D5E80039E68}
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E My Passport NTFS Partition 931 GB Healthy

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 931 GB 1024 KB

DISKPART>

DISKPART>
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chip
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    i5-10400
    Memory
    12 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD630 chipset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, external usb drive 1tb for files/backups
    Keyboard
    wireless Logi
    Mouse
    ms 4000 wireless mouse
    Internet Speed
    10meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Win11 Home 23H2 22631.3374 03/26/24
I cloned three drives on three different computers in the past 3 weeks without fail. I've also succesfully cloned on my computer several times. Macrium just works.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black Gaming
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 2K HDR Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (Win 11)
    SK hynix P41 500GB NVMe (Win 10)
    SK hynix P41 2TB NVMe (x3)
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x Shift
    Case
    Antec Dark Phantom DP502 FLUX
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black + 7 Phantek T-30's
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 320
    Mouse
    Razer Basilisk V3
    Internet Speed
    350Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Winows Security
    Other Info
    Windows 10 22H2 19045.4170
    On System One
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-11700F
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z590 Plus WiFi
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra Gaming
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung F27T350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
    Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB
    Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair HX750
    Case
    Cougar MX330-G Window
    Cooling
    Hyper 212 EVO
    Internet Speed
    350Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
I just cloned mine a few days ago , replaced a 250 gb m.2 with a 1TB.

I purchased the m.2 SSD along with an m.2 NVMe ssd enclosure adapter tool, both purchases from Amazon came in at under $90 (U.S.).
First put the M.2 into the enclosure adapter securely , plug the enclosure adapter into a usb port , now, before you do anything , make sure you initialize the drive first then use Macrium to clone your existing drive.
After cloning is completed, you may have to use a partition tool to move partitions around to join any free space left over after cloning as Macrium will take leftover free space on the new drive and leave it unallocated on the end of the drive after cloning, but that it is easy enough to do.
After all that is completed , unplug the NVMe enclosure adapter tool and remove the m.2 drive, shut down your pc , swap the old drive with the new and boot, you are good to go. The entire process probably didn't take me more than 30 minutes.

It probably took me longer to get the microscopic damn screw back in that holds the drive down to the mother board then the entire cloning process.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 23481.1000
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    Intel i5-6500 3.5 Ghz quad core
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-170-HD3
    Memory
    Corsair 16GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Curved 23"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    8 Drives total: One 1TB M.2 SSD (for OS) Three internal Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD's , 4 Western Digital External removable drives , 3 @ 1TB each and 1 8TB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender
Windows recovery environment is enabled on the data partition.
Ordinarily Windows creates a separate recovery partition in case there are problems with the data partition.
If there are problems with the data partition then a bootable Windows Media Creation Tool (MCT) (Windows iso) could be used.
Alternatively a Windows recovery partition could be created.


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The recovery tools should be in a separate partition than the Windows partition
to support automatic failover and to support booting partitions encrypted with Windows
BitLocker Drive Encryption.

We recommend that you place this partition immediately after the Windows partition.
This allows Windows to modify and recreate the partition later if future updates require a
larger recovery image.


 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation

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