Problem cloning (GPT) HDD to SSD

grumpycrab

COMPAQ CQ58 laptop. Origianally W8 and now with W10 1803. After cloning to SSD laptop says "Selected boot image did not authenticate"
So went to BIOS and DISABLED Secure Boot.
Laptop refuses to see SSD.

BIOS is F.26. Guessing BIOS update?

EveryWhere

BIOS update likely nothing to do with it.

You can try a Hard Reset and then an F2 Diagnostic.

Turn the computer off.
Remove the power cable and the battery.
Hold down the power button for 15 sec while booth power sources are removed.

This should reset the hardware in the computer.

As you power it back on tap the F2 key. This will load hardware diagnostics.
Run the startup test.

This will test all the hardware in the system and detect any problems.

If all ok, you should just run a clean install of Windows 10 1903.

grumpycrab

Yer bizzare. I told neighbour they'd get back the same computer, just a bit faster :-) (and with 1903). Think I tried diagnostics - implied it didn't find the SSD (but I ignored it).
Will try clean install to SSD...just to see if it can see it!

EveryWhere

grumpycrab wrote: »

Yer bizzare. I told neighbour they'd get back the same computer, just a bit faster :-) (and with 1903). Think I tried diagnostics - implied it didn't find the SSD (but I ignored it).
Will try clean install to SSD...just to see if it can see it!

Don't neglect to switch it back to UEFI and Secure Boot before you begin.
Did you order them a caddy for their old HDD?

Delete all of the partitions on the SSD during the install

grumpycrab

EveryWhere wrote: »

Don't neglect to switch it back to UEFI and Secure Boot before you begin.
Did you order them a caddy for their old HDD?

(Chrome is not letting me quote posts. Grr. This with Edge...)
I've had no problems going back to UEFI/Secure Boot with the original disk.
I wasn't going to get a caddy because the SSD was going to be a clone of the HDD. And I said it would be a 5minute job tonight...damn computers.
May give up tonight -beer and computers -a bad mix. I am still to prove that the laptop can see the SSD at all (e.g. clean install). Will stop now. Cheers.

debitcardmayhem

Have a look for this https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=windows+efi+boot+manager&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
I had untold problems to manage mine to dual boot with Linux and sadly lost all ny bookmarks pointing how I did it ... cider and late nights:beer:

EveryWhere

grumpycrab wrote: »

(Chrome is not letting me quote posts. Grr. This with Edge...)
I've had no problems going back to UEFI/Secure Boot with the original disk.
I wasn't going to get a caddy because the SSD was going to be a clone of the HDD. And I said it would be a 5minute job tonight...damn computers.
May give up tonight -beer and computers -a bad mix. I am still to prove that the laptop can see the SSD at all (e.g. clean install). Will stop now. Cheers.

It will, as long as there are no HW issues.
But delete those partitions.

grumpycrab

grumpycrab wrote: »

BIOS is F.26. Guessing BIOS update?

I just couldn't stay away...
Upgraded BIOS from (Insyde)F.26 to F.29 and the damn SSD booted. Unless there's a dodgy connection (don't think so).
This is the first time I've needed to do a BIOS update to get a SSD to work (sample size not more than 10). Another beer...

EDIT: now doing an upgrade to 1903; I know a clean install would be better/quicker but I told neighbour it wouldn't look any different (and saves me tons of questions about why this/where's that...).
PS. the CPU in this laptop is shockingly bad (or its got another problem), AMD E1-1200.

EDIT2: I've just seen the CPU mark. Its 655. I should have said NO.

debitcardmayhem

grumpycrab wrote: »

I just couldn't stay away...
Upgraded BIOS from (Insyde)F.26 to F.29 and the damn SSD booted. Unless there's a dodgy connection (don't think so).
This is the first time I've needed to do a BIOS update to get a SSD to work (sample size not more than 10). Another beer...

EDIT: now doing an upgrade to 1903; I know a clean install would be better/quicker but I told neighbour it wouldn't look any different (and saves me tons of questions about why this/where's that...).
PS. the CPU in this laptop is shockingly bad (or its got another problem), AMD E1-1200.

EDIT2: I've just seen the CPU mark. Its 655. I should have said NO.

Heehee that's what friends are for :cool:

that

two items to be careful off (1) the sector size of a rust spinner is 256 bytes, but ssd is 4k. (2) sector alignment, the wong alibment will hinder ssd performace.

Read this works MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition, also a restore works too. Paragon, aomei, easus and Macrium Reflect (free edition) etc apparently work
https://www.disk-partition.com/ssd-management/migrate-os-to-ssd-4k-alignment-0528.html

Personally always started from a clean install. Check the trim is set afterwards, as I am not sure during which part of the install this is turned on?

grumpycrab

that wrote: »

Read this works MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition,

This is what I used to do the clone; 1903 upgrade is taking ages... will think about tomorrow.