Help cloning HDD to SSD

Your cloning software should have cloned 2 partitions. The main partition, "C", and a tiny 100 or 300MB System Reserved partition.

Did it do that?
Possibly a picture of your current Disk Manager windows would help here.

First of all we assume that the HDD you're cloning (the "source" disk) is perfectly functional in that it boots without incident and functions without any problems. There's no sense going any further if that is not the situation at the outset.

I've no experience with that Paragon program you used, however disk-cloning operations can often be problematical depending upon the software program involved and how it's used. "Stuff" happens. I assume you've repeated the disk-cloning operation but experienced the same results.

You might want to try this Macrium Reflex Free disk-cloning program which is available at...http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/macrium_reflect_free_edition.html

I've used the program a number of times and it seemed to do the job fine. A number of members of a local computer club I attend were interested in the program so I prepared these instructions as a handout for using the program:

Before opening the Macrium Reflex Free program and undertaking the disk-cloning operation close any open programs and remove or uninstall all storage devices, e.g, flash drives, other external USB devices, from the PC other than the source & destination disks that will be involved in the cloning operation. It is unnecessary to uninstall any fixed HDD/SSDs.

The destination disk can be installed either as an internally-connected drive or as a USB external HDD/SSD.

1. With both the source & destination disks connected, boot to the source disk & open the Macrium Reflex Free program.

2. The opening window will reflect the two disks. The destination disk will be listed below the source disk. Both disks should be check-marked (default).

NOTE: If a System Reserved partition (usually anywhere between 100 - 300 MB) had been created on the source disk it will be reflected on the graphic. Both that SR partition and the primary partition of the source disk will be cloned to the destination disk. The SR partition is not assigned a drive letter.

3. Click "Clone this disk".

4. On the next window click "Select a disk to clone to...". The destination disk should appear in the window.

5. Click on the graphic of the destination disk, then click Next.

6. The Clone Summary window will appear indicating that the source disk will be copied to the destination disk. Confirm that the correct source & destination disks have been noted.

7. Click Finish.

8. The Confirmation Overwrite window will appear requesting confirmation of the disk-cloning process. Again, ensure that the correct source & destination disks have been listed.

9. Click Continue...

10. After the destination disk is successfully cloned ensure that it is connected to the motherboard's first SATA connector which will be designated either SATA 0 or SATA 1 depending upon the motherboard's designations. I'm assuming, of course, that the cloned disk is to serve as the PC's new boot drive.

Generally speaking the disk-cloning process is a relatively simple & straightforward process and you shouldn't have any problems with it.