Acronis cloning to SSD

Hidde_

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Hello everyone,

I tried to install my new crucial mx300 525GB SSD today, But it seems I can not get into my windows 10 account. I used the Acronis cloning software to put my 460 GB from my old hard drive onto my SSD. I used the Bios to make my SSD boot first. When I started it up the first time it gave me the option to put in my password and log in on my windows account. after that my screen stayed black. When I move my mouse the screen lights up and I can see the cursor with a flickering loading sign. I waited a while but nothing changed. So I turn of my PC and tried booting it again but this time I don't even get the option to insert my password. At this point it just keeps giving mee the black screen with the weird flickering louding cursor. I have booted up windows with the old hard drive to check if the cloningproces was completed and everything looked fine to mee. I have searched trough a ton of forums for this kind of problem but can not seem to find this one in particular.
-I have already tried to remove the old Hard drive and boot up with only the SSD conected.
-I did the cloning proces all over again once in case something could have gone wrong
I use a ASUS H87M-plus motherboard.

If someone could help mee with this one I would greatly apreciate it. I have spend almost 12 hour already to find a solution without much progression.
 
Solution
Your description of how you approached the disk-cloning operation is somewhat confusing to say the least.

You seem to indicate that you've set your BIOS so that the Crucial SSD will be first in boot priority order before you have even begun the disk-cloning operation. Do I understand this correctly?

The SSD should be connected in your system as a SECONDARY drive since it will be the recipient of the cloned contents of your present boot drive - the "old hard drive". That's your objective, isn't it?

You boot normally to your OS and then utilize the disk-cloning program (Acronis is fine as long as you use it correctly) to clone the contents of the present boot drive to your SSD.

Assuming the d-c operation is successful, you shutdown...
Did you use a bootable disk to load the cloning software, or did you start the cloning process from Windows.
I only clone my drives from a Boot disk and have done this on over 10 different system over the years and have never had a problem. My preferred program is Ez-Gig current version is 4. While the software is free, it requires a Ez-gig cable or enclosure
https://www.apricorn.com/upgrades/ezgig
Sata wire: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7HN5AC5241&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Cables+-+SATA+%2F+eSATA+Cables-_-9SIA7HN5AC5241&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrtyUuJKt1QIVhGZ-Ch2e8Qa6EAQYASABEgK2FfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
NOTE: the Sata wire can be used with any Sata SSDs and with 2.5" HDD for reading and writing to them - NOT just for cloning. (Mine cost about $15 back when I started with EZ-Gig II.
There are some other Programs that create a Bootable cloning CD or USB disk

Back a couple of years ago I did use a EasyUS Todo Workstation.
 
Your description of how you approached the disk-cloning operation is somewhat confusing to say the least.

You seem to indicate that you've set your BIOS so that the Crucial SSD will be first in boot priority order before you have even begun the disk-cloning operation. Do I understand this correctly?

The SSD should be connected in your system as a SECONDARY drive since it will be the recipient of the cloned contents of your present boot drive - the "old hard drive". That's your objective, isn't it?

You boot normally to your OS and then utilize the disk-cloning program (Acronis is fine as long as you use it correctly) to clone the contents of the present boot drive to your SSD.

Assuming the d-c operation is successful, you shutdown the system, disconnect or uninstall the "source" drive, i.e., your HDD boot drive, from the system and boot ONLY WITH THE CLONED SSD INSTALLED. Capiche?

Now we're assuming your present boot drive boots to its OS and functions without problems.
We assume the SSD is a non-defective drive.
We assume that the disk-space capacity of your 525 GB SSD is sufficient to contain the TOTAL contents of the "source" drive.

After booting to the newly-cloned SSD and determining all is well, then you can reconnect the "old hard drive" back into the system to function as a secondary drive (assuming that's what you intend for that HDD.) Capiche?

This whole operation is a relatively simple, straightforward process assuming the above criteria are met and you know how to use your disk-cloning program.
 
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Hidde_

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I admit I am not the best in explaining these kind of things. English is not my first language and my head is kinda messy. But you got it all right.

I did almost everything you said except disconnecting the HDD after the cloning proces was completed. I booted my pc with both still connected the first time. And after that I booting it with only the SSD connected. Could it be I did it too late? Wil try it tomorrow morning as soon as I can!
 

USAFRet

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"I did almost everything you said except disconnecting the HDD after the cloning proces was completed"

That was the issue.
Redo it, thusly: (and you can use Acronis, rather than the linked Macrium)
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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Good. As long as you're comfortable with the Acronis True Image disk-cloning program and properly use it, you should have no problem completing a successful disk-cloning operation.

So as you have indicated, repeat the d-c operation but this time FOLLOWING THE APPARENT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OPERATION, shut down the PC, and disconnect the "source" disk - your old HDD boot drive - from the system and boot ONLY WITH THE CLONED SSD CONNECTED.

Assuming all goes well - the SSD boots & functions without any problems, you can then shut down the PC and reconnect the HDD so that you can use it as a secondary drive for storage, backup, etc.

The system BIOS should reflect the SSD is now first in boot priority order but you can confirm that by accessing the BIOS. If it's practical to do so (it is NOT mandatory) it's also a good idea to connect the SSD to the motherboard's first SATA connector/port (usually designated SATA 0 or SATA 1).