Newbie Question

I have just downloaded the latest trial version of TrueImage 8. I'm running Windows XP SP2. My single drive is a 40G Quantum Fireball. I fitted a new 120G Samsung drive as Primary Slave and ran the trial version of TrueImage 8. I selected Clone Disk and started the clone of my original 40G drive to the new 120G drive. It seemed to run and complete OK. All of the data from the original 40G drive seems to be present on the new 120G drive.

However when I remove the 40G and replace it with the new 120G (jumpered as Master) and power up then the PC will not boot. All I get is a black screen with a blinking cursor.

Is this something to do with the fact that I only have the trial version? I'm happy to pay the $49 if it is. Or is it something odd about my new Samsung drive. Or something else altogether?

Any help gratefully received.

 

Hi Carl,
i don't know if the functionality of the trial version is limited in that way you've described. If so - i think they should inform about this fact because cloning is time consuming. Did you already try to change booting order to ide1
in bios before opening the computer and making mechanical changes (pinning anew, new jumpering)?
Arnd aka rechtobt

 

http://www.acronis.com/download/trueimage/

Hi Carl,
i'm sorry but they INFORM about restricted funcionality of the trial downloads
(link given above).
Arnd aka rechtobt

 

Carl,

I had a similar problem with a purchased version of TI8. See https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=45799

I ended up having to obtain a new HD and build the OS from scratch.

 

Ouch Sounds painful.

In response to earlier replies I have tried setting the boot order but no luck. I haven't done anything about runnning sysprep first. Perhaps that is the answer?

thanks for your replies so far