Black Screen After Clone Fix

I had this problem once before so when I encountered it i knew how to fix it.

 

Main (The Hard drive originally in your computer)  Clone (The new Hard Drive in your computer) 

 

Step 1.)

Connect your  Clone to the Inside of your computer as the Master (or boot from it)

Connect your Main to your computer in any way u want/can (do not boot from this drive)

 

Step 2.)

Login to your computer, if your desktop loads skip to step 3

Step 2b.) If you still get the Black Screen Of nothing hit Ctrl + shift + esc 

End explorer.exe

file > run explorer

Step 2c.) If your desktop still doesn't load 

ctrl + shift + esc 

FIle > Run  explorer

this should open (My) computer 

Step 2d.)

Go to your desktop through the explorer

then Right click (my) Computer > manage 

 

Step 3.) Click storage  then click Computer Management

 

Step 4.)

 

Look at your drive configuration, does your C drive have system under it?

if its another drive with system under (for example D drive) and you have a C drive present

 Right click your C drive > Change drive letter and path

 

Step 5.) Click Change then select any drive letter you like.

 

 

Step 6.) shutdown

 

Step 7.) pull out Main

 

Step 8.) Start Computer 

 

Step 9.) If your computer starts without a hitch congrats your new HDD is working.

 

Step 9b.) If not reconnect your Main Hdd and change this registry value

Open regedit

go to this location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

look for \DosDevices\C:

 

Step 9c.)

Modify this key to any random letter for example  \DosDevices\C: to \DosDevices\O:\

 

Step 9d.) shutdown remove Main and start your computer

 

Step 9e.) If your new HDD still fails to boot correctly then try reCloning it or try checking the smart values on the Main HDD.

Message Edited by dwjp90 on 08-03-2009 10:01 PM
Message Edited by dwjp90 on 08-03-2009 10:02 PM