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I am using Norton Ghost to make a hard disk image. I use the Disk to Disk function to make the Image. All files are there but I cannot get the hard drive to boot. Is there something in the Boot sector of that hard disk to keep it from booting and if so how do I fix it.
Name: OtheHill Date: August 15, 2009 at 07:28:15 Pacific
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Are either of the drives SATA type?
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Response Number 2
Name: smcmanus Date: August 15, 2009 at 08:16:36 Pacific
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Both are IDE.
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Response Number 3
Name: clive_pearce Date: August 15, 2009 at 08:41:01 Pacific
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With Ghost 2003 the install disk is bootable, you then get into a DOS like interface where you can select the target & source to restore the disk.
Not sure about newer versions.
If you have cloned to a usb, make sure you have set the boot order of the pc to boot from usb.
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Response Number 4
Name: clive_pearce Date: August 15, 2009 at 08:42:42 Pacific
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Another thought, if both are IDE, perhaps you need to set the link on the other hard drive to master & not slave?
UK MP's are thieving scumbags. EU members are worse.
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Response Number 5
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: August 15, 2009 at 10:10:17 Pacific
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The drive needs to be set active in order to boot. Sometimes when you do a disk copy the active bit is copied and sometimes it's not. Generally if you already have one disk set active then the OS will not allow a second drive to be set active. So if you have both drives attached you need to disconnect the original. Setting the bit is OS-independent so it may be easiest to do it with a 98 bootdisk. Run FDISK and choose option 2.
If the problem is not due to the active bit, what error messages show when you attempt to boot from the cloned drive?
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: August 15, 2009 at 11:28:29 Pacific
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Are you SURE that you cloned the disk and not made an image of it?
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