AOMEI Backupper 7.3.2 SSD Clone gets stuck in "boot-loop"
Hi. I am having problems with Backupper 7.3.2.
ASUS X551M X451
Win10
SanDisk 2TB SSD
The ASUS internal drive was reporting bad sectors via EventViewer. I cloned the ASUS internal drive using sector by sector cloning. When I try to boot, it gets stuck in a loop until I F2 and change the boot order so that the main internal drive is first.
BIOS settings, Backupper logs, and PA logs are at the following dbox link:
Appreciate the help.
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Add custom drivers, such as NVMe, if necessary. Does not work with some monitors.
https://www.ubackup.com/help/create-bootable-disk.html
Partition Assistant WinPE USB:
Add custom drivers, such as NVMe, if necessary.
https://www.diskpart.com/help/make-bootable-cd-wizard.html
Aomei WinPE Builder USB:
Best for PCs from or before 2019, includes Partition Assistant, Backupper, Recuva, 7zip, OSF Mount, CPU-Z, Bootice, DiskMgmt.msc. Supports x64 portable apps. Does not support any additional drivers, such as some internal NVMe disks.
https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php
If the source disk has Bad Sectors, use Expert Mode > "-rescue" option to continue cloning all readable sectors
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
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- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mjgdstpn0s1mc06xqnf2c/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-SSD-2TB-Front-2023-10.jpg?rlkey=ceftwlee3yy1bt25dy1z6jgd5&dl=0
- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sbja7n6nutnmm5dwxn9h4/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-SSD-2TB-Back-2023-10.jpg?rlkey=cyztjx8ut5abcrc6hrrzq8ur0&dl=0
Thanks for help - very much appreciated.
- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sbja7n6nutnmm5dwxn9h4/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-SSD-2TB-Back-2023-10.jpg?rlkey=cyztjx8ut5abcrc6hrrzq8ur0&dl=0
Amazingly cool and useful tool. Thanks for that one.
1 Boot Win10
2 PA 9.1 - Clone ASUS X551M internal WD drive with 2 partitions to 2TB Sandisk SSD
3 Verify the clone works on the Sandisk SSD
4 Verify the ASUS X551M WD internal drive works
5 Replace the WD drive
6 PA 9.1 - Clone the Sandisk SSD to the new ASUS X551M internal WD drive
7 Some tests
i think of the PA 9.1 clone as a physical VM clone in that I can operate the clone separate from the source machine, and re-clone at-will. One day, the PA BU team will need to implement a feature for reverting back to a particular clone state.
bootrec /fixboot => Access denied.
The ASUS fails boot as indicated in above messages. It seems like the boot partition on both the SSD clone and the ASUS got corrupted after cloning.
https://www.lazesoft.com
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 x32x64 supported
https://www.hirensbootcd.org/download
Based on Windows 11, includes 160 utilities, old BU 6.5.1, PA 10.2.2. Put custom drivers, such as NVMe drivers, into the “CustomDrivers” folder.
“Are you saying that both your source disk and destination disk are both not working? After you cloned, you have tried to boot from the destination disk, but it did it work, then you tried to boot from the original source disk, but the source disk does not boot now too?”
- Correct. I cloned with PA 9.1. First SSD clone boot went to RE mode, then boot-loop. Removed SSD, source ASUS reboot went to RE mode, then boot-loop.
“do you have an earlier disk image, such as from Backupper?”
- In September, I made a Backupper 7.3.2 clone to WD 1TB USB. I could not get it to boot. Same source.
“You are saying you have already tried Windows USB startup repair, and system restore point both?”
- Correct. I did WinRE repair but did not work. The diskpart, BCDEdit, and bootrec screen-caps are from RE command prompt.
- I did not try restore points.
- On Friday night and Saturday, I used this article from AOMEI:
https://www.diskpart.com/windows-10/fixboot-access-denied-windows-10.amp.html
I have problem with method 1, step 7. That’s the screen-cap before blue-screen
- I’d like to boot source ASUS and try to clone again with PA 10.3.
https://www.diskpart.com/windows-10/fixboot-access-denied-windows-10.amp.html
Can I dismount and format boot partition on source? This is message.
I still cannot boot from 2 different clones, which I believe windows repair corrupted.
I’ll probably email support now.
Let's see if I can get it to go.
I will try the WIn PE builder now.
https://www.ubackup.com/pe-builder.html
Bootrec /fixboot
Bootrec /scanos => os found in c:\windows
Bootrec /rebuildbcd
SFC /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows
DISM /image:c:\ / cleanup-image /restorehealth
DISM /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
02 Reboot goes into recovery/repair mode (4 blue windows with white rotating dots in a circle just below).
03 F8 to get to Advanced Options
04 Windows restore from 10/17
05 Reboot after restore doesn’t work. (I noticed a “blank” boot manager entry as the last boot option.)
Must be something with UEFI or the BIOS settings.
Any ideas are helpful. Thanks.
OK, I was correct about the SYSTEM partition.
Ultimately, it was an issue with corrupted or missing boot files on the SYSTEM partition.
Use the commands from the previous 3 posts to get around this problem.