Computer won't boot after restore
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:49 pm
I made an image of an Asus computer running Windows 10. The computer was originally a Win 7 computer that progressed to Win 10 through free upgrades. The multi-file image was made with the IFD 3.02 included with my newly acquired BIBM. The image had six partitions 0.TBI through 5.TBI. The partitions were: RE tools (NTSF 800MiB), a System partition which IFD said was active (FAT-32 260 MiB), a Microsoft Reserved Partition (GPT Entry 128MiB), Win10 (NTFS 153600 MiB), Data (NTFS 780744 MiB), and Recovery Image (NTFS 18336 MiB).
When I tried to restore this image IFD said it could not install any more partitions when I reached the fifth partition. After I installed BBIM and allowed more than four primaries I completed the restoration process, but the computer wouldn't boot. BIBM said no operating system could be found. And later it said the configured boot partition was not found.
Prior to installing the multi disc backup, I started to wipe the drive but that was going to take too long so I cancelled the wipe and installed on the free space (no partitions left). I did not create new partitions, nor format the drive since I figured IFD would do all that.
What a nightmare! If IFD is cloning the drive, doesn't it recreate the partitions, boot sectors and set active the proper partition? All that data was part of the disc IFD cloned. In other words, if the computer booted fine previously, why won't it's clone boot?
The computer is dead now with no recovery environment available. How do I undo this mess? Would this restore have worked if I had made a single file image? Please excuse my ignorance and thanks for any help.
When I tried to restore this image IFD said it could not install any more partitions when I reached the fifth partition. After I installed BBIM and allowed more than four primaries I completed the restoration process, but the computer wouldn't boot. BIBM said no operating system could be found. And later it said the configured boot partition was not found.
Prior to installing the multi disc backup, I started to wipe the drive but that was going to take too long so I cancelled the wipe and installed on the free space (no partitions left). I did not create new partitions, nor format the drive since I figured IFD would do all that.
What a nightmare! If IFD is cloning the drive, doesn't it recreate the partitions, boot sectors and set active the proper partition? All that data was part of the disc IFD cloned. In other words, if the computer booted fine previously, why won't it's clone boot?
The computer is dead now with no recovery environment available. How do I undo this mess? Would this restore have worked if I had made a single file image? Please excuse my ignorance and thanks for any help.