As briefly as possible;
A Lenovo Laptop, Windows 10, with 1GB hard disk, only 40GB used. I want to replace the disk with a 500GB SSD
1) Using my own computer I clone the hard disk onto the SSD. Completes without errors.
Install the SSD into the laptop and it will not boot. It will not repair. Though booting on bootable media does allow me to examine the disk seemingly without issue.
2) Using my own computer I take a backup image of the hard disk and restore to the SSD
Install the SSD into the laptop and it will not boot. It will not repair. Though booting on bootable media does allow me to examine the disk seemingly without issue.
3) Putting the non-booting SSD into the laptop, then using Windows Installation media, I boot and install Windows 10.
The SSD works perfectly. Including rebooting.
Both disks are GPT, both disks report no faults. Computer shows no faults.
As much as anything it has now become a battle I want to win rather than a showstopping disaster. I can always stick the still functioning original disk back in. I do suspect that the original hard disk is considering failing.
But I am without clue. Any and all suggestions welcome.
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