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nobus: &nbsp;I am using both Acronis Universal Restore and Paragon Drive Copy 15 Pro as well as trying other boot disks. &nbsp;I *was* able to run an Aconis imaging and Universal Restore. &nbsp;Yet, I'm trying to make this process more robust than it seems now. &nbsp;I can't count on a particular live CD to work. &nbsp;But, just to be clear, if it works then it works. &nbsp;This is not an intermittent situation.<br />
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I'm messing with imaging because I want to transfer a fairly complex installation onto this computer.<br />
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MASQ: As I indicated: &quot;Secure Boot&quot; is disabled. &nbsp;Boot is in legacy mode.<br />
Thanks for the tip re: USB 2.0 vs. 3.0!!
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what os are you imaging ?<br />
&gt;&gt;&nbsp; Many of the attempts are stopped (by something) midway through &nbsp;&lt;&lt; &nbsp; &nbsp;i assume no messages - or errors ?<br />
are there any devices connected to the system ?<br />
also -no log is generated?<br />
here some possible locations : &nbsp;<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824819.aspx" rel="ugc">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824819.aspx</a>
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nobus: &nbsp;I am imaging Windows 7 in this one case. &nbsp;<br />
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There is often an external USB hard drive attached for saving images and for restoring images.<br />
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I have tried an external USB CD/DVD drive and it seems to behave the same as the internal CD/DVD drive in this regard.<br />
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I have tried a USB Flash drive and it behaves the same - as I've described.<br />
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I don't understand how there could be Windows logs if Windows isn't running.<br />
The link talks to Windows installations and I'm not doing a Windows installation.<br />
Well, to be clear, I have tried booting from WINPE-based CDs. &nbsp;It seems all those hang at &quot;Starting Windows&quot;. &nbsp;But, of course, this isnt' anything happening on any hard drive.<br />
And, the Linux live CD boots can hang as well at &quot;loading initrd&quot;.<br />
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This is a puzzling situation. &nbsp;Thanks for persevering with me!
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if both windows and Linux hang - you have to check the boot settings, or the hardware<br />
there must be something wrong<br />
try booting from UBCD - and report what happens then<br />
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Hardware diagnostic CD &nbsp; &nbsp;UBCD<br />
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go to the download page, scroll down to the mirror section, and &nbsp;click on a mirror to start the download<br />
Download the UBCD and make the cd &nbsp; &lt;&lt;==on a WORKING PC, and boot the problem PC from it<br />
Here 2 links, one to the general site, and a direct link to the download <br />
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since the downloaded file is an ISO file, eg ubcd527.iso - so you need to use an ISO burning tool<br />
if you don't have that software, install cdburnerXP : <a href="http://cdburnerxp.se/" rel="ugc">http://cdburnerxp.se/</a><br />
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If you want also the Ram tested - run memtest86+ at least 1 full pass, &nbsp;- you should have NO errors!<br />
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For disk Diagnostics run the disk diag for your disk brand (eg seagate diag for seagate drive) &nbsp;from the HDD section - &nbsp;long or advanced diag ! &nbsp;(runs at least for30 minutes)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ultimate boot cd<br />
<a href="http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html" rel="ugc">http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;download page<br />
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** &nbsp;you can make a bootable cd - or bootable usb stick<br />
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for completeness -here's how i handle disk problems : <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html</a>
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nobus: &nbsp;I think I've parsed the issue a bit better. &nbsp;The F12 boot menu shows:<br />
<u>Legacy Boot:</u><br />
CD/DVD<br />
USB Device<br />
HD<br />
etc.<br />
<u>UEFI Boot:</u> CD/DVD [device name]<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; USB [device name]<br />
etc.<br />
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I had mistakenly concluded that the Legacy boot selection never worked. &nbsp;This isn't correct. &nbsp;Sometimes it does. &nbsp;For example, the Paragon USB Flash Drive boots from the Legacy boot list and hangs at &quot;loading initrd&quot; &nbsp;(just after &quot;Loading Linux&quot;).<br />
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It appears that this system can identify a UEFI medium (or at least a CD/DVD) when it's inserted and this is what causes a UEFI boot device to show up in the boot menu.<br />
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I have UBCD 5.3.3 and going to the website is nothing but trouble. &nbsp;I've had to reboot twice because of threatware attacks!! &nbsp;And, I'm pretty careful!
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&gt;&gt; &nbsp;I have UBCD 5.3.3 and going to the website is nothing but trouble &nbsp;&lt;&lt; &nbsp;i never had any trouble with it<br />
i simply go to the download page, scroll down to the mirror list, and click on the icon of the nearest mirror, as i said in my first sentence<br />
when do you have these problems? &nbsp;what did you click? &nbsp;(post a screenshot)
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At this point I have no idea what I clicked as I don't have photographic memory. &nbsp;Pretty good but not that good! &nbsp;So, a screenshot would be no more than what you would see if you opened the page. &nbsp;<br />
I'm not about to experiment around to find the bad link again.<br />
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As I said, I'm pretty careful and fairly experienced. &nbsp;So it's grating when I get caught!! &nbsp;Just thought you should know.'<br />
I did finally do it right.....<br />
Thanks for the suggestion.
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no problem, just wanted you to know if you &nbsp;followed my suggestion &nbsp;-you won't have problems
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i Always wonder WHY they need to use these restrictions
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I have a new Dell Precision 3620 that I want to image using live CD boot or USB Flash boot.<br />
Many of the attempts are stopped (by something) midway through. &nbsp;Just about the point that the OS on the CD or USB Flash is being loaded.<br />
So, the hardware appears to be working.<br />
Safe Boot is disabled.<br />
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The only thing that I notice is both interesting and a bit odd:<br />
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If I load a boot CD and invoke the boot menu, there is a CD/DVD on the menu and there is also a UEFI: [name of CD/DVD device] entry.<br />
The first one does not allow a boot saying that there is no bootable medium.<br />
The second one does allow a boot as described above.<br />
It doesn't seem to matter if the bootable medium is CD/DVD or USB Flash.<br />
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I sense from the behavior that there is something that is actively *stopping* the boot process. &nbsp;Often, WINPE-based media will stop at &quot;Starting Windows&quot;. &nbsp;Linux-based media will stop at &quot;loading initrd&quot;.<br />
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What is likely the issue here and how to get past it?
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I have a new Dell Precision 3620 that I want to image using live CD boot or USB Flash boot.
Many of the attempts are stopped (by something) midway through.  Just about the point that the OS on the CD or USB Flash is being loaded.
So, the hardware appears to be working.
Safe Boot is disabled.

The only thing that I notice is both interesting and a bit odd:

If I load a boot CD and invoke the boot menu, there is a CD/DVD on the menu and there is also a UEFI: [name of CD/DVD device] entry.
The first one does not allow a boot saying that there is no bootable medium.
The second one does allow a boot as described above.
It doesn't seem to matter if the bootable medium is CD/DVD or USB Flash.

I sense from the behavior that there is something that is actively *stopping* the boot process.  Often, WINPE-based media will stop at "Starting Windows".  Linux-based media will stop at "loading initrd".

What is likely the issue here and how to get past it?

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