Up all night trying to get cloned disk to boot....

Initially tried to create image and restore using windows back up tool and ran into problems regarding location being efi and destination is bios or something along those lines after googling how to resolve got nowhere.

Instead Installed macrium and cloned from disk1 (hdd) to Disk 2 (sdd) i plan on keeping both with identical os boots for a very particular reason... so cant just unplug disk 1 or format it to avoid any conflictions both need to be working.


So with both Disk1 and Disk 2 now looking identical in Disk management ... i restart pc and run into a bsod with the error code 0xc000000e i have tried all the usual things that have been suggested with most of them resulting in errors or being unable to carry out the task.

Without going into specific details there is something special about the OS boot i have on disk 1 that i need to replicate and need both to be bootable... i

But really need to get My Os thats on Disk 1 onto Disk 2.

here is a picture of how its currently looking in disk management ive even renamed the OS incase it was causing any conflictions.


https://i.ibb.co/2vdTFQV/Capture.png

Thanks for any help given.

See this article from @EdTittel

NVMe Replacement: Cloning vs. Backup Restore

Same deal for SATA drives.

@SIW2 has some tweaks that might work.

Look for the recent thread he posted in about that.

OldNavyGuy said:

See this article from @EdTittel

NVMe Replacement: Cloning vs. Backup Restore

Same deal for SATA drives.

@SIW2 has some tweaks that might work.

Look for the recent thread he posted in about that.

Thanks ill have a look :)

Please perform the following steps:

1) Open disk management > by default some columns are compressed > widen each Status and Volume > make sure the contents within the parenthesis are in full view and that none of the characters are cutoff > view disk 0 > widen this row as needed so that all of the characters are in full view > post an image into the thread
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

2) Download and install Minitool Partition Wizard > click launch > post an image of the results into this thread
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
MiniTool Portable Partition Magic Brings Easier Disk Management

3) Run: DiskParInfo.bat - Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.

zbook said:

Please perform the following steps:

1) Open disk management > by default some columns are compressed > widen each Status and Volume > make sure the contents within the parenthesis are in full view and that none of the characters are cutoff > view disk 0 > widen this row as needed so that all of the characters are in full view > post an image into the thread
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

2) Download and install Minitool Partition Wizard > click launch > post an image of the results into this thread
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
MiniTool Portable Partition Magic Brings Easier Disk Management

3) Run: DiskParInfo.bat - Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.

Thanks here is the information asked for.


https://i.ibb.co/SNQVJ6M/Capture.png - Disk Management.

https://i.ibb.co/Jx1svcm/Capture.png - Minitool ( was asking me to register and without a key would close this was the free version ?)

- - - Updated - - -

And the BAt file info.



Disk 0 is an HDD. It has 1 partition(s). Model: ST3500312CS
Disk 1 is an HDD. It has 6 partition(s). Model: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
Disk 2 is an SSD. It has 6 partition(s). Model: KINGSTON SA2000M81000G

This computer has the above 3 fixed storage device(s) in total.
=======================================================================

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: KEVIN-PC

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 465 GB 1024 KB
Disk 1 Online 931 GB 552 MB *
Disk 2 Online 931 GB 552 MB *

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 E Storage NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy
Volume 1 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy
Volume 2 D Music Produ NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy
Volume 3 G Work NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy
Volume 4 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy
Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 6 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy
Volume 7 C Gaming and NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 8 H Work 2 NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy
Volume 9 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy
Volume 10 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

ST3500312CS
Disk ID: 0005194C
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0102)#PCI(0001)#ATA(C00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 E Storage NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 465 GB 1024 KB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type : 07
Hidden: No
Active: Yes
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 0 E Storage NTFS Partition 465 GB Healthy

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
Disk ID: {776E671E-E727-40E8-B619-C42032DE6658}
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 4
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0102)#PCI(0001)#ATA(C04T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 1 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy
Volume 2 D Music Produ NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy
Volume 3 G Work NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy
Volume 4 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy
Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB
Partition 4 Primary 637 GB 567 MB
Partition 5 Primary 292 GB 638 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 520 MB 931 GB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 11 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

Partition 2
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 472907776

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

Partition 3
Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 577765376

There is no volume associated with this partition.

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

Partition 4
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 594542592

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 D Music Produ NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy

Partition 5 is now the selected partition.

Partition 5
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 685662797824

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 3 G Work NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy

Partition 6 is now the selected partition.

Partition 6
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 999657529344

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 12 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy Hidden

Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

KINGSTON SA2000M81000G
Disk ID: {DEFD78D2-10DA-11EB-81EF-001A7DDA7113}
Type : NVMe
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0106)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 6 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy
Volume 7 C Gaming and NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 8 H Work 2 NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy
Volume 9 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy
Volume 10 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB
Partition 4 Primary 637 GB 567 MB
Partition 5 Primary 292 GB 638 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 520 MB 931 GB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 13 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

Partition 2
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 472907776

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 10 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

Partition 3
Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 577765376

There is no volume associated with this partition.

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

Partition 4
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 594542592

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 7 C Gaming and NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy Boot

Partition 5 is now the selected partition.

Partition 5
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 685662797824

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 8 H Work 2 NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy

Partition 6 is now the selected partition.

Partition 6
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 999657529344

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 14 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy Hidden

===============================================================================

Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk2\partition6\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 7d28c514-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

===============================================================================

Firmware Boot Manager
---------------------
identifier {fwbootmgr}
displayorder {bootmgr}
{d5920026-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
{d5920023-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
{d5920025-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
{d5920022-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
{d5920024-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
timeout 1

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume9
path \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {default}
resumeobject {dcd22f7c-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
displayorder {default}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {d5920022-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
description USB

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {d5920023-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
device unknown
description UEFI: TOSHIBA, Partition 1

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {d5920024-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
description ubuntu

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {d5920025-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
description Hard Drive

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier {d5920026-1116-11eb-81f8-806e6f6e6963}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume3
path \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI
description Windows Boot Manager

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {671e6f43-d395-4633-8b0e-62cb7d4f0e7a}
device ramdisk=[C:]\Aomei\AomeiBoot.wim,{4596e82f-ff74-4099-abda-22a866ebbfb8}
description Aomei PE
osdevice ramdisk=[C:]\Aomei\AomeiBoot.wim,{4596e82f-ff74-4099-abda-22a866ebbfb8}
systemroot \Windows
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {70578b15-0bc3-11eb-bcb0-85b46994cce6}
device ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{70578b16-0bc3-11eb-bcb0-85b46994cce6}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage Recovery
displaymessageoverride PushButtonReset
osdevice ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{70578b16-0bc3-11eb-bcb0-85b46994cce6}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
winpe Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
description Music Production
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {7d28c514-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
displaymessageoverride StartupRepair
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \WINDOWS
resumeobject {7d28c512-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {7d28c514-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
device ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume13]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{7d28c515-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage Recovery
osdevice ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume13]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{7d28c515-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
winpe Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {default}
device unknown
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows 10
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {dcd22f7e-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
displaymessageoverride Recovery
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice unknown
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {dcd22f7c-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {dcd22f7e-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
device ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{dcd22f7f-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
path \windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Recovery Environment
locale en-us
inherit {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage Recovery
osdevice ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{dcd22f7f-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
winpe Yes

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {7d28c512-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winresume.efi
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
recoverysequence {7d28c514-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
filedevice partition=C:
filepath \hiberfil.sys
bootmenupolicy Standard
debugoptionenabled No

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {dcd22f7c-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
device unknown
path \Windows\system32\winresume.efi
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
recoverysequence {dcd22f7e-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
recoveryenabled Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
filedevice unknown
filepath \hiberfil.sys
bootmenupolicy Standard
debugoptionenabled No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume9
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes

EMS Settings
------------
identifier {emssettings}
bootems No

Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier {dbgsettings}
debugtype Local

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier {badmemory}

Global Settings
---------------
identifier {globalsettings}
inherit {dbgsettings}
{emssettings}
{badmemory}

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier {bootloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
{hypervisorsettings}

Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype Serial
hypervisordebugport 1
hypervisorbaudrate 115200

Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier {resumeloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}

Device options
--------------
identifier {4596e82f-ff74-4099-abda-22a866ebbfb8}
ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
ramdisksdipath \Aomei\AomeiBoot.sdi

Device options
--------------
identifier {7d28c515-f229-11ea-8c4c-c235c4826787}
description Windows Recovery
ramdisksdidevice partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume13
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi

Device options
--------------
identifier {dcd22f7f-10aa-11eb-8968-c0f29b49f56b}
description Windows Recovery
ramdisksdidevice unknown
ramdisksdipath \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi

Open administrative command prompt (ACP) and type or copy and paste:

Code:

diskpart
sel dis 2
det dis
lis par
sel par 2
det par
ass let=W:
lis par
exit

When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread



Copy and paste:

Code:

bcdboot C: \windows /s W: /f UEFI

When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

Disconnect cables for drives 0 and 1.

Reboot > see if disk 2 boots.

More to follow.

zbook said:

Open administrative command prompt (ACP) and type or copy and paste:

Code:

diskpart
sel dis 2
det dis
lis par
sel par 2
det par
ass let=W:
lis par
exit

When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread



Copy and paste:

Code:

bcdboot C: \windows /s W: /f UEFI

When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

Disconnect cables for drives 0 and 1.

Reboot > see if disk 2 boots.

More to follow.

Hi Zbook thanks for the followup.

I got as far as ASS LET=W and got an issue so will wait before doing the rest incase i need first part completed to work.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.508]
(c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: KEVIN-PC

DISKPART> sel dis 2

Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART>

DISKPART> det dis

KINGSTON SA2000M81000G
Disk ID: {DEFD78D2-10DA-11EB-81EF-001A7DDA7113}
Type : NVMe
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0106)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 7 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy
Volume 8 C Gaming and NTFS Partition 637 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 9 H Work 2 NTFS Partition 292 GB Healthy
Volume 10 NTFS Partition 520 MB Healthy
Volume 11 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB
Partition 4 Primary 637 GB 567 MB
Partition 5 Primary 292 GB 638 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 520 MB 931 GB

DISKPART> sel par 2

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 2
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 472907776

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 11 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> ass let=W:

The arguments specified for this command are not valid.
For more information on the command type: HELP ASSIGN

DISKPART> help assign

Assigns a drive letter or mounted folder pathname to the volume with focus.

Syntax: ASSIGN [LETTER=<D> | MOUNT=<PATH>] [NOERR]

LETTER=<D> The drive letter to assign to the volume.

MOUNT=<PATH>

The mounted folder pathname to assign to the volume.

NOERR For scripting only. When an error is encountered, DiskPart
continues to process commands as if the error did not occur.
Without the NOERR parameter, an error causes DiskPart to exit
with an error code.

If no drive letter or mounted folder is specified, the next available drive
letter is assigned. If the drive letter or mounted folder is already in use,
an error is generated.

By using the ASSIGN command, you can change the drive letter associated
with a removable drive.

You cannot assign drive letters to boot volumes or
volumes that contain the paging file. In addition, you cannot assign
a drive letter to an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partition
unless booted to Windows PE, or any GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition
other than a basic data partition, an ESP partition or a recovery
partition.

A volume must be selected for this operation to succeed.

Example:

ASSIGN LETTER=D

DISKPART> sel par 2

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 2
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 472907776

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 11 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> ass let=W

The arguments specified for this command are not valid.
For more information on the command type: HELP ASSIGN

DISKPART> ass let=W:

The arguments specified for this command are not valid.
For more information on the command type: HELP ASSIGN

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB
* Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB
Partition 4 Primary 637 GB 567 MB
Partition 5 Primary 292 GB 638 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 520 MB 931 GB

DISKPART>

See if these commands work:

Code:

diskpart
sel dis 2
det dis
lis par
sel par 2
det par
assign letter=W:
lis par
exit

zbook said:

See if these commands work:

Code:

diskpart
sel dis 2
det dis
lis par
sel par 2
det par
assign letter=W:
lis par
exit

zbook i have noticed i've somehow manage to get booted into disk 2 kingston - so this might change the advice you are giving ?>

Im going to upload a video for better explanation of whats going in on in the next couple of minutes.

- - - Updated - - -

Video showing how my PC boots ups, whats changed and results so far.



Untitled on Vimeo

When available please post results for the above commands.