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    I am marking this thread solved. Here's my...

    I am marking this thread solved. Here's my update and many thanks to all that contributed:

    SUMMARY:
    I would boot in a loop forever and my usb rescue boot disks would not boot up enough to let...
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    My preboot diagnostics pass (same as in post #27,...

    My preboot diagnostics pass (same as in post #27, even fan and thermals look the same).

    My macrium image is from the broken laptop. Only the macrium usb RE was from a different laptop.

    I'm...
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    Hi zbook, Thank you for taking the time and...

    Hi zbook,

    Thank you for taking the time and effort to look at my issue. it sounds like you are recommending a clean install in which case it will be a few days. In post #27 , i posted my dell...
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    done301282 done my version of support...

    done301282

    done




    my version of support assist does not have all these options. I checked microsoft store and no updates available for this app either. I then tried via google and see...
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    Here you go zbook, My powershell window did not...

    Here you go zbook, My powershell window did not close (>45 min) so I closed it.
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    I'm back. To take the drive out I had to buy...

    I'm back.

    To take the drive out I had to buy a specialty screwdriver and then HDD disk to USB caddy. Here are my results:

    1) I can now boot Kyhi's rescue disk without my HDD present
    2) I...
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    Hi zbook, Here are the results: Note from my...

    Hi zbook,

    Here are the results: Note from my post #22, I think I am missing a driver in the macrium usb disk which is why it can boot and I can run diskpart. When I add that driver, it endlessly...
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    I have now attempted this 8-9 times and all I...

    I have now attempted this 8-9 times and all I ever get is the Macrium screen.
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    299691299691 As for bootable windows iso,...

    299691299691

    As for bootable windows iso, isn't that what I tried in post #1?

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    This is the only screen I ever get. something to do?
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    Hi zbook, As I mentioned in post #1, I cannot...

    Hi zbook,

    As I mentioned in post #1, I cannot boot (3 different recovery usb and main drive either). So cannot answer most of your requests in post #20. As for ram modules and drives, I have to...
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    I've made some headway in knowledge but not...

    I've made some headway in knowledge but not anywhere near a solution. I now understand why the macrium usb boot drive behaves differently than Kyhi usb drive or Windows install disk. I made the...
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    Hi zbook, With no usb, I never get to a...

    Hi zbook,

    With no usb, I never get to a Windows logo screen, just the DELL logo with preparing automatic repair.
    With Kyhi usb disk, no luck , it does eventually gives BSOD and says must reset...
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    Hi zbook, I'm not sure how to get to advanced...

    Hi zbook,

    I'm not sure how to get to advanced startup. I get the nonstop ' performing automatic repair'. I have used option 6 ( hard reboot many many times) and never got to windows logo or any...
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    Thanks zbook, If I can ever boot I will try...

    Thanks zbook, If I can ever boot I will try memtest. So far I have 3 usb sticks and tried both available usb ports and have turned off secure boot.
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    in UEFI mode, it would not show USB as a boot...

    in UEFI mode, it would not show USB as a boot source
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    When in UEFI mode, it did not allow choice of USB...

    When in UEFI mode, it did not allow choice of USB as a boot source.
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    no, not able

    no, not able
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    I did try this, when you try to fix it, macrium...

    I did try this, when you try to fix it, macrium asks for location of the OS. Since it cannot find that drive (see diskpart), I can't add location to fix.

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    I did try both...
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    thanks I forgot to mention I used the built in...

    thanks I forgot to mention I used the built in Dell diagnostics and have tested for memory and more for hours on end.
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    endless booting and now can't restore macrium

    Hi all,

    I'm hoping someone can help. Problems started a few days ago with occasional 'page fault in non paged area - iastorav.sys'. It got worse before I could look at it. It moved to...
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    This is probably not the right way but I have a...

    This is probably not the right way but I have a Dell XPS 14 and for years I lost the ability to change brightness on most major updates to Windows. There is a registry item that has worked for me...
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    Lenovo T400 touchpad tapping and buttons fail

    I recently made a mistake. I loaded the latest Synaptic touchpad to this T400 attempting to fix 'zoom' capability. Only afterwards I noticed T400 is not on the approved list. So I rolled back (also...
  23. Thread: how to backup to ssd from hybrid drive by dsmith888
    Forum: Backup and Restore
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    Hi, I'm still unclear as to what to do, the...

    Hi,

    I'm still unclear as to what to do, the folks on dell forum are not very responsive so hoping someone here has answers.

    I have 2 buses on my dell xps 14 (yes 14); msata 30gb ssd, and...
  24. Thread: how to backup to ssd from hybrid drive by dsmith888
    Forum: Backup and Restore
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    likely to go smaller like 256gb. But seems like...

    likely to go smaller like 256gb. But seems like I won't need the OS to decide what to store in the faster drive since it will be one speed. I'm still not clear what I need to do on Macrium...
  25. Thread: how to backup to ssd from hybrid drive by dsmith888
    Forum: Backup and Restore
    Replies 4 Views 2,513

    how to backup to ssd from hybrid drive

    my dell xps 14 may be flaking out. I want to be prepared. right now I backup my current images using Macrium free but was planning to buy just one ssd to replace the hybrid one. Does macrium support...
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