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    Alienware M11x HD upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by waznboi03, Apr 18, 2010.

  1. waznboi03

    waznboi03 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone,

    I am having issues replacing my Hard drive in my m11x. Im using Norton Ghost 15 and I cloned my current C: drive. But after replacing the hard drive and booting up, I keep getting the error Master Boot Record (or something like this,cant remember word for word) not found, press ctrl alt del.

    I've cloned twice so far, one with a drive letter, and once without it.

    What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks.
     
    waznboi03, Apr 18, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    use acronis true image home edition.. u shouldn't have problems with it.. norton ghost is known not to work sometimes...i find acronis straightforward and easy to use...so if ur doing something wrong with ghost , u won't do it with acronis.. give that a try.
     
    sean473, Apr 18, 2010
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Was the M11x powered up in Windows while you were trying to clone the drive? That might be the issue.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 18, 2010
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