Windows 10: Power loss while doing a macrium restore. Bricked?

Discus and support Power loss while doing a macrium restore. Bricked? in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; I guess I've bricked my Windows 10 Home tablet. Is there any way out? I had an offer from WU to upgrade to 19H1/1903, so I first made a macrium... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by BobSter2, Jul 20, 2019.

  1. BobSter2 Win User

    Power loss while doing a macrium restore. Bricked?


    I guess I've bricked my Windows 10 Home tablet. Is there any way out?

    I had an offer from WU to upgrade to 19H1/1903, so I first made a macrium restore point on an external usb drive. I was doing a test restore on that when the tablet's battery ran out (at 82% way through) and everything died.

    I'm sure that sounds dumb, but I don't have an alternative but to do the restore on battery power. There is only one port on the machine. It is a mini USB and is used for both charging AND data connectivity, so I can't concurrently plug-in the power AND an external USB drive/mouse (I need a external mouse to run macrium PE as the touch-screen doesn't work with PE). Previously, the machine has had enough battery life to get through a restore, but not this time!

    I have macrium restore discs on (1) a USB key and (2) a microSD cards, but they seem to be of limited use.

    1) Right now, when I boot the machine without any drives, I get a blue 'Windowsy-looking' screen saying:
    -------------------------------
    Recovery
    Your PC needs to be repaired
    Error 0xc0000225
    You'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like an disc or a USB device) contact your administrator or manufacturer.

    Press the Windows key to use a different device or operating system
    ----------------------
    Pressing the Windows button does nothing. The manufacturer doesn't exist.


    2) Powering up the machine with the macrium USB-recovery drive plugged in, it asks for a keyboard layout then gives me the windows Troubleshoot menu

    >Recover from a drive (I haven't tried this yet)

    Advanced Options
    System Restore
    Uninstall Updates
    System Image Recovery
    Startup Repair
    Command Prompt
    More..
    Choose an option:
    > Continue
    > Use a device
    > Use Another Operating System
    > Troubleshoot
    > Turn Off

    Those menu options work and lead to the expected submenus, but (almost) none of the sub menus actually invoke any useful processes. (for example: > Use Another Operating System > Macrium Reflect System Recovery', doesn't actually launch Macrium; "Use a device" leads to 5 suboptions, but none of them lead to anything useful happening ).

    I can get to a command prompt and see drives X: C: F: (my recovery disk, which contains a file F:\EFI\Boot\bootie32.efi, which, I assume, is what has gotten me this far!); and E: (a microSD card slotted into the machine). I have a few microSD cards with macrium/windows .iso images on but the .isos won't run from the command line ("couldn't mount file").

    c: has lots of my program files on it. I can run macrium.exe from the command line and it pulls up the Macrium PE User interface. When I use that to try and restore to one of my Restore points (copied to E:, the microSD card), it crashes pretty early on.

    I can get to the bios, but can't see anything useful to do when I get there. Boot order is :
    1 UEFI: SanDisk
    2 UEFI: Built-in EFI...

    .

    So that's it. What's the best way forward? Is it worthwhile to do a fresh reinstall of macrium from the command line? Or is that unwise? I don't want to break it any more than it is...

    or is it just a matter of making a new .iso of the OS and hoping that Windows's "Recover from a drive" option (a) fixes it (b) doesn't make it worse. (Keep in mind that I can only run on battery power (for about 4 hours) if using a USB drive ).

    I also have a USB drive with 'Unix Live Disk' written on it. I don't know Linux - would that help?


    thanks

    Hardware is a touchscreen 9 inch tablet, (not the Levono laptop in my profile)
    Tesco Connect 9 tablet, manufactured by viglen
    Solved - Tesco Connect Tablet - First Impressions | Windows 8 Help Forums
    OS: Last seen on Win10Home 1809 Macrium 7.2. free, updated today.

    I have another machine I can connect to the internet and make USB drives etc.

    :)
     
    BobSter2, Jul 20, 2019
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  2. topgundcp Win User

    Restoring Windows 10 Image using Macrium Reflect


    In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
    I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.
    1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
    2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
    3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination

      Power loss while doing a macrium restore. Bricked? [​IMG]
    4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
    5. Boot up with your new HD.
     
    topgundcp, Jul 20, 2019
    #2
  3. I need to know if this update wont brick my laptop

    I need to know if this update wont brick my laptop.

    -> I would do this:

    1. Download & install the free version of Macrium Reflect.
    2. Use it to create an image of your system partition. Park it on an external USB disk.
    3. Create a Macrium Rescue flash disk.
    4. Do the updates.
    5. If they brick your machine, restore the Macrium image.
    6. Fix your keyboard. The full stop key no longer works which makes your post unnecessarily hard to read.
     
    Frederik Long, Jul 20, 2019
    #3
  4. Power loss while doing a macrium restore. Bricked?

    Power Loss During System Restore

    I loss power for my HpG60-635DX Notebook (OS: Windows 10) at the very beginning of a System Restore. The Notebook powers on, but that's about it, nothing else happens. Can someone help me, please? Thank you in advance for your time, patience and help!
     
    Nichole Lyons, Jul 20, 2019
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