Windows 10: Can I clone an SATA SSD boot drive onto an NVME PCIE drive?

Discus and support Can I clone an SATA SSD boot drive onto an NVME PCIE drive? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I'm planning on building a new PC to replace my current one. My current boot drive is a Samsung 850 Pro SSD connected to an SATA port. My new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by bbinnard, Dec 11, 2018.

  1. bbinnard Win User

    Can I clone an SATA SSD boot drive onto an NVME PCIE drive?


    I'm planning on building a new PC to replace my current one. My current boot drive is a Samsung 850 Pro SSD connected to an SATA port. My new configuration will have a Samsung 870 EVO PCIe SSD connected to an M.2 NVME slot on the motherboard. My plan was to restore a Macrium Reflect image from the 850 SSD onto the 870 drive - because I don't want to have to reinstall all my software.

    I've read that this may not work because the device drivers are different between SATA and NVME ports, and therefore the restored drive might not work because Win10 won't be able to see it. But is this true? and if it is, is there an easy way to fix it?

    So far Win10 has been quite good about identifying different devices and finding the correct drivers to load. But will it be able to handle my situation at first boot?

    :)
     
    bbinnard, Dec 11, 2018
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  2. Js3199 Win User

    Migrating Windows 10 from m.2 sata to new pcie nvme ssd

    Hello all,

    I'm going to upgrade my current m.2 sata 128gb to a m.2 pcie nvme 480gb and have questions about migrating Windows over. From my understanding since i have a laptop and cant connect both drives at the same time and pcie nvme isnt supported externally I was
    going to try and create a restore disk of my current drive and then image it to my new drive. Will this work?

    Again my process will be, create rescue disk and image to usb, power down and swap drives, enable usb boot to my usb and power on, run the rescue disk and image to my new pcie nvme ssd.

    Does anyone see problems with this? Do I need a large usb or will 32gb work for a 128gb ssd?
     
    Js3199, Dec 11, 2018
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  3. pbftvt Win User
    M.2 SATA to NVME clone: Windows 10 won't boot

    Problem: Windows partition won't boot after cloning M.2 SATA drive to M.2 NVME. Simply returns to BIOS splash screen are restarts boot sequence.

    Background: Cloning process was simple raw dd copy. Drive had EFI, Windows 10, and Linux partitions. Cloning preserved exact partition sequence, sizes, and UUIDs.

    Linux partition needed minor tweaks to /etc/fstab due to the device names being different (/dev/nvme0n1px vs. /dev/sdax), but boots fine.

    The disk is GPT, and I believe the original Windows 10 was UEFI - the Linux installation definitely was.

    Boot sequence brings up Linux 'grub' menu first. Choosing the EFI partition then brings up Windows EFI boot menu. Fresh Windows install (see below) boots fine from here, old install fails.

    Attempts at solution: I did a fresh Windows install in a spare partition and it boots fine. Using the new Windows installation, I've edited the BCD entry for my original Win 10 install. I have
    the correct BCD device, osdevice, and path.

    Questions:

    • What else needs to be done to make Windows boot again?
    • Are there any config file or registry changes that need to be made to account for the SATA to NVME move?
    • How do I see boot error messages for a UEFI boot failure? No errors displayed and no log files that I can find in Windows or EFI partitions...
     
    pbftvt, Dec 11, 2018
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  4. Can I clone an SATA SSD boot drive onto an NVME PCIE drive?

    Upgrading my SSD drive Using EaseUs 11 Free Cloning Utility ???....

    Hi Everyone,

    I'm about ready to install a Bigger SSD M.2 drive in my year old Alienware 17 R-4 Laptop with a Toshiba NVMe 256G PCIe SSD M.2 fast drive already installed from the factory. I read online that the "Migration software" that Samsung 970EVO 500G SSD
    m.2 drive supports does Not Clone over any of the Factory OEM partitions that has the restore to factory defaults in them unless your OS Drive is a Samsung drive. My plan is to Clone my original C: drive to the New Samsung 970EVO 500G SSD drive and when done
    remove the factory drive. (saving it as a complete Back-up just incase) so my question is

    Will EaseUs Free 11 Clone my entire SSD Toshiba drive to my New Samsung SSD 970EVO 500G NVMe M.2 drive including all OEM Partitions?... And will it boot from the new drive after cloning?

    Has anyone used this free trial EaseUs 11 To Clone there SSD To SSD drive?

    PS... I'm running Win 10 October 1809 X64 and I'm sorry if I didn't post this to the right topic.

    Thank-You in advance for your HELP!...
     
    Leprechaun J, Dec 11, 2018
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