MSI GP62MVR 6RF (Can't get SSD to clone)

Hello guys. I got my GP62MVR computer just yesterday. I also bought a Samsung NVMe drive. PM951 256GB.

I have been trying to clone the drive to no avail. I have tried SEVERAL methods. All fail one way or the other.

Firstly, i will state that i returned the device to factory state after buying as i got it in mint condition. Not brand new tho.

What I've tried.
1. Acronis (In Windows): After selecting all in the clone section in acronis and it says reboot. I click reboot and laptop jusy reboots. Nothing happens except the MSI boot picture flashing an extra time. Computer just boots normally. No cloning is done. Nothing.

2. Acronis (in bootable mode): This doesn't load at all. PC detects USB drive quite alright, I press 1 for Acronis True Image bootable. It shows the initial screen but just freezes there with the hourglass thing showing forever. I tried same bootable usb on my Dell 7559 and it loaded up instantly. So, not from the drive.

3. EASEUS: EaseUS reboots into the boot cloning mode (Linux mode? DOS? I don't know). But it does start the process in the dark screen and fails at some point. I don't remember the EXACT error but I'm sure it says something about. Assigning Drive Letter. Or maybe it failed while assigning drive letter? That's all the info i have. It fails, say midway into the process.

4. MiniTool: Minitool reboots into cloning mode like EASEUS but just as it is about to starts. Shoots a BSOD! 'SYSTEM SERVICE EXCEPTION'. And that's the end of that one.

5. Macrium Reflect: I'm not able to try Macrium, it keeps telling me insufficient space on target drive. My HDD is 1TB, SSD is 256 GB. But even after adjusting, still don't want to let me.

6. Fresh Install: Finally, i try a fresh install. Installed without issues. When rebooting to complete initialization, forgot to take out the USB stick. Booted as if to start a new install, of course i cancelled that and system rebooted to complete new windows install. I get some error that my pc needs to be repaired. I click, choose another boot method or something like that. I get taken to the bootloader i guess?? And i choose the same new instancebod windows. Fails again. PC needs to be repaired. I go into BIOS. I change mode from UEFI to 'UEFI with CSM'. This time it boots normally. I complete new windows setup. Everything. I try reboot. REPAIR error again. I think maybe my BIOS reset to default? No. Still UEFI with CSM. 3rd option is Legacy btw.

At this point i just get frustrated and i boot into my normal windows instance on HDD and wipe the SSD, remove boot instance from 'msconfig'. Reset BIOS back to UEFI also. Just for the sake of it.

Please guys. Can anyone help me? I really need to use my SSD. What do you think is the problem? It just feels like something is preventing the cloning. From the BIOS? Something else? I don't know. Should i update BIOS? Will that help? I probably have an older BIOS and older windows also.

Thanks in advance.

 

All of the processes you had gone through seemed fine, especially with Acronis you shouldn't have to worry too much. By the way, which version did you use?
Do you have another HDD available that you can simulate the cloning process using Acronis?

 

Hello Kevin. Thank you for your response.

I did fresh install on NVMe SSD. What i did was take out the HDD in my computer first. Did the install, wiped the HDD before placing it in the computer again.

Apparently, i was getting error 0xc000000e because of a mash up between the boot partition on my HDD and that on my SSD (when i install to SSD with HDD still in the computer)

So basically, i don't need to clone anymore, however I am still curious why i wasn't able to clone. I mean, it should work. I tried 5, maybe 6 methods that failed. Which is unusual.

However, i have my computer running FASSSST as the SSD is my boot drive at the moment.

Finally, is it advisable i update my BIOS and EC (Firmware)?

Thanks for your response.

 

It's recommended to update BIOS & EC to the latest as manufacturers tend to provide fixes/enhancement to your system periodically.
There are changes that we don't see in the public version of change log so usually it does more good than bad.

 

Dear Kevin, thanks for the replies. I only get scared of breaking something during these updates. Lol. Especially as MSI makes it a tad more 'eventful' going about the update. Dell was a simple exe. Straight forward. MSI, u have to go into the BIOS.