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Norton Ghost problem

  • 29-07-2009 1:13pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    Just bought be a new hard drive for the laptop, so I made a backup of my current hard drive with Norton Ghost (version 14).

    So what I did was Backup to external drive -> Install new hard drive -> boot up with Ghost -> restore copy of original hard drive to new internal hard drive -> reboot

    Has worked fine for me in the past on other laptops, but when I boot up with the new hard drive, all I get is the blank screen (after the BIOS) with the cursor in the top-left hand corner of the screen. No disk activity light, no Windows, nothing.

    Any ideas where the problem might be?

    It's a Windows XP laptop, with 1Gb RAM.


Comments

  • #2
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Has worked fine for me in the past on other laptops, but when I boot up with the new hard drive, all I get is the blank screen (after the BIOS) with the cursor in the top-left hand corner of the screen. No disk activity light, no Windows, nothing.
    No Hard Drive? Check the BIOS and make sure it's being detected.


  • #3
    STBR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭STBR


    I think the biggest problem is that you're using a Norton product. :pac:

    I can't help you, but if all else fails do a copy again but use something like Clonezilla, or Paragon who are currently giving away an RC of their 2010 edition for free for a limited time only. :D


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    cpu-dude wrote: »
    No Hard Drive? Check the BIOS and make sure it's being detected.

    Given the fact that Norton is actually writing to the new hard drive, I'd say it's a safe bet to assume the hard drive is being detected. :D

    (the POST screen confirms it is detecting it)


  • #5
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Given the fact that Norton is actually writing to the new hard drive, I'd say it's a safe bet to assume the hard drive is being detected. :D

    (the POST screen confirms it is detecting it)
    Tous chez! :)

    Are they the same type of drive? Are you sure the new one isn't S-ATA?


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    cpu-dude wrote: »
    Are they the same type of drive? Are you sure the new one isn't S-ATA?

    100% certain. Aren't the connectors different on an SATA drive? I think they are.

    It's an old laptop, so I was quite careful to ensure I ordered an IDE drive. But Norton seems to write to it without problem, this is what I can't fathom. It's showing up as bootable when I use the disk utilities that come with Norton.


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