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   Message 29,327 of 30,566   
   Felix to RobH   
   Re: Cloned disk won't boot   
   18 Oct 25 22:39:54   
   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   RobH wrote:   
   > On 16/10/2025 10:54, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 10/16/2025 5:33 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Appart ftom you confusing abbriviations... NUC HO G4.....so   
   >>> computers right?   
   >>> Cannot get in BIOS? what does the manual tell you, F12 F10 DEL check   
   >>> it out.   
   >>> First thing I would do is somehow COPY the files you need to a safe   
   >>> place.   
   >>> Then try to fix the bootsector of the original SSD if it works   
   >>> Then clonzilla   
   >>   
   >> I think there are now no files whatsoever on either drive, after a   
   >> "dd accident".   
   >>   
   >> There is no point blaming the UEFI for something, if   
   >> the drives are actually empty.   
   >>   
   >> Using a LiveCD to boot the computer, I would examine the   
   >> disks for "signs of life". The "gnome-disks" program   
   >> can show whether partitions are present. If the storage   
   >> devices are both blank, that's the answer, they're both blank.   
   >>   
   >>     Paul   
   >   
   > Update:   
   > No matter which ssd with either linux or win10 I tried, none of them   
   > booted up in the Intel NUC. When I looked in the BIOS, it reported 'No   
   > Boot Drive' with every disc  I tried   
      
   do you not have a timeshift snapshot of the original disk?   
      
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