Clone System Disk

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I replaced my System Disk on my 2005 Windows Home Server but I think I messed it up a bit. I have 4 disks, Disk 0 has partiotion C: plus a bit of parition D:. The other 2 disks have the rest of parition D: on it. I got errors on disk 0 (over temp and such

like) and messages that it was fgailing and I need to replace it. The only procedures I could find to do this required backing up the disk (but the backup process kept failing half way though) and then reinstalling the OS (and add-ons) afterward.

 

The worry I had was I did not understand how the D: partition on that disk0 would not get lost nor how the system could rebuild where thew duplicatioed files were stored on the remaining disk.

 

Anyway, I got a replacement disk (same size but higher spec) and cloned the original onto it. The server booted up and works fine but its got a bit messed up as it thinks the original is missing and the new disk is not registered. That is to say on the "Server

Storage" the ID of the old disk is still there with "Missing" next to it there is the new disk with "Not Added" next to it. I cannot "Remove" the old disk ID because this option is greyed out and I'm afraid if I "Add"

the new disk it will think its a data disk and not the System Disk.

 

Is there a way to sort this little mess out?

Cheers, Simon

 

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