System Image Backup Failed (on Same Hard Drive) - Error 0x80042407
Feb 26, 2012
I have 2x160gb intel SSD disks running as RAID0. Recently my motherboard had failed and I replaced it with new one (different model). Couldn't access OS because apparently some RAID data is kept on the motherboard and that was gone, so I decided to use a backup. Booted from windows 7 installation disk and selected backup,
I click on 'repair', get to the 'select a system image backup'. Select 'use the latest available system image (recommended). Click 'next' I get the message 'all disk to be restored will be formatted and replaced with the layout and data in the system image'. Click Yes. But then got an error saying:
"The system image restore failed. The disk that is set as active in BIOS is too small to recover the original system disk. Replace the disk with a larger one and retry the restore operation. (0x80042407)"
Disk is completely empty with only 1 partition (deleted all partitions and reformatted and then created one). Before motherboard problem I had several partitions, but I imagine that restore would recreate them. Why do I get 'disk to small error' when I am restoring on the same disk? RAID configuration problem? Could stripe size be an issue here?
My OS: Windows 7 64 Professional
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Dec 5, 2011
I am trying to restore a bran new install of win 7 with a sytem image created previously before a hardware failure.The machine is a lenov think centerClean install installed and the image is about 70 gig It is house on a 1tb external driveThe internal drive on the machine is 160gbI get to the restore screen it finds the image then gives me the first errorSays you must boot the machine for a recovery disk then try againOk so i stuck my usb stick in and started up it, clicked repair my computer , found the image, and started it againNow it throws the 80042407 error. Active disk in Bios is to small.How is that possible. The image is 70 gig the hard drive is 160 gb?
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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 Bios 6 (latest)
Intel 160 GB SSD (C) OS
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