JasonP Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Hey, So I have a desktop running Windows 7 and I am trying to clone it over to a HP ProLiant Microserver N54l. I can clone the drive fine but I keep having issues with the OS crashing. It's on a 250GB SATA but I am trying to move it over to a 120GB SSD. I can clone the drive fine(have just about every disk clone app installed and boot disk like Acronis, EaseUS Advanced Server) and I just can't seem to get Windows 7 to boot up on the new server. If I install from scratch it runs fine. Do I need to download the drivers and install them first? Or do I install Windows 7 on the new machine first then copy the drivers folder over to the other disk so it will boot up correctly? Tried: http://www.todo-backup.com/support/tutorial/redeploy-system-to-dissimilar-hardware.htm Help? Edited November 6, 2013 by JasonP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Which port is the SSD drive connected to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 You do need the correct MicroServer drivers on the drive before you clone it, to get it to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonP Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 You do need the correct MicroServer drivers on the drive before you clone it, to get it to boot. What Drivers? I checked this page: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/swdHome/?cc=us&cc=us&lang=en&lang=en&sp4ts.oid=5336618&ac.admitted=1383750217810.876444892.492883150 I assume I can use the 2008 or 2012 ones for Windows 7? Do I just install them and then shutdown and clone? Which port is the SSD drive connected to? I am using the first 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 As Win 7 is not a supported OS on the N54L I would go to the AMD website and get the chipset drivers from there for Win7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonP Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 As Win 7 is not a supported OS on the N54L I would go to the AMD website and get the chipset drivers from there for Win7. Thanks. So this chipset right? AMD RS785E/SB820M chipset http://www.amd.com/us/products/embedded/chipsets/Pages/785E.aspx Where do I find the drivers? Are they compiled in with Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics? When I follow drivers page I get the graphics driver page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Aren't Server 2008 and Windows 7 the same architecture (basically)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 They are hard to find; http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx Here are the chipsets; http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/chipset?os=Windows%208%20-%2032 Aren't Server 2008 and Windows 7 the same architecture (basically)? That should work as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 What I am saying, if Server 2008 runs, then so should Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonP Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Is there a trick to get the AMD drivers/InstallManager to install and run? Win7x64 here and it crashes(on the old box getting the drivers preinstalled) There a way to pull the error log? Edited November 6, 2013 by JasonP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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