12-02-2014 09:17 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
12-02-2014 06:50 PM
12-02-2014 08:49 PM
bennychuck wrote:
Hi, I have purchased a G751JT-CH71 and it works great. After a few days, I decided to upgrade to an SSD and bought a Samsung EVO 840 250gb MZ-7TE250BW.
Here is what I did:
1. I downloaded Asus Backtracker after reading these forums.
2. I installed Asus Backtracker on a Sansdisk Cruzer 32gb thumb drive that I just bought that is usb 3.0 and 2.0 compatible.
3. I returned my factory HDD to factory default using the Backtracker off my thumb drive without issue to make sure the thumb drive would read appropriately.
4. I then uninstalled my HDD drive and installed my new SSD drive into the bay that the HDD drive had come out of.
5. I plugged my thumb drive in along with the newly installed SSD drive and powered up.
6. Asus Backtracker started up but then gave me an error that it could not read from the USB thumb drive.
In summation, the USB thumb drive with Backtracker worked fine for the factory HDD to restore to factory default but it will not work on my Samsung EVO 840.
Is this an issue with the thumb drive or is it an issue with the SSD? My laptop still works fine with the HDD drive.
I tried to clone the OS from the HDD to the SSD using Samsung Magic. That worked but then I wanted to make sure the USB factory restore would work on it. It did not work there either.
Any thoughts on what I can do next?
hmscott wrote:
bennychuck, is that the physically small Sandisk 32GB with Orange accents and the slide out USB connector? It didn't work for me either. It was the first one I tried as I had it already. It's weird it would work to reset the original HDD, but failed to work on the SSD - for me I only tried the SSD restore.
It was lucky the restore worked on your original HDD when you tried it. If it had failed the restore program would have erased your HDD partitions before failing and you would have been stuck without an OS... that is why I recommend testing on another drive and to keep the original HDD out of the laptop when you restore to the new SSD, as the restore program erases and repartitions all the drives it finds during a restore before partitioning all internal drives and restoring to the new drive.
Some USB flash drives don't work right for the SSD cloning, I have no idea why that is, but it seems if you get newer USB 3.0 flash drives they work fine. I have used my Sony USB drives, USB 2.0 16GB, USB 3.0 16GB and USB 3.0 32GB and all 3 restored to my Samsung 840 Pro 512GB in my G750JW/JX/JH, and to the factory 2 x 128GB M.2 SATA drives in my G750JH.
Glad the cloning worked, and that your original HDD is still working. You can try a couple of new USB 3.0 16BG flash drives to find one that works - but remember to keep your original HDD out of the laptop during restore testing 🙂
12-02-2014 09:54 PM
ammar.2520 wrote:
hi,
my laptop is same as yours ,I've done exactly as you did and, I've successfully created a recovery media on a 32GB USB device, and i did like (hmscott) advised me previously,but the result is the same.
Tried several USB 3.0&2.0 flash drives on all USB ports on laptop,and 2 different SSD (EVO 840 & SANDISK ULTRA ii) but all attempts failed.
And showed me the same error.....
please help us!!!!!
12-02-2014 10:15 PM
hmscott wrote:
ammar, can you please pick a thread to get answers? You are in two threads now. I will answer here, and post a link back to my answer here.
What version of Backtracker are you using?
i used latest Asus Backtracker version is 3.07
Here is the latest Asus Backtracker for Windows 8.1
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&m=Backtracker&hashedid=n%2fa
The latest version is 3.07, if that version doesn't work, it should, but you can try a rev or 2 back.
ok,will try.
There have been problems with newer G5xx laptops reported, but so far most G751's have reported success. Generally the failure is due to the USB thumb drive, a new one works.
If you are frustrated and it isn't working, you need to contact Auss and let them know the same info you posted here, and ask for help generating a backup. Then please post here what the fix is. There may need to be an updated Asus Backtracker version to fix the cases like yours that don't work - or it might be the USB flash drive.
These work for me with my G750JH and restoring to HDD, Samsung Pro 840 SSD, and 2 x 128GB RAID0 SSD:
http://usb.userbenchmark.com/Sony-Micro-Vault-Mach-USB-30-16GB/Rating/1300
http://www.amazon.com/16GB-Micro-Vault-Whi-USM16GM/dp/B0049XHRZA/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=undefin...
But, if a software update is needed to Backtracker to support the G5xx and G751 you will need to pursue that as well.
Until then use a cloning program like Macrium Reflect Free to clone to the new drive from the original HDD, and put the original HDD aside until you can make a Backtracker recovery flash drive back up that works. HDD's are pretty inexpensive, and much faster / larger drives are available, putting the original HDD aside is your recovery backup for now.
ok, thanks
You can reach Asus here:
https://vip.asus.com <== create a login, register your laptop, and file a Technical Inquiry with clearly stated details as to the problem and expected solution, attache a zip file with photos, images, audio, video to the Technical Inquiry.
Asus Feedback:
http://vip.asus.com/VIP2/Services/QuestionForm/Complain
Main Contact Us page:
http://support.asus.com/contactus.aspx
Please come back and let us know how Asus treats you and what solution finally works for you. 🙂
12-02-2014 10:23 PM
ammar.2520 wrote:
here the 32 gb USB I used
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-Transfer-Speeds-s-SDCZ48-032G-UAM46/dp/B00KYK2AKO/ref=sr_1_16?s=...
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