Issue:
Failure of Acronis Backup Software to recover a Windows 8.x image, from an SED drive and cause failure to boot properly
Product Version Affected:
All SD versions
Environment Affected:
Acronis 2014 SW
Note: Acronis 2013 SW is not compatible with Windows 8.x images
All Windows OS and devices
Steps to reproduce issue:
Load Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 (use UEFI mode) onto your system using an SED compatible SSD drive
Back up your image using Acronis 2014 Backup and Recovery SW
Recover that image to the SSD drive and return drive to system. Boot to Windows
Use selected HW encrypted SW (i.e. WinMagic 6.5) to HW encrypt the drive. Once the process has finished, the Encryption SW will prompt you to shut down the system. Do so
Boot up system again to enter Windows. The Encryption SW will use a Pre-boot authentication before entering Windows. Enter password into pre-boot authentication
After password is successfully entered, the system will fail to boot to Windows
Resolution:
Upgrade the Acronis SW to version 2015 will resolved the issue.