Mr. Neo, I don´t think Acronis is causing the problem.. It has to be with the SATA architecture, because, the Windows Vista Installtion does start, the first sign of a problem, is that the copying of the file is done in a flash, the second stage of expanding files, takes the due time (normal), installing resources and updates (normal). but when the PC reboots, that is where I get the blinking cursor, or sometimes, the message, A DISK READ ERROR HAS OCURRED. PRESS the CTRL+ALT+DEL Thanks