Re: Recognizing an external drive when rebooting - thanks, solved
- From: "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:27:49 -0700
I must have missed something here, but why did you NEED to create a rescue
CD, when the Acronis CD itself can boot up and you can restore a previously
saved backup right from there?
Phil Rabichow wrote:
Anna wrote:
"Phil Rabichow" <phrabZZ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:47C04D6C.D1BCF63F@xxxxxxxxx
Hi All:
I have WinXP Pro SP-2. I have 2 external drives labeled D & E that are
hooked up thru USB 2.0 ports. I have a drive imaging program (True
Image)
that should restore from one of my external drives to my C drive.
However,
it hangs during the reboot process. I'm wondering if it's because it
can't
recognize the external drive before Windows boots up. ( I don't expect
an
answer here on how to use True Image, as it's not the right forum). But
I
would like to know if Windows should recognize the external drive during
the
reboot process.
--
Thank you in advance.
Phil
Phil:
A while back we prepared some step-by-step instructions for users working
with the Acronis True Image versions 9 & 10 re restoring a system from
the
archived disk image(s) previously created. These instructions assume the
user will employ the Acronis "Rescue" CD to effect the recovery process.
Note that the instructions refer to versions 9 & 10. I believe, but am
not
certain, that they would also apply to the current version 11.
I don't know whether the instructions that follow are really relevant to
your problem but thought they might be of some value to you.
Naturally we're assuming there are no hardware-type problems involved
here
in that your USB external enclosure and the HDD contained therein are
both
non-defective and that the disk image(s) on that HDD were correctly
created.
Anna
Recovery Process (Disk images): We'll assume the recovery will be to
either
a non-defective HDD that has become unbootable for one reason or another,
or
to a new HDD. The HDD to be restored need not be partitioned/formatted
since
the recovery process will take care of that function.
Note that in most cases you will be using the Acronis "Bootable Rescue
Media" (CD) that you created when you originally installed the Acronis
program. If you didn't create that bootable CD at that time, you can
create
it now from the Acronis program (assuming You can access the program at
this
time) by clicking on the "Create Bootable Rescue Media" icon on the
opening
Acronis screen and simply going through the screens to create the
bootable
CD.
Note: If the recovery will be made to a HDD that is still bootable and
you're able to access the Acronis program on that drive, then you can
undertake the recovery process without the need for using the "bootable
rescue" CD.
1. With both the drive containing the backup disk images and the drive
you
want to restore connected and with the bootable rescue CD inserted, boot
up.
2. At the opening screen, click on "Acronis True Image Home (Full
Version)".
3. The program will open after some moments. On the "Pick a Task" screen
that opens, click on "Recovery".
4. The "Welcome to the Restore Data Wizard!" screen opens. Click on Next.
5. The "Archive Selection" screen opens. Navigate to the drive containing
the backup archive file(s) and select the last incremental backup file or
the original full backup file if no incremental backup files were
subsequently created. Ensure that the correct drive letter and filename
are
entered in the "File name:" text box. Click Next.
6. In the Acronis version 9 program, the "Archive Date Selection" screen
opens. Select (highlight) the last incremental backup file from the
listing
and click Next. This screen does not appear in version 10.
7. The "Restoration Type Selection" screen opens. Select the option,
"Restore disks or partitions" and click Next.
8. The "Partition or Disk to Restore" will open. Click on "Disk 1" and
click
Next.
9. After some moments the "Restored Hard Disk Drive Location" screen
opens.
Select (highlight) the HDD to be restored and click Next.
10. On the next screen select the "Yes" option to delete all current
partitions on the destination HDD. Click Next.
11. On the next screen select the "No" option and click Next.
12. On the next screen you have the option to validate the backup archive
before restoration. Click Next.
13. The final screen before the restoration operation begins will open.
Confirm that the information as shown is correct. Click Proceed.
14. Click OK when following completion of the recovery operation a
message
appears indicating a successful recovery operation.
15. Remove the Acronis bootable rescue CD and close the Acronis program.
The
system will reboot. A Windows "Found New Hardware" message followed by
the
"System Settings Change" message box may appear on the Desktop. If they
do,
click Yes for a reboot.
Thank you, Anna, & everyone else who replied. I've been offline for 2
days
because of the problem. My problem was that the program simply hung,
whether I
used the rescue CD or not. I never got passed step 1 above.
The solution was to download the latest build for Version 9, create & new
rescue disk, & go from there. I was able to restore my system. Should
anyone have this problem in the future, I have 3 pieces of advice. (1) If
you
update True Image, keep a copy of the downloadable update on your external
drive, or on a partition that's not being restored (or even a thumbdrive).
When I updated TI & restored to an earlier date, it reverted my TI to an
earlier build, of course.<g> If I hadn't looked at Help About, I wouldn't
have noticed & next time I tried to restore, I'd have the same problem.
(2) Always give your external drives a name, in addition to the letter.
When
using a rescue disk, the drive letter may change.
(3) I experimented by doing a backup from the rescue disk. It takes twice
as
long AND is not listed in the log. This has been quite a learning
experience
for me. Hope someone else has profited.
--
Thanks again,
Phil
.
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