Re: Express Recovery 2 - Gigabyte


"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Mickey Mouse" <Mickey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yeah, see how frustrated I'm getting. It's a 500gb drive.


Mickey:
As Ken Blake responded, it's necessary to partition/format that
"unallocated" disk space. It's not clear that you have done this since
you refer only to the "unallocated" disk space that was left after you
created the 480 GB partition. Is it possible that you have not yet
created & formatted that second partition?
Anna


Mickey:
I just happened to talk with one of my former colleagues a few moments
after I sent the above post. He informed me that it's unnecessary to
create & format a partition out of the unallocated disk space; that the
installation of the ExpressRecovery2 utility apparently manages that
undertaking. Apparently a minimum of 10 GB of unallocated disk space is
necessary and I believe you indicated there was 20 GB of unallocated
space.

Unfortunately I didn't have time to discuss your specific problem with
him. (Actually, *he* didn't have the time!). If I'm able to get further
info that may be of help to you re this issue I'll pass it on.
Anna


"Mickey Mouse" <Mickey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Anna, thanks for the reply. I do appreciate you, Ken and the others
for the replies.
No I haven't partitioned the Unallocated space. My reasonong is this.. If
I format
the unallocated space, then it becomes a drive, in this case E: so I end
up with
C:,D:, & E: leaving no unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 to use.

The gigabyte book says specifically.......
"Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical drive for the operating
system. Xpress Recovery2
can only backup/restore the first physical hard drive that has the
operating system installed.

Xpress Recover2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive,
MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ENOUGH
UNALLOCATED SPACE IN ADVANCE (10gig or more recommended).

Can it be clearer than that? I know this is right as I have done it before
on another system twice. I had trouble then too,
but I had so much trouble I don't remember what I did.

I've tried this and Xpress recovery won't install and says "NOT ENOUGH
HHD FREE SIZE FOR IMAGE BACKUP" Error 400
C: Primary 341.80 gig D: Logical 97.65 gig &
Unallocated 23.61gig
C: Primary 341.80 gig D: Free space 97.65 gig & Unallocated
23.61gig
C: Primary 341.80 gig Free space 97.65 gig & D: Primary
23.61gig
C: Primary 341.80 gig Unallocated 97.65 gig & D:Primary
23.61gig
C: Primary 341.80 gig Extended 97.65 gig &
Unallocated 23.61gig

I've just now found how to email gigabyte and see what I get back.

Mickey


Mickey:
Funny. I can't tell you how many Gigabyte boards I've worked with over the
years, yet I've never used (installed) that Xpress Recovery2 utility that
Gigabyte includes with their boards! I suppose it's because we (initially)
rarely set up the HDD with unallocated disk space. And we've been partial to
the Casper 5 disk-cloning program to create & maintain a comprehensive
backup system.

Anyway, I note from the info you provided above that you've created an
Extended partition so as to incorporate a Logical drive. I assume you have
your reason(s) for doing so rather than simply creating another Primary
partition. But I was just wondering whether that would have some effect on
the system's inability to install the XR2 utility in the unallocated disk
space. Logically there would not seem to be any bar to doing so since the
amount of unallocated disk space on the disk seems ample enough for the XR2
utility, but would it be practical (just as a test) to delete the
Extended-Logical drive partition and create that second partition as a
Primary partition? Naturally I'm assuming that you don't have any data on
the D: Logical drive, or if you do you could copy it to your C: partition or
some removable media.

It's just a "shot-in-the-dark" while you're awaiting a reply from Gigabyte.
Anna


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