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    Entire Disk Image for Averatec 2370

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by dvdwala, Jan 3, 2007.

  1. dvdwala

    dvdwala Notebook Guru

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    What is the recommended/tested software to create a backup image of the entire drive including the hidden restore partition.


    Thanks All
     
    dvdwala, Jan 3, 2007
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    jim6172 Notebook Evangelist

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    acronis so far has been foolproof
    jim
     
    jim6172, Jan 3, 2007
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    sxm Notebook Enthusiast

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    yup, acronis has been great

    what i did was restored the laptop, and then used acronis to make a backup of windows before windows asks you for all your info.

    if you made a backup of the laptop using acronis, you dont need the hidden partition.
     
    sxm, Jan 3, 2007
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    A linux/unix utility called Digital Dolly will work too. It's supports network shares too. I can also do a RAW copy to the same size drive. There is a free live cd version available.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 4, 2007
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    I used Ghost to do my Gateway. It seemed to copy it ok. When I upgraded to a larger hard drive. At least Windows sees it as a recovery partition.
     
    Billl, Feb 5, 2007
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