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    What software do you use to recover OS?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by haquocdung, Nov 2, 2008.

  1. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    I usually used Acronis True Image Home 11. This software has been served me well for over a year.
    However, for some reason, when I boot the Acronis CD with my new motherboard - Asus P5Q Deluxe, it said that it cant find any HDD? Anybody know how to fix this problem? (this software work fine with my XPS 1530 and other desktop - some Asus mainboard). Any solution are appreciated.
    All of my HDD are formatted with NTFS.
    If this problem can not be fixed. what software do you recommend me to use, beside Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image?
    Thank you for reading.
     
    haquocdung, Nov 2, 2008
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  2. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Did you try toggling the HDD settings in the BIOS?
     
    makaveli72, Nov 2, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Do you have SATA drives? If so, does Acronis require SATA drivers in order to see the drives?

    I run a WHS box, and I recover from that if my drive crashes (I do backups nightly on all of my computers). It's a bit more expensive than buying imaging software, but since it's a server it holds all of my data, DVDs, music, etc.
     
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  4. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, I used sata.
    Do you know how can I put sata drivers on it?
     
    haquocdung, Nov 2, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    I don't use it. I suggest visiting the Acronis website and looking around for a FAQ. You might also want to try makaveli's suggestion - that might be the easiest way to get your drives visible.
     
    kegobeer, Nov 2, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Toggle/Turn off the AHCI HDD setting in the BIOS from SATA to IDE.
     
    makaveli72, Nov 2, 2008
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  7. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ok, I will try it tommorow :)
     
    haquocdung, Nov 2, 2008
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