Ati 2012 win 7 pro restore to new hard drive
ATI 2012 PLUS WIN 7 PRO HP HDX 18
I need to replace my hard drive. I have a complete backup with boot up image on dvd.
Can I use only Acronis to restore onto the new drive or do I need an OS already installed?
Should I do a clone?


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Thank you. One other quick question, regarding the type of media to use, which is best, USB or DVD?
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My personal preference is to use USB sticks for the Acronis Rescue Media as most modern computers allow you to boot from USB and you can update this as needed. The USB stick needs to be between 1GB to 32GB maximum size and to be formatted as FAT32 to be bootable. The Acronis Bootable Rescue Media Builder will detect a plugged in USB stick and offer you the option of using it.
One key point is to know how your Windows 7 OS boots, see webpage: Check if your PC uses UEFI or BIOS for doing this, then boot the USB Rescue Media in the same way.
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