Boot Media Can't Run TI2010 But CAN Run DD10!
I just built a new machine and am running two WD 500GB HDs in RAID 0. TIHome2010 runs fine from within the OS (fully patched WinXPSP3), but when I run TI from the boot media, I get an error: "No volume groups found." Interestingly enough, when I run either of the latest two builds of Disk Director 10, it finds my partitions and runs just fine. Hardware and error msgs follow:
Pertinent Hardware:
MSI P55-CD53
Intel i7 860 running stock
G.Skill Trident DDR3 2000, 4x2GB
2x Western Digital WD5000AAKS in Intel RAID 0 -- partitions C (OS) and D (Data)
1x Western Digital WD1001FALS in ThermalTake BlacX eSATA bay on Intel controller (part. E, data)
The JMicron SATA controller has two DVDRW drives
Error Msg when attempting to load TI2010:
"/dev/sda2: read failed after
0 of 512 at 785456562176:
Uknown error 5
No volume groups found
No volume groups found
No volume groups found"
Nothing happens, just flashing cursor.
Any ideas? TIA!!

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Interestingly enough, upgrading to TI2010 build 6029 solved the problem. Although I just installed build 6053 today, I haven't yet tried using the boot media. I'm assuming it will work since build 6029 works.
Although Disk Director 10 allowed me to get into the interface (using boot media), I assumed the program actually worked. Sadly it does not. When I do *anything* such as displaying properties on a partition, DD10 freezes. I have had to manually reset the machine. I've tried multiple times with the same results. (Yes, I'm using the latest Linux ISO.)
I guess I'll just have to wait for DD11, eh? I'm very anxious to get the new version, as DD10 seems to have aged past being of any use!
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Are you using the current Disk Director 10 build 2239? The symptom you describe is a known bug in build 2239 which Acronis has acknowledged and is working on. See this thread.
If you have or can get a hold of the bootable ISO for the previous version, build 2160, it works correctly. Send a PM to an Acronis moderator requesting build 2160 ISO.
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Yes, I'm using build 2239. I do have the installer for 2160, so I could reinstall that and make a boot CD.
Thanks for the pointer. Somehow I missed the other thread! :)
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