booting ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 11.0 from external USB cd/dvd reader of LG IN DELL LATITUDE D800 TO RESTORE YOUR SYSTEM

ENVIRONMENT:S/W:WINDOWS XP , ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 11.0 , H/W:DELL LATITUDE D800, EXTERNAL USB CD/DVD LG model GE20LU10, EXTERNAL USB MASS STORAGE,
PREREQUISITES:a) YOU HAVE CREATED AN ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE BOOTABLE CD ,b)YOU HAVE PLACED YOUR SYSTEM BACKUP IN AN EXTERNAL USB MASS STORAGE, BY USING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE

PROCEDURE FOLLOWED:
1)DISCONNECT ALL USB CONNECTIONS, EXCEPT MOUSE USB
2) CONNECT THE EXTERNAL USB CD/DVD READER , WITH BOOTABLE ACRONIS CD MOUNTED IN IT
3)PULL OUT THE CD/DVD READER OF DELL COMPUTER
4)TURN ON THE DELL COMPUTER AND WHEN THE INITIAL SCREEN COMES PRESS F2 ( to be taken to BIOS, where you define the CD/DVD READER AS FIRST DEVICE FOR BOOTING) [IMPORTANT NOTICE... THIS HAS TO BE DONE EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO RUN ACRONIS FROM ITS BOOTABLE CD MOUNTED ON THE EXTERNAL USB CD/DVD READER]
5)WHEN THE ACRONIS IS LOADED FROM THE EXTERNAL USB CD/DVD , THEN CONNECT THE EXTERNAL USB MASS STORAGE DEVICE , WHERE YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN BACKED UP, AND CONTINUE THE RESTORE PROCEDURE

GOOD LUCK
D.PETROULIAS