Restore with a new Motherboard ?

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I have a very recent backup of my system but have just suffered a breakdown; I'm told the motherboard needs replacing. If a new motherboard is fitted and it is NOT exactly the same make & model as before, will I still be able to restore my system and data ?

Thanks in anticipation

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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 13:14
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Yes, no, maybe.

The drivers will be wrong for the different motherboard and these days that is likely to mean the sound, network, HD, and whatever else is bundled on the MB which could include video. It has been done and may require a Windows Repair from the Windows installation CD/DVD. This option is likely not available if you have a PC that comes with a restoration CD/DVD. If the machine is a laptop, I'd be less inclined to attempt this than on a desktop since laptops are usually pickier about configurations.

Acronis sells a product called Universal Restore which is an add-on licence but it does not work with TI Home.

You will be able to get your data back by exploring or mounting the archive. However, if it were me, I'd be copying all my desired data files to a USB drive or second internal drive or whatever using Windows Explorer first. Of course, this may not be possible with the broken MB.

The safest route is to look upon it as a great clean-up opportunity and reinstall Windows and the needed apps leaving out all the junk you never or rarely use anymore. You then won't be wondering if some obscure problem that pops up is because your tried to force-fit an old image onto the different MB.

Fri, 09/11/2009 - 13:26
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O.K. Thanks for the advice; luckily I know my data is retrievable anyway, so I'll do as you say and start the merry round of reinstalling everything. As you say, I'll probably have a more efficient machine in the long run.

Thanks again

Fri, 09/11/2009 - 13:38
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Hello Paul,

Thank you for using Acronis Products

Acronis Universal Restore is required to restore the image of Windows operating system to another hardware configuration. It the implementation of the unique technology developed inside Acronis that allows changing Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL.dll) and device drivers.  Acronis Universal Restore automatically detects if the HAL should be changed and also allows adding drivers for new hardware devices. This feature was designed for Corporate products and can’t be used with Home products.

In order to prevent such situations in future I would recommend you to obtain Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation with Universal Restore.

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 06:58
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Let's compare the prices:

ATI Home 2009 = $50

Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation plus Universal Restore = $105

I've not had any experience with using  Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation but I would imagine that it is aimed at the IT professional, not the "home" market. As such, it is likely to be a bit more difficult to use. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I have the impression that the OP is not going to be comfortable using a complicated backup tool, so why is Dmitry suggesting to the OP that this is the "answer".

Sorry to suggest the obvious, but there's very little chance that "home" users are going to buy Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation for $89 when ATI Home is on offer for $50. Furthermore, most people don't have the foggiest idea what Universal Restore is and why they might need it in the future (and at extra cost). I also don't recall seeing any warning telling me that ATI Home was an inferior product and that I really should consider buying the "workstation" version, even though I'm a home user.

It's quite obvious that motherboards go bad (as well as disks), and many future "home" users are going to be faced with the same problem as the OP, so:

(a) why isn't there a universal restore capability for ATI Home? It's clearly a requirement and Acronis already have the ability to deal with this scenario.

(b) please stop telling people that they should have bought a different product. It is annoying and unhelpful.

Martin

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 09:13
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So, what is Acronis' posture on this?

If I own a HOME 2009 version it's useless for restoring into different HW?

Are you planning to support home user's with this kind of problems, I bought this SW to avoid having to reinstall everything again, so, currently I'm not sure what's the advantage of spending my money with this product.

Please at least provide an answer or official posture, you went to mute since a long time now for this issue on this message.

Tue, 10/20/2009 - 14:11