need simple restore instructions for replacement drive
I have true image 2009 running with vista. I think my hard drive is failing. I plan to uninstall it and install a new one. I have done a complete system back up onto an external drive. There are two partitions, recovery and everything else. Once I have removed the old drive and installed the new one what is the process for using acronis to move what is on the external drive to the new drive? Please provide simple, step by step instructions. This is the first time I have done this and my level of understanding computer jargon is very low. Any info. I have found on this assumes prior knowledge, uses technical jargon which I do not understand or is incomplete. In other words. please assume I'm an idiot when explaining the procedure. Thanks.
Thanks for your reply. I think the guide mught be helpful. Though at 37 pages and filled with unfamiliar terms it is far from simple. Some of the info. seems contradictory. For instance, on page 18 the disk selection page states "select a hard disk drive whose track 0 along with the MBR you want to recoverr." The note in red states "click the new unallocated disk" which will receive the mbr and track 0. How can the disk I want to recover and the disk I am recovering to be the same?
I did not find anything on Grover's index that was particularly helpful.
I'll go through both again.
Seems as though TI is not designed in a way that makes restoring to a new drive a simple procedure. Perhaps that why I am having so much trouble finding a simple explanation.
Really, I am looking for something like put the rescue cd in, then do this, then this, etc. I mean step by step. I don't need explanations of what it all means. I just need to be walked through the procedures.
Thanks again.
Brad,
The guides relate to prior versions of Windows and prior versions of TrueImage but the basic procedures are the same. The screens will differ but the same adjustments must be made. The image 11-5 on page 18-27 is asking that you select the target disk which is to receive the mbr/track0 info from the backup. In other words, the mbr/track0 is to be applied to the disk which is to become the new system disk after recovery.
If you are new to TrueImage, I believe the two guides listed in item #7A of my signature index can also be of assistance. The backup guide plus the recovery guide can provide a basic understanding of what needs to be done. Items listed in #2 can also be of assistance.
Thanks Grover. I'll take a look.
Brad,
While the basic restore process is not terribly difficult, the first time you do it requires getting familiar with the wording of each command step and what its asking you to do. It may not make complete sense the first time around, but in reality its not all that hard. The consequences of screwing it up can be quite severe, so you're wise about asking a lot of questions first.
Take your current drive out and install the new one by itself, that will avoid some possible complications with incorrect drive letter assignments in the registry. Use the boot disk for the restore process.
In addition to the reading material already suggested, try doing a 'test run'. Since you have a new empty drive with nothing to destroy, what do you have to lose? Also, up until the very last step you can always cancel to get out of the whole thing anyway.
Since you're creating a new disk make sure you have already backed up "MBR and sector 0" so you can load that onto the new disk first before anything else. That will setup your boot code and partition table. Normal partition backups do not cover that sector, so you have to do it either separately or as part of an 'entire disk' backup.
Also if I remember correctly Vista keeps track of the serial number of your hard drive and refuses to boot if it sees a new hard drive it hasn't seen before, so don't be surprised if you see something like that after booting the new disk. There's a fix for that if you search here or ask, but I haven't had to do it so I don't recall the exact fix.