Now that is what I call a portable backup solution! In contrast to memory sticks, the normal Windows Local storage disk management console (under Administrative Tools) allows to mark partitions on external harddisks as active. That allowed me to put the Ghost9 restore environment together with the actual backup itself onto a single 2.5'' drive in a USB enclosure. I copied the two files from the Eee support DVD, found in \Drivers\LAN\Atheros\Win2k into the memory stick folders \minint\INF and \minint\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and Ghost activates the builtin LAN adapter of the 1000H.Īs a side note, except for the formatting part, the same procedure can be used to boot Ghost9 from an external harddrive containing an NTFS partition.
If necessary install required Windows 2000 drivers. No need to use the "Create a DOS startup disk" functionality in this case, the partition on the memory stick will be marked active for boot anyway.Ĭopy the folder \I386 from the Ghost 9.0 Disk onto the memory stick and rename it to \minintĬopy the file \minint\NTDETECT.COM to the root folder of the memory stickĬopy the file \minint\SETUPLDR.BIN to the root folder and rename it to NTLDR (without an extension)
Here are the steps to make a bootable Ghost 9.0 Recovery USB stick or SD card (works just as well with the builtin SD card reader of the ASUS 1000H):įormat the stick using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (Google will easily locate this free utility for you). I assume the recent flood of these ultra mobile PC's will cause a renewed interest in this topic. Lacking an optical drive I wanted to be able to boot my Norton Ghost 9.0 recovery environment from a USB stick. Responsive and just might add it if you ask.
I'm not sure if it canĭirectly create bootable USB key (yet), but if not, tech support is very IME, BootItNG is more stableĪnyway, and the method of creating bootable CD/DVD would probably lookįamiliar to you from your experience with DI2002. Have switched to BootItNG instead of Ghost. If you were happy with the DI2002 method, you probably should IMHO, recent versions of Ghost and DriveImage are heading in the wrongĭirection. > direct to DVD (assorted weird problems) so I bought our corporate > I wasn't able to use DI2002 successfully to image my new laptop > Boot the USB key and BAM! I'm ready to recover from CD/DVD > recovery disk needed), or more recently, I put the DI2002 on a > disk was a self-contained recovery system (no other master > bootable DOS with the DI2002 executables, so that each image > USB memory key, making it bootable? My laptop (IBM T42P) > How can I get the bootable Ghost 9 recovery environment onto a I need to get the whole recovery environment onto Since Ghost 9 recovery environment is built on NT, I can't just runĮxecutables from DOS. Media needs the same drive as the recovery console CD. Have to carry it around, and there are problems when my recovery image The main drawback I can see is that restoring the system drive requiresīooting the specific CD with recovery console on it. To DVD (assorted weird problems) so I bought our corporate standard I wasn't able to use DI2002 successfully to image my new laptop direct More recently, I put the DI2002 on a DOS-bootable USB key.īoot the USB key and BAM! I'm ready to recover from CD/DVD with the With the DI2002 executables, so that each image disk was a self-Ĭontained recovery system (no other master recovery disk needed), or I would burn images to CD including bootable DOS My prior experience is all with Drive ImageĮnding with DI 2002. Memory key, making it bootable? My laptop (IBM T42P) can boot from USB. How can I get the bootable Ghost 9 recovery environment onto a USB I'm working on a laptop backup / disaster recovery scheme here.