An interesting idea to test, but I'm not clear how I'll be able to access two drives at the same time.
I've upgraded my copy of BootIt NG to v1.86a but haven't yet tried it. I don't want to "install" BootIt NG, and I can't yet see how to have it do anything without being installed, but it's a new HD so anything goes. I'll try it shortly. Mike At 11:35 AM 9/18/2009 -0400, Bruce Markowitz wrote: >I did an Acronis true image (9) clone of my X31 hard drive last night. Worked >perfectly the first time. Rather than do backups, I just keep a cloned hard >drive on hand and update it from time to time. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Stack" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:43 PM >Subject: [Thinkpad] Backup-recovery software for T61 > > >>This is a little off-topic, but perhaps not too much. >> >>I've been using Acronis True Image for backup and recovery of my T61 (and >>previous TPs) for many years, but I've never seen a failure like the one I'm >>now experiencing. My primary HD developed a bad sector, causing backups to >>fail. I was able to repair the sector without apparent damage to anything, >>but had Lenovo send me a replacement HD anyway. That's when the "fun" began. >> >>I made a backup of the primary HD to an external USB HD (a disk I always use) >>using True Image. When I rebooted from the True Image rescue disk, the >>primary HD could not be seen. It took a few tries with Acronis support, but >>they finally understood my problem and linked me to a more recent version >>which was able to see the primary. I backed up again and did what True Image >>rescue told me was a successful restore, only to find that the reboot fails >>(hangs) with the cursor flashing in the upper left corner. That's the >>situation which has held since the end of August. All I can say is, thank >>goodness I have a working HD. >> >>I have two questions. Has anyone else experienced such a failure to recover >>on a Thinkpad? And what alternative backup software are others using on >>their Thinkpads? Obviously, it's possible that Lenovo shipped a bad >>replacement, but Acronis has yet to suggest anything like that. >> >>Thanks for any suggestions! >> >>Mike >> >> >>Michael Stack >>http://www.kcats.org >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Thinkpad mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
