This is not the answer to your question but I use a compact flash card with an ide adapter instead of a hard drive. If something happens to the computer I can unplug the adapter and move it to another computer. It is also faster booting and more reliable than a hard drive.
Greg Ihnen wrote: > I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the > MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! > > I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install > including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I > was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use > the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want > to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer > ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one > to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying > to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the > license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the > possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it > should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to > Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. > But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS > on it and keep t ha > t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this > work? Any advice would be appreciated. > > Greg > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/