Subscriber Grover Hatcher has sent in a very useful list of articles on drive imaging available from the Wilders Security Forums. Here’s what he has written:
a. A new option is now available thanks to Paul Purviance (a.k.a. "Mudcrab"). He has provided us with guides showing how to make an external USB drive act in place of the Acronis True Image Rescue CD. An external drive can be made bootable with the TI Rescue program so that it boots directly into the TI Rescue program and can also contain your backup archives for easy backup or recovery. "How to Create an Acronis Bootable USB Hard Disk"http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=176958
b. For those who are new to Acronis TrueImage (or find their user manual too daunting), I have created "Need Help These Beginner’s Guides May Fill That Need!" There are two PDF files Beginner’s Guide to creating a basic full disk archive Beginner’s Guide to restoring a basic full disk archive
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=168165
c. In your June 2007 letter, Item 2.6: "Get Acronis True Image for Free", this version according to Acronis is customized for the vendor and support must also come from Maxtor/Seagate. The link below by "Mustang" lists the limitations
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=175584#7
d. Also, be aware of Mustang’s excellent "Beginner’s Guide to Creating a BartPE CD with a TI Plugin"
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=162424
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