Acronis Server Cloud Backup - User Guide - Manual (Page 69)

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Acronis Universal Restore is applicable for:
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Instant recovery of a failed system on different hardware
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Hardware-independent cloning of operating systems
3.6.1.1 General principles of Acronis Universal Restore
1. Automatic selection of HAL and mass storage drivers
Acronis Universal Restore searches the Windows default driver storage folders (in the image being
restored) for HAL and mass storage device drivers and installs drivers that best fit the target
hardware.
You can specify a custom driver repository (a folder or folders on a network drive or CD) which will
also be used to search for drivers. In addition, Acronis Universal Restore can search drivers on
removable media.
The Windows default driver storage folder is determined in the registry value "DevicePath", which can be found
in the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath. This storage folder is
usually WINDOWS/inf.
2. Installing drivers for Plug-and-Play devices Acronis Universal Restore relies on the built-in
Plug-and-Play discovery and configuration process to handle hardware differences in devices that are
not critical for the system start. This includes video, audio and USB. Windows takes control over this
process during the logon phase. If some of the new hardware is not detected, you will have a chance
to install the drivers for it later manually.
3.6.2 Recovering to different hardware
Using Acronis Universal Restore will help you create a bootable system clone on different hardware.
For more information see Acronis Universal Restore (p. 68). Choose this option when recovering your
system disk to a computer with a dissimilar processor, different motherboard or a different mass
storage device than in the system you originally backed up. This may be useful, for example, after
replacing a failed motherboard or when deciding to migrate the system from a desktop to a laptop.
You can use Acronis Universal Restore for recovering your system disk both from tib and vhd files.
Before proceeding with recovery, make sure you have drivers for the hard disk drive controller or
chipset drivers for the new motherboard. These drivers are critical for booting the operating system.
You can download the drivers for your motherboard on the Vendor's web-site. Please note that if you
downloaded the drivers in *.exe, *.cab, *.zip format, you should extract them first. The driver files
should have *.inf, *.sys or *.oem extensions.
3.6.2.1 Recovering your system with the help of Acronis Universal
Restore
1. Start Small Office Backup and select a backup containing your system partition.
2. Click the Recover button on the backup's box if the backup consists of a single version. When
there are several backup versions, click Explore and recover. Select the backup version you want
to recover on the Disks and partitions tab, and then click Recover.
3. When the Disk Recovery window opens, select the system partition's check box and choose the
recovery destination.