HP Media Vault - Manual (Page 37)

How to restore a drive backup
Your HP Media Vault is bundled with NTI DriveBackup!. NTI DriveBackup! is an easy-to-use application lets you
restore an entire disk drive or drive partition on your PC that you have previously backed up using NTI
DriveBackup!.( For information about creating a backup, see Create a drive backup .)
If you wish to restore the system drive , you must use the PC Restore Disc . A system drive cannot be restored from
the Windows operating system because it would have to write over itself.
About restoring a drive backup
Keep the following in mind when restoring from NTI DriveBackup!:
When restoring a disk drive, any content that exists on the target hard drive or drive partition will
be erased.
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Restored NTFS partitions cause the Windows chkdsk utility to run when the system is rebooted. This utility
creates and displays a status report for a disk based on the file system. Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows
XP will run the verification process and then restart. The restored drive should be fully operational after the
computer restarts.
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You cannot select a partition that is smaller than the amount of data on the original partition. However,
you may select a larger partition. In some cases, you may need to select a target partition that is the same
size as the original partition.
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When you select a drive to restore, you must pay attention to the compatibility of the file systems between
the source backup and the target drive. The following table lists all compatible combinations of source and
target file systems and the resulting partition format.
To restore a drive backup, follow these steps:
1. Start the software:
a. Double-click the HP Media Vault desktop icon.
Compatible Combinations
Source Partition Target Partition Resulting
Partition
NTFS NTFS NTFS
NTFS FAT16 NTFS
NTFS FAT32 NTFS
FAT16 FAT16 FAT16
FAT32 FAT32 FAT32
Any other combinations are not supported.