ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition User's Guide download pdf (Page 273)

(To finish the added operation you will have to commit (p. 283) it. Exiting the program without

committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.)

Using advanced options

When cloning a disk comprising of a system volume, you need to retain an operating system

bootability on the target disk volume. It means that the operating system must have the system

volume information (e.g. volume letter) matched with the disk NT signature, which is kept in the

MBR disk record. But two disks with the same NT signature cannot work properly under one

operating system.

If there are two disks having the same NT signature and comprising of a system volume on a machine, at the

startup the operating system runs from the first disk, discovers the same signature on the second one,

automatically generates a new unique NT signature and assigns it to the second disk. As a result, all the

volumes on the second disk will lose their letters, all paths will be invalid on the disk, and programs won't find

their files. The operating system on that disk will be unbootable.

You have the following two alternatives to retain system bootability on the target disk volume:

1. Copy NT signature – to provide the target disk with the source disk NT signature matched with

the Registry keys also copied on the target disk.

2. Leave NT signature – to keep the old target disk signature and update the operating system

according to the signature.

If you need to copy the NT signature:

1. Select the Copy NT signature check box. You receive the warning: “If there is an operating

system on the hard disk, uninstall either the source or the target hard disk drive from your

machine prior to starting the machine again. Otherwise, the OS will start from the first of the

two, and the OS on the second disk will become unbootable.” The Turn off the machine after the

cloning operation check box is selected and disabled automatically.

2. Click Finish to add the pending operation.

3. Click Commit on the toolbar and then click Proceed in the Pending Operations window.

4. Wait until the task is finished.

5. Wait until the machine is turned off.

6. Disconnect either the source or the target hard disk drive from the machine.

7. Start up the machine.

If you need to leave an NT signature:

1. Click to clear the Copy NT signature check box, if necessary.

2. Click to clear the Turn off the machine after the cloning operation check box, if necessary.

3. Click Finish to add the pending operation.

4. Click Commit on the toolbar and then click Proceed in the Pending Operations window.

5. Wait until the task is finished.

Disk conversion: MBR to GPT

You would want to convert an MBR basic disk to a GPT basic disk in the following cases:

 If you need more than 4 primary volumes on one disk.

 If you need additional disk reliability against any possible data damage.

If you need to convert a basic MBR disk to basic GPT:

1. Select a basic MBR disk to convert to GPT.

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