Create Startup Disks

You need to create either 2 special startup floppy disks or a startup CD disc to restore data to a system disk. You may also create an ISO image of a startup CD disc and write it using your favorite CD writing software.

If there is a non-IDE disk controller in your system, or you plan to use network disks or external hardware devices, first check the list of supported hardware.

To create 2 floppy disks:

ü	Select Create Startup Disks on the Action Selection panel and click the Next button

é	Select the floppy disk drive in the list of supported startup devices with removable storage on the Removable Storage Device Selection panel and click the Next button

â	Click the Start button on the Processing panel

Ü	R-Drive Image will start creating the startup disks

The Insert a blank floppy disk message will appear. Insert a blank floppy disk and click the OK button. Then the Insert the next blank floppy disk... message will appear. Insert the second floppy disk and click the OK button. When R-Drive Image finishes creating the startup floppy disks, the Startup disks created successfully message will appear.

Note: It is recommended that you mark the floppy disks accordingly.

To create a startup CD disc:

Supported CD and DVD Recorders

ü	Select Create Startup Disks on the Action Selection panel and click the Next button

é	Select the CD-recorder in the list of supported startup devices with removable storage on the Removable Storage Device Selection panel and click the Next button

â	Click the Start button on the Processing panel

Ü	R-Drive Image will start creating the startup CD disc

When you click the Start button, R-Drive Image will open the CD-R/RW drive tray and the Insert a blank CD-R/RW disc... message will appear. Insert a blank CD-R/RW disc and click the OK button. When R-Drive Image finishes creating the startup CD disc, the Startup disks created successfully message will appear.

Usually, a CD-R/RW drive requires some time to analyze the inserted CD disc. Sometimes, another program (including Windows itself) may try to access the CD-R/RW drive on which the image is being written. You will see the Device is busy message in this case. Close this program, or wait until the CD-R/RW drive stops analyzing the CD disc, or Windows stops accessing the CD-R/RW drive, and click the OK button to continue writing the image on CD-R/RW discs.

If you mistakenly insert a non-empty CD-R/RW disc, the CD-R/RW disc is not empty... message will appear. Change the disc to another empty CD-R/RW disc and click the OK button.

To create an ISO image:

ü	Select Create Startup Disks on the Action Selection panel and click the Next button

é	Select ISO on the Removable Storage Device Selection panel, specify a file name for the ISO image, and click the Next button

â	Click the Start button on the Processing panel

Ü	When R-Drive Image finishes writing the file with the ISO image, the ISO-image created successfully message will appear

ä	Create the startup CD using your favorite CD creation software

Load the created ISO image into the CD creation software. Consult documentation for the software for details.

The Disk Actions chapter explains basic disk actions.

The Advanced Disk Actions chapter explains how to perform advanced disk actions.

The Technical Information chapter gives technical information on Supported CD and DVD Recorders and List of Supported Hardware Devices

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