System Image Recovery From OEM Partition

Gigabyte Xpress Recovery2

Gigabyte Xpress Recovery2 supported motherboard provide system image recovery from OEM Partition for desktop computer with just pressing F9 while booting, when your computer face any problem. Xpress Recovery2 back up data on hard disks on SATA and PATA IDE controllers.

System Requirements:

• Intel x86 platforms.

• At least 64M bytes of system memory.

• VESA-supported VGA cards.

Note:

1. Everything from your hard disk will be deleted. So backup your important file and data before proceeding.
2. Xpress Recovery2 will backup system image file at the end of the hard disk, so you must have enough (At least 4 GB recommended. But in actual you must have free unallocated space depending on the size of the data to be backed up) unallocated hard drive partition space in advance.
3. If you have not enough hard disk unallocated space then delete and make free unallocated space for data backup. As Xpress Recovery2 will backup image at the end of the Hard Disk so the last partition must be unallocated and must have enough space(As shown in the picture below) otherwise you will be given an error message like "Not enough Hard Disk space".

Gigabyte Unaalocated Space

4. As you can see in the above picture, I've deleted all the partition. And made only one Partition to install Windows (System Reserve partition has been created automatically) and left the remaining partition unallocated. After the completion of data backup you can create other partition with remaining unallocated partition.
5. To install Xpress Recovery2  with clean Windows installation, boot from your Windows Installation disc. Go to window installation page. Delete all hard drive partitions. Just create one partition(Drive C:) and install window in the very partition and left the remaining partition unallocated for data backup(as I've already mentioned in Step 3)


Steps:

1. Go to BIOS setting and make you CD/DVD ROM as your first device.Save setting and exit.
2. Insert your motherboard driver CD and restart your computer. After restart a message will be displayed.. "Boot from CD/DVD:"... "Press any key to boot from CD..." Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 setup
3. Xpress Recovery2 takes a few second to load.

Xpress Recovery2

4. Now Xpress Recovery2 setup page will start.
5. Select backup(with keyboard) and press enter.

Xpress Recovery2

6. Data backup will start. And it may takes a long time depending upon the size of your data to be backed up.

Xpress Recovery2

7. After completion restart. Data backup with Xpress Recovery2 has been done.

Additional Info:

1. The driver CD is just required for the first time only to install Xpress Recovery2. Thereafter user can access Xpress Recovery2 just by pressing F9 while booting.
2. Install Xpress Recovery2 immediately after installing OS, all required drivers and softwares.
3. Data restoration will replace everything of Drive C: with the backed up System Image.

Some Errors:

1. 'Not enough Hard Drive space'- That means you've not sufficient space to backup in the last unallocated drive in your hard disk.

Xpress Recovery2

2. 'All primary partition is in use' or 'IDE Drive not detected'- That means you've no unallocated space at the end of your hard disk.
For other limitation and requirement go to Gigabyte Official Xpress Recovery2 page.

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Create Samsung Recovery Partition

Samsung Recovery Solution

Here Im gonna show you how to create Samsung Recovery Partition with simple steps.
In Samsung laptops this partition is created already when you buy the laptop. But sometimes people delete this unknowingly, while partitioning hard disk. So if you have deleted then you can recreate the OEM partition yourself very easily.

Requirement:

• Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool 4/5 (Download or Create from Samsung Laptop... Process is given below)

• Windows 7/8 Installation Disc.

Note: Data from your Hard Disk will be deleted. So Create a back up of your important files.

Creating Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool 5:
You need another Samsung Laptop which have already installed Samsung Recovery Solution 5(or 4) on it.
1. Now start the laptop and press F4 to go to Samsung Recovery Mode.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5

2. When Samsung Recovery Solution start click ctrl+alt+F10.

Samsung Recovery Solution Start Screen

3. Now Samsung Recovery Solution ask you for password. Type secclx or secos as password.

Samsung Recovery Solution Password

4. Insert your USB pen drive. Now go to Tools.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Tool

5. Now click on Admin Tool USB. And Click Yes. Within a few moment 'Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool' bootable Pen Drive will be created.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

Or

You can download it as an iso image. And make a bootable USB with this image.

Creating Samsung Recovery Partition:

1.  Make USB-HDD your first boot device.
2.  Insert the Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool USB pendrive in laptop.
3.  Boot from USB.
4.  Now Samsung Recovery Solution will start.

5.  Click on Execute on Step 1(Disk Partition)

Samsung Recovery Solution Execute

6.  Click on Initialize The Hard Disk Drive.

Samsung Recovery Solution Initialize Hard Disk drive

7.  You'll be asked for a confirmation. Click Yes.

Samsung Recovery Solution Partition

8.  Now define the Size Of Recovery Area as 20 GB. And click Next.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

9.  Now click OK. And continue partitioning.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

10.  Wait for some min.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

11.  Partitioning Complete. Continue Recovery Area Installation... Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area Installation

12.  Now a new Window again ask for Continue Installation. Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

13.  Wait for some moment. Recovery Environment will be installed.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

14.  Now you will be asked if you want to fix the MBR. Click Ok..

Samsung Recovery Solution MBR Fix

15.  After MBR fix successfully completed Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area MBR

16.  Now you'll be asked to add initial status image to recovery area from USB or DVD. Click Cancel(If you have backed up any system image created with Samsung Recovery Solution in Pen Drive or DVD then insert it and click OK. This image will be restored later by pressing F4 while booting)

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

17.  Recovery Area in now set. Now click Ok to continue Windows 7/8 installation.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

18.  Insert Windows Installation Disc and Click Ok. (There is no need to change windows boot priority. System will boot automatically boot from DVD. If doesn't boot from DVD only then change boot device priority. And one more thing... You don't need to eject the bootable Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool USB)

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

19.  Now format and install windows on your laptop. You can create partition while Windows Installation. Or do it from Computer Management after Installation complete. JUST DON'T DELETE THE OEM PARTITION, which you've just created.
20.  When your computer will start for first time after completion of Windows installation run Admin Tool application from pen drive. To do this open your pen drive(Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool bootable pen drive, which you've created). Open 'Winclon' folder. Click on Admin Tool application and run.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

21.  When the application run click on 'Execute' in Step 1. And Install Samsung Recovery Solution Application.

Samsung Recovery Solution Application Install

22.  Restart your computer.
23.  All done. Now you can back up your system. Which can be restored just by pressing F4 while booting. So install whatever you want and back up. But remember Samsung Recovery Partition is only 20 GB. So you can't back up more than 20 GB in the OEM partition.
24.  To back up- again run Admin Tool Application from pen drive(as I mentioned in Step 20). Click on 'Execute' in Step 3. Your computer will be rebooted. And back up will start automatically.

Samsung Recovery Solution Application Install

25.  After completion just restart. Now you can restore your system by pressing F4 while booting.

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How To Install Windows From A Partition Without Any External Media

Install Windows From A Partition Without Any External Media

 Hey guys this post is really very useful for not only installing windows but many more system management. As you know to format or installing windows you need an external media like Disc Drive or USB Flash Drive. But now can do it with some simple step without any Disc or Flash Drive.

Requirement :

•  A Windows CD for first time only(with which you want to format or install your OS)
• EasyBCD Software(You can download free beta version of it from anywhere)
• Free Hard Disk space depending upon the size of your installation disc(for example here we gonna show you this process with Windows 7 and 8. Generally the size of a Windows 7-8 installation Disc is about 4 GB. So here we need 5 GB of free space. That's means 1 GB more space than the installation disc)

Method :

1. Create a partition of about 5 GB. [As you can see in picture (Drive H:)]

   

   Blank Drive

2. Now open and copy your Windows 8 installation disc into this drive.

   

   Copy OS
3.  Now run EasyBCD and click on 'Add New Entry' from the left side of the application.

   

   Add New Entry

4. Now click on 'WinPE'

   

   WinPE

5. Now you have to path 'boot.wim' file from the drive where you've copied your Installation Disc (Here Drive H:). To do this click on path(as you can see in pic) now open Drive H:, go to folder "sources' and select the 'boot.wim' file. 

   

   Select Path

   

   boot.wim

6. Now change the 'Entry' name as Windows Installation or whatever you want. 

   

   Entry Name

7. Now click on 'Add Entry'

   

   Add Entry

8. Finish :).. Now restart your PC.. And After booting you'll be asked for select Windows. Here click on 'Windows Installation'(the Entry you have just created) to go to Windows Setup. And you can continue Windows Installation.

Note: You can view the Entry setting or change Start Up setting or time to select the default operating system. To do this follow the steps given below.

Steps:
1. Click on My Computer properties and open.

My Computer Properties

2. Click on 'Advance system setting'.

Advance System Setting

3. In 'Advance ' tab Click on Startup and Recovery 'Setting'.

Start up and Recovery Setting

4. Now select your default OS and time to display setting form here.

Start up and Recovery Setting

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How To Format A Computer With Windows 7 or Windows 8

Installing Windows

Now here's some easy step how to format your computer with windows 7 or windows 8.
There's no doubt that Windows 7 is far better than the previous version of Windows XP or Windows Vista.
To format you need a boot disk of Windows 7 or Windows 8 which you've bought or Downloaded.
Now Here's The Steps With Pictures:

• Data Backup: 

Remember, to install Windows only one drive(eg: C Drive) need to be formatted. And formatting C Drive will delete everything from C Drive, My Documents Folder and Desktop. So make sure you've backed up every important file before format.
By the way, if you want format a whole Hard Disk or want to make partition then back up everything from your Hard Disk.

Data Backup

• Boot Menu Setting:

To boot from CD or DVD or USB drive you have to make your CD/DVD or USB Drive first boot device in priority. To do this, while starting your computer enter in BIOS set up when Manufacturers logo screen appears. To enter in this setting page, press F2, F10, F12 or DEL key while starting your computer.(The particular key will be displayed below the screen when manufacturers logo screen appears)

Step 1

Step 2

Now in BIOS menu go to  the Boot menu option. And change the order of boot device making the CD Drive as first boot device. This will boot from CD rather than Hard Disk while starting your system. Now Save your changes you made and exit(by pressing F10 and this may varies system to system) Now your
computer will restart.
Note: If you are installing from a USB drive, then you have to set the Removal Storage as first boot device priority.

• Begin Setup: 

1) After completion of BIOS setup insert the boot disc and restart your computer. Now you will see a message while start asking you to “Press any key to boot from CD…” So press any key on the keyboard and The Windows 7 setup process will be launched.

Press any key...

2) Now you can see the Windows files will be loaded. After completion Windows 7 logo will appear. Nothing have been copied or altered in your computer yet. And the data will be deleted in later steps.

Windows is loading file...

3) In this step you have to choose your preferences. Here you will be prompted to confirm and specify your Language, your time zone & Currency format, and Keyboard-input method(US). After selecting the exact options for your system click Next.

Language and Keyboard setting

4) Now click on Install Now. Do not click repair Even if you repairing your system by re-installing Windows. Once clicked, setup will proceed automatically, just wait for a min.

Install now

5) Now click on 'I accept the license terms' by reading the agreements and terms(if you want to :-P) and click Next.

Accept Terms

6) Now a screen will appear asking 'What type of installation do you want?' Choose Custom install.
If you want to upgrade from Vista then click on Upgrade. Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is not possible.

Custom Install

7) A new window will appear asking 'Where do you want to install Windows?' Now Click “Drive options (advanced).” From here you can delete, format or manage your partitions.
8) Select the partition of your existing operating system.
9) If your Hard Disk has multiple drive then be sure and choose the correct one(Generally its always "C[Partition 1]" Drive). Because formatting a partition delete everything within this particular partition.
10) Now Click on the Drive and Click on format.

Format

11) After completing this formatting process you will be notified.
12) After the very process completed click Next. This will continue the Windows installation. And this process may take 30min to 1hour depending on the speed of your system.

Installation

13) After completion of installation your computer will be restarted.

Restrating

After starting 'Press any key to continue..." will be displayed again. But this time don't press anything. Because you already did that.
14) Now just wait for a min and your PC will continue booting and complete the whole installation process within just few more min.

Completing Installation

15) Finally the process completed.

Installation Completed

Now enter your user name(this will be your Windows name)

Windows Name

And Windows will ask you for a password. This is optional.

Password

16) Now click next and type your Windows 7 product key. And check the “Automatically activate Windows when I’m online” option. This will verify and activate your Windows next time you connected to the internet.

Product Activation

17) Now select the windows update option. To run your system securely and with stability it's recommended that you choose one of the first two options. The first will search and install updates automatically from internet. And the second option will notify you when important updates are available..

Windows Update

18) In the next window set date and time.

Set Date & Time

19) Next select network preferences. Generally most of users select Home Network. If your network is being used in public place then select public network.

Network Preferences

20) FINALLY! Everything done. After a final loading Windows will start. And now you can explore your PC.

Windows Desktop

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