User's Manual

Microsoft's Chkdsk utility, which is part of Windows. The utility can repair errors and locate bad

sectors.

You can back up the system disk both in Windows and in the recovery environment. Before starting a

system disk backup in Windows it is advisable to close such applications as MS Outlook and DBMS

programs.

Though the program locks the system partition while making a so called "snapshot" (see Acronis True

Image Home 2010 Netbook Edition basic concepts), some users still prefer backing up the system disk

when Windows is not running.

The subsequent description is made under the assumption that you boot from your bootable rescue

media and the program "sees" all your hard drives and other storage devices in the recovery

environment. See Testing bootable rescue media (p. 23).

Attach the external drive if it is to be used for backup storage and make sure that the drive is powered on. This

must be done before booting from Acronis rescue media.

1. Arrange the boot sequence in BIOS so as to make your rescue media device (CD, DVD or USB

stick) the first boot device. See Arranging boot sequence in BIOS (p. 146).

2. Boot from the rescue media and select Acronis True Image Home 2010 Netbook Edition (Full

version).

3. Click the My Disks link under Back Up on the Welcome screen.

4. Select the system disk as the source for backup by checking the appropriate disk box (this will

select all partitions on the disk, including the hidden ones).