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Unique Features

4-1 Xpress Recovery2

Chapter 4 Unique Features

Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back

up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, FAT32,

andFAT16lesystems,XpressRecovery2canbackupdataonPATAand

SATA hard drives and restore it.

Before You Begin:

• XpressRecovery2willchecktherstphysicalharddrive

(Note)

for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2

canonlybackup/restoretherstphysicalharddrivethathastheoperatingsysteminstalled.

• AsXpressRecovery2willsavethebackupleattheendoftheharddrive,makesuretoleaveenough

unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending

on the amount of data).

• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed.

• Theamountofdataandharddriveaccessspeedmayaffectthespeedatwhichthedataisbackedup/

restored.

• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.

System Requirements:

• At least 512 MB of system memory

• VESA compatible graphics card

• Windows XP with SP3 or later, Windows 7

InstallationandConguration:

Turn on your system to boot from the Windows 7 setup disk.

A. Installing Windows 7 and Partitioning the Hard Drive

Step 1:

Click Drive options.

Step 2:

Click New.

(Note) XpressRecovery2checkstherstphysicalharddriveinthefollowingsequence:TherstSATAconnector,

thesecondSATAconnectorandsoforth.Forexample,Whenharddrivesareattachedtotherstand

thirdSATAconnectors,theharddriveontherstSATAconnectoristherstphysicaldrive.

• XpressRecoveryandXpressRecovery2aredifferentutilities.Forexample,abackuplecreated

with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.

• USB hard drives are not supported.

• RAID drives are not supported.

• GPT partitions are not supported.

• Hard drives larger than 2.2 TB are not supported.