Today I would like to describe how to create bootable flash with embedded Acronis tools (Acronis Bootable Media) like Acronis True Image or Acronis Disk Director. Surely you can create bootable CD/DVD yourself but sometimes you need namely bootable flash stick since for example you use netbook or your CD/DVD drive is broken.
First I would like to say that there is a simple way to create the indicated bootable flash using Acronis Media Builder however whats to do if you have only ISO image of Acronis and you need to boot it having no CD/DVD drive. Moreover I have requested several times specific ISO image from Acronis support. This ISO includes additional parameters/commands so I can use it under specific hardware configuration.
OK lets start. There are several ways to create Acronis bootable flash:
- Using Grub4DOS utility
- Using SYSLINUX
- Using HP USB Format tool
- Using Windows OS tools (under Windows Vista or Windows 7)
- Using Acronis Media builder (as described in User's Guide of Acronis, chapter 7.2) and etc.,
Show you the way with Grub4DOS!
1. Install Grub4DOS on your flash drive.
- Download this zipped file and run usb_format.exe file inside.
- Download Grub4Dos installer (grub4dos.zip) at: http://depositfiles.com/files/0iz7maw9l and extract files.
- Now launch the grubinst_gui.exe program from the extracted archive.
- Select the Disk option (radio button), click the Refresh button and then choose your flash drive from the dropdown list.
- In the same extracted archive find and copy grldr and menu.lst files from grub folder to the flash drive.
2. Install Acronis Bootable Media:
- Open menu.lst file using Notepad program. Here you have already the following code:
- Type in or copy the following code:
title i Acronis True Image Media
Please note!! The defaults ISO name in this article is AcronisMedia.iso, however you can name it as you wish and specify this in the menu.lst file
- Save the changes closing the file.
- Copy AcronisMedia.iso file to the flash drive.
3. Test your USB flash drive.
- Boot from your flash drive indicating boot from USB in the BIOS.
First I would like to say that there is a simple way to create the indicated bootable flash using Acronis Media Builder however whats to do if you have only ISO image of Acronis and you need to boot it having no CD/DVD drive. Moreover I have requested several times specific ISO image from Acronis support. This ISO includes additional parameters/commands so I can use it under specific hardware configuration.
OK lets start. There are several ways to create Acronis bootable flash:
- Using Grub4DOS utility
- Using SYSLINUX
- Using HP USB Format tool
- Using Windows OS tools (under Windows Vista or Windows 7)
- Using Acronis Media builder (as described in User's Guide of Acronis, chapter 7.2) and etc.,
Show you the way with Grub4DOS!
1. Install Grub4DOS on your flash drive.
- Download this zipped file and run usb_format.exe file inside.
- Download Grub4Dos installer (grub4dos.zip) at: http://depositfiles.com/files/0iz7maw9l and extract files.
- Now launch the grubinst_gui.exe program from the extracted archive.
- Select the Disk option (radio button), click the Refresh button and then choose your flash drive from the dropdown list.
- In the same extracted archive find and copy grldr and menu.lst files from grub folder to the flash drive.
2. Install Acronis Bootable Media:
- Open menu.lst file using Notepad program. Here you have already the following code:
timeout 0
default 0
title Hiren's BootCD
find --set-root /HBCD/menu.lst
configfile /HBCD/menu.lst
default 0
title Hiren's BootCD
find --set-root /HBCD/menu.lst
configfile /HBCD/menu.lst
- Type in or copy the following code:
title i Acronis True Image Media
find --set-root /HBCD/Acronis_rescue.iso
map --mem /HBCD/Acronis_rescue.iso (hd32)
map --hook
map --mem /HBCD/Acronis_rescue.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)
boot
boot
Please note!! The defaults ISO name in this article is AcronisMedia.iso, however you can name it as you wish and specify this in the menu.lst file
- Save the changes closing the file.
- Copy AcronisMedia.iso file to the flash drive.
3. Test your USB flash drive.
- Boot from your flash drive indicating boot from USB in the BIOS.
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