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  1. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #801

    Michael, don't go there. In Fat32, the image is all fragmented into a lot of files. It's a zoo.
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  2. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #802

    Linux Recovery Disc


    alan10 said:
    I booted into WinPE Rescue CD and did some magic.
    I created a backup of my broken system (including my user files)
    and then restored from the previous backup,
    and then running under restored Windows I mounted the latest backup and copied the latest version of my user files.

    I doubt that a Linux Restore CD would have a similar backup capability
    The Linux Recovery Disc is only for restoring images (not creating them).
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  3. PCG
    Posts : 50
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
       #803

    Power Save Mode Problem: SOLVED!


    I want to thank those of you who provided me with possible solutions and input regarding my recent "Power Save Mode" activation problem. Since I'm not too computer savvy, this has been a huge learning experience for me.

    Those of you familiar with my problem know that every time I booted up using my Macrium CD or USB Rescue Disks my computer would automatically go in to 'Power Save Mode' necessitating a reboot before Macrium had enough time to complete an operating system restore.

    After numereous tests, I determined that the problem was occuring very randomly anywhere from 1 1/2 to 15 1/2 minutes. My first (and only) OS restore last week took 11min, 59seconds, so this was not good news for me.

    Finally, after several days of research, yesterday I found an individual on one of the Dell forums that had experienced the same exact problem back in September 2012. I posted on his thread, (which did not include his final solution), in hopes that he would come back with an answer. In the meantime, I also touched base with one of the Dell employees who had responsded to the OP. Eventually he suggested that my video card might be faulty.

    To my surprise, the OP also responded to my post and indicated that in fact, a new video card turned out to be the solution. At that point, I read a few more posts and noted one that outlined removing and cleaning the video card as a possible solution.

    I decided to buy a new one instead, so I headed to the local Micro Center store and picked up a Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GT630. I returned home and during the install noticed that the GT630 was much wider than my old GeForce GTS240, and in order to use it, I had to remove my (newly installed) PCIe USB3 card.

    I went ahead with the install to find out if the new card would impact my power save mode problem, and it did. I completed 3 consecutive 20minute tests without a single power save mode activation.

    Since I had the old card out of the machine, I decided to tear it down a clean it. I was surprised at how dirty it was. I put it back together, re-installed it in to my computer and ran a series of new tests.

    Unbelievbly THAT was actually the problem all along: A dirty video card! For now it's working fine and I'll continue to monitor it.

    The GT630 will be returned, and I suppose I'll have to start providing my computer with the same amount of TLC that I give to my motorcyles.

    Thanks again for all of your help.
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  4. Posts : 294
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #804

    Interesting, glad you finally found the solution.
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  5. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #805

    Good to know your problem is sorted. thanks for letting us know.
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  6. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #806

    PCG, that was very interesting to find out, thanks!
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #807

    Very interesting indeed. Who would have thunk that the video card is the culprit.
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  8. PCG
    Posts : 50
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
       #808

    Couldn't agree more! I'm glad it's over. Now I can look forward to refining my imaging and backup plan.
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  9. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #809

    I've been having a strange intermittent problem with my installation of Macrium Reflect Pro on my notebook. I'll spare you the boring details of the diagnostics I've done but I think I've narrowed it down to the USB 2.0 cable on the HDD dock I use for making my backups. I'm using a different cable now and if the problem doesn't crop up again, that will be it.
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #810

    I would test it by imaging to a USB stick - maybe a partition that does not have too much data so that the image fits even on an 8GB stick. But if you have a 16GB or 32GB stick, you can probably image C.
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