Mac Pro - BootCamp Question

cipher · cipher #1 (**permalink**)

05-11-2009, 01:13 PM

I have an original Mac Pro. I have the current version of Leopard installed. I used boot camp to setup an XP system on its on hard drive. All of this works well. What I need to be able to do is force the XP side to boot form the superdrive on boot up so I can run my Acronis True Image software and image the XP installation.

The XP side boots well but I cannot get it to boot the bootable Acronis or any other bootable disk. Is there a key sequence or some other trick to forcing a boot from the superdrive? In a normal XP installation it will detect a bootable disk and offer to boot from it but this does not happen in the Boot camp install.

Thanks in Advance

Andy

fletch33 · fletch33 #2 (**permalink**)

05-11-2009, 01:28 PM

in boot camp control panel can you choose to restart from the disc if you insert it while on the windows side?

i havent tried that but it might be a choice?

bobtomay · bobtomay #3 (**permalink**)

05-11-2009, 01:33 PM

Hold down the 'C' key during boot - this boots to the internal optical drive. Whether an EFI machine will boot to the Acronis disk or not - ??? - let us know.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

05-11-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cipher

I have an original Mac Pro. I have the current version of Leopard installed. I used boot camp to setup an XP system on its on hard drive. All of this works well. What I need to be able to do is force the XP side to boot form the superdrive on boot up so I can run my Acronis True Image software and image the XP installation.

The XP side boots well but I cannot get it to boot the bootable Acronis or any other bootable disk. Is there a key sequence or some other trick to forcing a boot from the superdrive? In a normal XP installation it will detect a bootable disk and offer to boot from it but this does not happen in the Boot camp install.

Acronis True Image will not work that way. And even if you should somehow get it to work, it will not restore properly. The reason is that TI does not work on an EFI system. BTW, Norton Ghost has the same problem.

If you wish to make backups of your Boot Camp partition, download the free "WinClone" from here: Link

Regards.

cipher · cipher #5 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 04:36 PM

Thanks for the reply's. I have downloaded WinClone and I am creating an image as I type.

andy

chscag · chscag #6 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cipher

Thanks for the reply's. I have downloaded WinClone and I am creating an image as I type. andy

Great. It's too bad Acronis True Image will not work. It's saved me numerous times from hugh data losses on various Windows systems.

Regards.

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cipher #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2006 Posts: 29	05-11-2009, 01:13 PM I have an original Mac Pro. I have the current version of Leopard installed. I used boot camp to setup an XP system on its on hard drive. All of this works well. What I need to be able to do is force the XP side to boot form the superdrive on boot up so I can run my Acronis True Image software and image the XP installation. The XP side boots well but I cannot get it to boot the bootable Acronis or any other bootable disk. Is there a key sequence or some other trick to forcing a boot from the superdrive? In a normal XP installation it will detect a bootable disk and offer to boot from it but this does not happen in the Boot camp install. Thanks in Advance Andy
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cipher #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2006 Posts: 29	05-12-2009, 04:36 PM Thanks for the reply's. I have downloaded WinClone and I am creating an image as I type. andy
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