I can't get to recovery on mac pro 2008

I'm trying to clone my info from my main Mac Pro HD to a new SSD drive but I can't get to recovery mode and Drive Genus won't let me select the main drive as a source. So: how do I get to "recovery mode" with a non mac GPU or is there any other way to do this???? I have a 760 gpu.
THANKS!!!!

Clone your system, keep two such, one as WORKING backup you can boot from and use if needed, a 2nd would be best if it were a small clean Apple only plus essential drivers and utility programs for emergency maintenance and such tasks but nothing else.
The system only really takes about 30GB if that, a small emergency system then could be 20GB if you want and easy to find space.
But, you need 10.6.8+ to get Apple security updat es and such, and to get access to the AppStore, support for iTunes and more.

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