Is it possible to backup and restore a U300s to factory defaults?

I've decided to purchase a U300s. Since it doesn't have an optical drive, and therefore does not come with any installation media, I'm a bit confused how I might backup the disk so I can later restore it to factory defaults.
Is there a way to copy the contents of the internal SSD to a USB drive in such a way to allow booting off the USB drive? Is there any way to restore the SSD back to the exact state it was in when it left the factory?
A little more detail...
I plan on installing Linux on the U300s and have no desire to dual boot Windows. Therefore I will be reformatting and using the entire drive for Linux. However, there are some very rare times when I might need to boot into Windows (e.g. installing BIOS updates). Preferably I'd like to have a USB drive collecting dust somewhere that I could boot off of in these rare situations.
I'm wondering if something like this would work:
Boot a new U300s off a live Linux USB flash drive
Use dd to clone the SSD to a portable USB drive
Install Linux
Boot into Windows from the cloned USB drive as needed
Would something like that work? I'd prefer to do this all from Linux because I have very limited experience with Windows (I can barely do anything) but have been using Linux for 15+ years.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Using the onekey boot recovery software in windows there is an option to backup a factory image of the U300s drive to an external DVD. It's fiddly, but you can use a Virtual DVD burner to accomplish this. I found a free one and set the backup drive size to 8GB or something, then ran the backup telling the onekey recovery to backup to the external virtual drive.
Have a look on this and previous forum pages for some info on how todo this.
Worked a charm
Only problem now I suppose would be recovering from that backup, considering it is far too big to be burnt onto a single DVD. Some combo of virtual drives again and maybe an external USB drive.
Let us know how the Linux install goes.

Similar Messages

Backup and restore a olite database.

Hi,
i would like to know, if is it possible to backup and restore a olite database on a MUC (mobile unite computer).
Is there a war we can export/import, datapump or generate a xml file and put it back in the database on demand.
Some clients can be more then two weeks between a synchro. We would like to backup the database on the MUC itself incase of a corruption and be able to restore it, and do the syn before the corruption or problem append.
We are just looking for a solution and not lost any data upadte or insert by the client (not do a complet refresh before the crash).
Thanks
Ron

The Oracle Database Lite Load Utility (olload) enables you to load data from an
external file into a table in Oracle Database Lite, or to unload (dump)
data from a table in Oracle Database Lite to an external file. Please see the Client Guide in Oracle Lite 10.3.0.2.0

I lost my music after backup and restore. can i get it back

is it possible to get my music back after a backup and restore ? i lost all my music.

Is all your music in iTunes on your computer? If so with your device plugged in make sure the sync music box is checked.

Attempting to use "backup and Restore" giver error message

In November 2014 I backed up my PC ( see below ) onto a 2TB ecternal drive ( Lacie). This ok and can restore. Spare space 1.2TB
Now when I attempt to Backup again, using Windows Backup and restore, with same settings I get an error message :
"The requested operation cannot be performed on a file with a user-mapped section open" This appears after some time of activity. There is no mention of WHICH file causes the problem. I have repeated with different settings ie with
part backups only, or just one drive only.
The PC runs Windows 7 ( 64 bit) there is an SSD c: drive and a d: drive mostly data with some programs installed here.
I would very much appreciate some advice.

Hi and thank you Mandy.
After many failed attempts - even backing up a few files to test - I was getting nowwhere. Eventually I succeeded after disabling start menus and uninstalling some programs. I also disabled my Kaspersky anti-virus completely and disconnected
the internet!! This time the backup and system image appeared to be OK .
You have helped, Mandy, by identifying the anti-virus as a possible culprit!! Thank you. Next time I backup I will just
temporally disable it and see what happens.
Kind regards
Malcolm

Ideas for Providing User Level Data Backup and Restore

I'm looking for ideas for implementing a user level application data backup and restore in an Apex app.
What would be great is to have a user be provided an export file and a way to import this file. A bit overkill but hopefully never needed.
Another option that is perfectly doable is a report that simply provides a means to create an export of the data. Since I already have an interface I can use an export to interface an export.
Any thoughts?
Hopefully I'm missing something already there for an end user to use.

jlincoln wrote:
"Do you mean "export" and "import" colloquially, or in the specific sense of the exp/imp/datapump utilities?"': I mean as in imp/exp Oracle utilities. Generally speaking, it would be neat to be able to export and import via an Apex an application. In this hosted environment I don't have that access but would this be a bad idea if you don't care about the existing data in the schema in which the data resides?I can envisage a mechanism using <tt>exp/imp</tt>, but since it requires <tt>dbms_scheduler</tt> external jobs and access to the file system it's highly unlikely to be possible in a hosted environment. (Unless you're doing the hosting?)
Backup: Necessary for piece of mind and flexibility. I am working on a VB/Access user who does this today to get to the point when they can be comfortable with the backups occurring regularly and by the hosting site's DBA group.
Restore: Like I said. I am working on a VB/Access user who does this today to get to the point when they can be comfortable with the backups occurring regularly and by the hosting site's DBA group. This is a very small data set. A restore would simply remove existing data and replace it with the new data.My opinion is that time would be better spent working on the user rather than a redundant backup and restore feature. Involve them in a disaster recovery exercise with whoever is hosting the environment to prove that their data is safe. Normally the inclusion of data in regular, effective database backups is sold as a major feature of APEX solutions.
"What about security/privacy when this data ends up in uncontrolled environments?": I don't understand the point of this question. The data should not end up in uncontrolled environments. Just like the data in the database or its backups.Again, having data in a central, shared location protected by multiple levels of application, database, and OS security is usually seen as a plus for APEX over VB/Access. Exporting the data in toto to a PC/laptop that can be stolen or lost, and where it can be copied to USB drives/phones/email loses this protection.
User Level: Because the end user must have access to the backup and restore mechanisms of the application.
Application Data: The application data. Less than 10MB. Very small. It can be exported in a flat file downloaded by the end user. This file can then be used to upload and import via an existing application interface. For example.
"I'm struggling to parse this for meaning.": When I say I have an existing interface I am referring to a program residing in the Apex application that will take data from a flat table structure (i.e. interface table), validate the data, derive data, and load into the target table structure.Other than the report export capability linked to above, there's nothing built-in to APEX that comes close to your requirement. If the data is simple enough that it can be handled in such a report, and you have a process that can read and recreate this export, then you have your backup/restore capability. If the data can't be handled in a simple report, then you'll need a more complex PL/SQL process to generate the file.

Synchronization Issue backup and restore errors

Hi,
I have implemented synchronization in local on two instances and worked well for me. But when I am trying to implement the same in Prod server, it is giving exception backup and restore errors. Please let me know, is it possible to implement Synchronization
on same server in two different instances ?
Thanks,
Moorthy

Hi Moorthy2015,
According to your description, you get issue when sychronizing SSAS database server. Right?
In Analysis Services, it is supported to do sychronization for SSAS databases between different instances on same server. We can also sychronize two different SSAS servers. So in this scenario, you can do sychronization between Pro server and Dev server.
Please refer to links below:
How to synchronize two SSAS Servers
Synchronization with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services
If you issue still persists, plesae share some detail information about the error.
Best Regards,
Simon Hou
TechNet Community Support

I have an IPad with a Restriction code that we cannot remember. Is it possible to delete and restore the IPad without the code? If not how do I figure out the code or how t? o remove it?

I have an IPad with a Restriction code that we cannot remember. Is it possible to delete and restore the IPad without the code. If not how do I figure out the code or how to remove it?

The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings. Hope you have a backup.
Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.
Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.
 Cheers, Tom

Backup and Restore of Redis Data

My usage of Azure Redis is a cache to store snapshots of data for an event sourced system. We have millions of events stored in persistent storage that are aggregated and saved to redis. This provides us with fast access to the current state of an entity.
However, to rebuild the Redis cache from scratch would take many hours as the number of events in the system is huge and constantly growing.
How in Azure Redis can we backup and restore data in case of failure? For instance, it would be nice to have access to an rdb file and archive it then restore when needed. We tried setting a non-Azure Redis as a slave of our Azure Redis however this does
not work as it seems the Azure Redis doesn't have write access to it's working directory preventing it from writing an rdb file for sync.
What are the recommended approaches to using Azure Redis as persistent storage? How can we backup/restore or even move data from one redis to another.
Thanks!
Drew
Drew Schaeffer

Thanks for the response Mike. The interesting thing is on Saturday this didnt work. Today it looks like it is sync'ing succesfully. Below is the steps and output i saw on Saturday. I started it again today and it looks good so far. I will let it finish the
sync and see what happens now. The redis is about 19gb on a Standard Pricing Tier.
On the non-Azure Redis
1. SET CONFIG masterauth <mykey>
2. SLAVEOF myredis.redis.cache.windows.net 6379
Then on my non-Azure Redis I see the following output. This ouput repeats until i kill the non-azure redis or set SLAVEOF NO ONE.
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:28.152 # Server started, Redis version 2.8.17
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:28.153 * The server is now ready to accept connections on port 6379
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:58.517 * SLAVE OF myredis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379 enabled (user request)
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.294 * Connecting to MASTER myredis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.318 * MASTER <-> SLAVE sync started
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.322 * Non blocking connect for SYNC fired the event.
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.336 * Master replied to PING, replication can continue...
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.345 * Partial resynchronization not possible (no cached master)
[3468] 17 Jan 20:27:59.348 * Full resync from master: ea5954fa6dcd0073585177b26c72f3e228309c2b:49968344771
[3468] 17 Jan 20:28:23.207 # syncRead returned 0
[3468] 17 Jan 20:28:23.208 # I/O error reading bulk count from MASTER: Resource temporarily unavailable
Drew Schaeffer

Can I backup and restore on a new computer without changing my main iTunes computer?

I just got AT&T to unlock my iPhone so that I can use it on multiple networks while I am traveling. In order to complete the unlock, I must backup and restore the iPhone on my iTunes. Unfortunately, my iMac that I use to sync my iPhone is being shipped across the planet and I won't have it for about a month. Is it possible to install iTunes on a new computer and conduct a backup and restore, without losing anything on the iPhone and still be able to sync with my iMac when I receive it?

Thanks for the clear and concise response ;-)
Anything in particular I need to be aware of? i.e. after I install iTunes on the new PC and connect my iPhone, do I need to do anything specific to ensure that the phone is not overwritten? Is it that simple that I can just connect the phone and it will back it up, then I do a restore and done? (Sorry but based on all the discussion threads I've read around this, I am skeptical that it is that simple.)

Backup and restore for WEBAS JAVA EP 7.0

Hi
we are having EP 7.0 and backend system is ECC 6.0. So could anybody help me out how to take a backup and restore for EP.If possible give me the documentation on it.
Here is my mail-id [email protected]
thanks and regards....

Hi,
in addition to the messages above there is also some information available on [help.sap.com |http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/4b/d8f23ea4b42e5ae10000000a114084/frameset.htm].
And (a little old, but most of it is still valid) there is a WebEx recording (Java Backup and Recovery Best Practice (WebEx Replay)) [here|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60d5bc62-c448-2a10-c5b0-896ebc01886f]
Regards,
Holger.

HT4528 My apps store will not go online with verizon network, but on wifi it works. I am on an iphone 4, verizon. I tried to do a complete, backup and restore on the phone 1 day before i noticed this problem, The backup finished the RESTORE would fail c

My apps store will not go online with verizon network, but on wifi it works. I am on an iphone 4, verizon. I tried to do a complete, backup and restore on the phone 1 day before i noticed this problem, The backup finished but the RESTORE would fail I had an error, could not access Apple server ( some server name I cant remember).
I have plenty of space available on the iphone,
8gb free,
ios version- 6.1.3 ( 10B329)
carrier - Verizon 14.0
Modem Firmware - 3.0.04
Can someone help.
I tried doing my backup restore on the same computer as I once did a year ago. and THis time I cant do the restore on the iphone.
computer osx is 10.5.8
itunes version 10.
I do not wish to go to ios 7 at this time.

Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Basic troubleshooting is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Try each of these in order until the issue is resolved.
If the issue continues, contact the carrier to troubleshoot the network connectivity issues.

Not able to sign into Blackberry Protect. Backup and Restore function not working. "Your device isn't associated with a Blackberry ID"

Not able to sign into Blackberry Protect. Backup and Restore function not working. Message is: "Your device isn't associated with a Blackberry ID." My Blackberry Messenger and Blackberry World is working fine so I am sure its not an ID issue on the phone. I can sign into Link, Blackberry.com and Protect. I see my device in Protect but cannot send messages or view it on a map. Times out with cannot reach device message. BB Protect on Device has a swirling circle beside the on/of switch. Cannot turn off.
I have deleted Link and re-installed.
I have reset phone to default(factory) and signed in.
OS level is 10.2.1.3062
BB Link is 1.2.3.56
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I managed to figure this out myself. I had to delete the device from the Blackberry Protect website. protect.blackberry.com. I wiped my device again and signed in with my Blackberry ID. I dont know if the step of wiping was necessary as I did not try my backup with the current configuration on the device following the delete. Restore is in progress for me!

2013 Backup and Restore

When I go to my backup and Restore and check the job status it tells me there is a backup in progress:
A backup or restore is currently in progress
How do I reset this as there is no backup that I have run for some time?

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that the job status still shown “A
backup or restore is currently in progress”.
Did you delete a old search application and recreate a new one before?
If so, maybe the old object is still existing in SQL, you can used the following stsadm command:
Stsadm -o deleteconfigurationobject -id “object GUID”
To find the object GUID, simply go into Central Admin - Manage Service Applications and highlight the offending legacy service application (Search Service
Application in the case). You should now be able to see the GUID in the IE address bar. Run the command above, and try your backups again and all should be well.
For more information:
http://imperfectit.blogspot.com/2010/06/sharepoint-2010-farm-backup-fails.html
There is a similar thread for your reference.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0310b061-ea1c-4576-bb74-a02f5e04a3a0/backup-job-stuck-in-process-in-backup-and-restore-job-status?forum=sharepointadminprevious
Thanks & Regards,
Jason
Jason Guo
TechNet Community Support

Iphone4 would not restore Error -50. I have tried to restore and it restored it to the point that it created after 5.0 was installed. How can I get it an older restore point from my backups and restore it on another computer? The phone has been wiped out.

Iphone would not restore---- Error -50. I have tried to restore, and it restored it to the new point that it created after 5.0 was installed. How can I get it an older restore point from my backups and restore it on another computer? The phone has been wiped out. I can see earlier backups in my C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup folder. There are four subfolders in this address. I need my contacts, photos, and messages back. I know this is a common error but I can not figure it out. I have ran the other troublshoot items in the error steps for 13 and 14 like apple says. Is there a way to call apple and get a step by step of how to restore from another restore point? Does anybody have a solution????

It tells you to go to Error 13 and 14 if you receive error (-50).
Here is what I have tried...
Error 13 and 14: These errors are typically resolved by performing one or more of the steps listed below:
Perform USB isolation troubleshooting, including trying a different USB port directly on the computer. See the advanced steps below for USB troubleshooting. I have moved it around to different ports.
Put a USB 2.0 hub between the device and the computer. Didn't change anything.
Try a different USB 30-pin dock-connector cable.
Eliminate third-party security software conflicts. Removed all virus protection and firewall.
There may be third-party software installed that modifies your default packet size in Windows by inserting one or more TcpWindowSize entries into your registry. Your default packet size being set incorrectly can cause this error. Contact the manufacturer of the software that installed the packet-size modification for assistance. Or, follow this article by Microsoft: How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to reset the packet size back to the default for Windows.Used the Microsoft fix it.
Connect your computer directly to your Internet source, bypassing any routers, hubs, or switches. You may need to restart your computer and modem to get online. Doesn't matter.
Try to restore from another known-good computer and network. I do not know how to do this or how to find the correct/full/complete restore point. There should be more information for this.

HT1766 Now, I understand how the backup and restore the backup functions. However, if I don't want to transfer the music that I have on iTunes to my phone, how do I avoid it? How do I not transfer the music or take it out of my iPhone if it is already the

Now, I understand how the backup and restore the backup features function. However, if I don't want to transfer the music that I have on iTunes to my phone, how do I avoid it? How do I not transfer the music or take it out of my iPhone if it is already there? I really do not want any music on my iPhone because I have an iPod for that. Thanks. Hope someone can help.

When you connect your phone and start iTunes on the left side you will see your phone listed under devices.Click on te icon next to it that looks like a battery. Click on the music button at the top and uncheck the sync music box.

Is it possible to backup and restore a U300s to factory defaults?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for