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Allgemeine DiskussionHow to restore a client PC, if the network connection does not work in the CD based restore environment

  • Montag, 15. Dezember 2008 12:53Olaf EngelkeMVP, ModeratorTeilnehmermedaillenTeilnehmermedaillenTeilnehmermedaillenTeilnehmermedaillenTeilnehmermedaillen
     
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    Windows Home Server has the feature, to allow a complete restore of a client PC. This restore needs a working network connection to function. Sometimes this network connection cannot be established after booting from the Windows Home Server Home Computer Restore CD, because:
    • drivers for the installed network adapter are not available in the basic Vista PE package, which is the base for the recovery environment
    • the drivers in the clients folder "Windows Home Server Drivers for Restore" are copied to an USB stick, but not accepted in Vista PE (be also aware, that the recovery CD is a 32 Bit environment, so if your drivers are from an installed  64 bit Vista, they cannot work)
    • the most current network drivers from the maker of the network card or the chip fail as well (after you have unpacked these drivers to an USB stick)
    • the network connection gets established, but data transfer fails due to network errors
    • the connection is wireless, which is not supported for restore (Windows PE cannot handle encrypted connections and the amount of data to be restored does not fit well into the bandwidth of most wireless environments)

    In such cases you need:
    • a second client PC with Windows Home Server Connector software installed and a free port to attach a hard disk from the first PC (this can be IDE or SATA as the original disk is or a USB to IDE/SATA adapter cable)
    • knowledge, how to remove and connect a hard disk

    If these prerequisites are given, perform the following steps:
    1. Disconnect the power plug from each PC, which you need to open to access the hard disk.
    2. Detach the disk from the PC, which you want to restore. (Don't forget, that a hard disk is a sensitive electronic and mechanical device.)
    3. Attach it to the second PC as a secondary drive (either by connecting to an internal port or with an USB to SATA/IDE connector).
    4. Boot that PC up.
    5. Restore the disk by running ClientRestoreWizard.exe, which can be found in Program Files\Windows Home Server on the client PC. Be carefull here with the selection of the target disk to not overwrite the wrong disk with the backup from the other PC!
    6. After restore has been completed: Shut down the second PC and move the disk back to the original PC.

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf