Beltonius Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Note: I've never had to restore from a backup before via WHS2011. I recently had some boot files (and perhaps others) get corrupted on my main desktop. The C-drive is backed up daily to my WHS2011. No big deal, i throw a USB key into my server, make a bootable network key out of it, throw it into my desktop and verify in the BIOS that it appears and is prioritized in the boot order. I select "64-bit" restore from the menu that appears after I exit BIOS. The "Loading files" bar fills and then the "Windows Starting" animation plays for several minutes before dumping me into a black screen with a mouse cursor. That's it. So, what do I do? Notes: As I'm typing this, I'm wondering if the SSD caching I have setup through my Z77 motherboard is causing an issue. I will shut off that functionality and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I can't speak for others, but the USB key thing didn't work for me. I use the WHS2011 Client Restore CD to restore my clients (actually, I use my Zalman VE300, but it's loading an ISO of the Restore CD, so it's pretty much the same thing). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drashna Jaelre Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yeah, the Zalman case is pretty awesome. I second it's usage for most cases. As for the "blank screen".... have you tried using the Windows AIK to integrate the necessary drivers into the image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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