You probably know this, but Acronis has a Bart-PE plug-in version of their TrueImage product so you could do this same thing but instead of using Ghost use TrueImage. -t On Sep 6, 2007, at 12:38 PM, Skutt, Tim wrote: > I have been using Barts PE discs. I had to install the serial ATA > drivers onto the CD, but once that was done I can see the drive, > and then we just ghost them. Using ghost32. > > Sometimes you can get lucky and set the BIOS mode for a serial ATA > drive to compatible and then that will work as well. > > Don it seems that the main library and us buy similar machines, I'd > be glad to give you the ISO I have for BartsPE if you would like to > mess around with it. > > > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Bosman, Don > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:17 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] Imaging tools for fully SATA workstations and > laptops? > > The newest systems from Dell (GX 745 & XPS1330) are using only SATA > drives. Backup and restore solutions such as Acronis and Windows > Backup can’t restore as they don’t find a hard drive. Even older > Windows XP install discs won’t load as they can’t see the hard > drive. Before I start searching for a new solutions or version - > has anyone else run into this, and what are you using now? > > Sysprep & Ripprep are fine for fresh loads, but I like to make an > image backup of laptops before doing much of anything to them when > they need work. > > Thanks > > Don Bosman > > Information Technologist > > Libraries, Michigan State University > > 100 Library > > East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 > > [log in to unmask] > > (517) 432-6123 ext 233 > > Fax (517) 432-8374 > > -- Troy Murray [log in to unmask] http://troymurray.blogspot.com