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Most systems that have SATA drives usually have an option in the BIOS that allows for a "legacy" mode of access. I know Dell has this and it should allow imaging and setup applications to see the drive. However, you'd want to switch this back after you are done, just in case it affects performance. -- Stephen Bogdanski Network Support College of Veterinary Medicine Michigan State University >>> On 9/6/2007 at 12:16 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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