marklyn
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I have a few recovery questions for which I was unable to find specific answers to in the forum, but I did try to look first.
1) Is the recovery partition on my new Asus laptop a static recovery image which basically contains the OEM's Windows 8 installation? In other words, something that never changes?
2) If I make a USB bootable recovery drive with the OEM recovery partition copied to it, this means that I have two recovery options (one on the hard disk and one on the USB stick). Is this correct?
3) Regarding question #2, is the option to create a recovery drive on a USB drive (with OEM recovery partition) just a redundant measure in case the hard drive fails?
4) If I make a recovery option on a USB stick, with OEM partition copied, and test it, can I remove the recovery partition on my hard drive and gain the space back?
5) Is there a way to create a customized recovery partition with specific settings or configurations in place of the OEM recovery partition area? (I think I'd have to use a 3rd party imaging tool for this?
6) Exactly what partitions are restored to when doing a full recovery option (reset)?
7) I tested a full recovery restore last night from my USB stick and it took a very long time (hours?). Can I assume that if I do a recovery (reset) from the partition on my hard drive it will be much faster?
That's it. Thanks!
1) Is the recovery partition on my new Asus laptop a static recovery image which basically contains the OEM's Windows 8 installation? In other words, something that never changes?
2) If I make a USB bootable recovery drive with the OEM recovery partition copied to it, this means that I have two recovery options (one on the hard disk and one on the USB stick). Is this correct?
3) Regarding question #2, is the option to create a recovery drive on a USB drive (with OEM recovery partition) just a redundant measure in case the hard drive fails?
4) If I make a recovery option on a USB stick, with OEM partition copied, and test it, can I remove the recovery partition on my hard drive and gain the space back?
5) Is there a way to create a customized recovery partition with specific settings or configurations in place of the OEM recovery partition area? (I think I'd have to use a 3rd party imaging tool for this?
6) Exactly what partitions are restored to when doing a full recovery option (reset)?
7) I tested a full recovery restore last night from my USB stick and it took a very long time (hours?). Can I assume that if I do a recovery (reset) from the partition on my hard drive it will be much faster?
That's it. Thanks!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Asus X202E Laptop
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-3217U 1.80 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 with shared graphics memory
- Screen Resolution
- 11.6 in LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- 500 GB SATA 5400 RPM
soon to be Samsung 840 series 250 Gb SSD
- Other Info
- USB 3.0 • 2 USB 2.0 • HDMI • Headphone output/Microphone input combo
802.11b/g/n