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I got this new Asus Transformer which is a Windows 8.1 system.

I made a few images with Macrium Reflect and created an UEFI recovery Flash Drive (with Macrium) for the Macrium recovery program. I can set the BIOS to boot from the stick (in the temporary or permanent BIOS settings). Problem is, when I hit Enter, it ignores the stick and boots directly into 8.1.

Is there another setting in the BIOS that I have to make in order to have it boot from the stick.
 

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On my spec machine, there is a bios option to enable Boot from USB. You can still set it to boot to USB in the hard drive configuration, and if that option previously mentioned is not toggled on, it still will not boot to USB.

Then, there is some other setting even that affects it, where USB booting will not work without it set to on, but I forget off the top of my head. (I think "Enable removable storage boot" or similar.)

If you look around in the bios, I'm sure you can pinpoint other setting(s) to make it go.
 

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Are you booting the CD/DVD/USB in UEFI mode.

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Both Macrium Reflect CD or USB will boot in UEFI mode.
 

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Thanks for the input. I scouted thru the BIOS. There were a couple of settings that I tried out, but none did anything. I even disabled secure boot. No cigar though.
 

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I'll try that too. Thanks.
 

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Do use the WinPE4x64 version.
 

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Thanks, that's what I did. Still tinkering.
 

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This is what I do.

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EDIT--- It took me a while to figure that out but it works good, like it should. :)
 

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Hi David, That is very interesting. I will try that. Seems the simplest solution especially since I have only 1 USB port on that Transformer. Question is though what do you do if the OS is completely dead.
 

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Hi David, That is very interesting. I will try that. Seems the simplest solution especially since I have only 1 USB port on that Transformer.

If you need help with it let me know. :)
 

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    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
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    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
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    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
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Hi David, That is very interesting. I will try that. Seems the simplest solution especially since I have only 1 USB port on that Transformer.

If you need help with it let me know. :)

Thanks, I am still experimenting. Normally I am supposed to be the Macrium expert. But with this Windows 8.1 machine and booting from USB on it I am lost. The Asus people had no idea either, LOL.
 

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    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
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    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Good news - I got it to work. I created the PE stick on the Transformer rather than on my Windows 7 desktop. And that worked.

This transformer is a nice machine but a bit finagle. Even the Asus people did not know how to get into the temporary boot menu (usually F12 - but that did not work). I tried ESC (like on HPs) and that worked.

Then I have only 1 USB port (plus the micro USB which is useless because my OTG cable is not working). I was not sure whether I could pull out the PE stick after Macrium recovery had loaded. But that worked and I could plug in my external SSD on which I have the images. I use a SSD in an enclosure (rather than a HDD) because that Transformer and the accessories will be travelling a lot and the SSD is shock-proof.

If anybody knows where I can get a decent OTG cable with a straight plug (not one of those that are at a 90 degree angle), let me know. I checked all the brick and mortar stores, Newegg and Tiger Direct. All they have are those short and angled ones or some that have lousy reviews. I am looking for one that has an appr. 1 foot wire.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Good info here!
 

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Good news - I got it to work. I created the PE stick on the Transformer rather than on my Windows 7 desktop. And that worked.

This transformer is a nice machine but a bit finagle. Even the Asus people did not know how to get into the temporary boot menu (usually F12 - but that did not work). I tried ESC (like on HPs) and that worked.

Then I have only 1 USB port (plus the micro USB which is useless because my OTG cable is not working). I was not sure whether I could pull out the PE stick after Macrium recovery had loaded. But that worked and I could plug in my external SSD on which I have the images. I use a SSD in an enclosure (rather than a HDD) because that Transformer and the accessories will be travelling a lot and the SSD is shock-proof.

If anybody knows where I can get a decent OTG cable with a straight plug (not one of those that are at a 90 degree angle), let me know. I checked all the brick and mortar stores, Newegg and Tiger Direct. All they have are those short and angled ones or some that have lousy reviews. I am looking for one that has an appr. 1 foot wire.

Glad you got it working. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
David
Yep, every time you restart.

Why don't you assign it hotkey instead?

Shouldn't be difficult.

post the output of bcdedit -enum -v
 

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Good news - I got it to work. I created the PE stick on the Transformer rather than on my Windows 7 desktop. And that worked.

This transformer is a nice machine but a bit finagle. Even the Asus people did not know how to get into the temporary boot menu (usually F12 - but that did not work). I tried ESC (like on HPs) and that worked.

Then I have only 1 USB port (plus the micro USB which is useless because my OTG cable is not working). I was not sure whether I could pull out the PE stick after Macrium recovery had loaded. But that worked and I could plug in my external SSD on which I have the images. I use a SSD in an enclosure (rather than a HDD) because that Transformer and the accessories will be travelling a lot and the SSD is shock-proof.

If anybody knows where I can get a decent OTG cable with a straight plug (not one of those that are at a 90 degree angle), let me know. I checked all the brick and mortar stores, Newegg and Tiger Direct. All they have are those short and angled ones or some that have lousy reviews. I am looking for one that has an appr. 1 foot wire.

That is good news. :dinesh:
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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