

If you plan on using NMVe / M.2 / U.2 / RAID / PCIe, the second option (Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10) is preferred, even if the operating system inside the backup is still Windows 7, because here the operating system refers to the choice of the base of the bootable media, the small 'portable' OS that runs inside the bootable media, completely independent from the operating system inside the backup.


I have not seen ATI rescue media specifically format a legacy MBR USB to GPT or vice-versa. You can then go into windows disk management and initialize the drive as legacy/MBR AND format it as FAT32 (needs to be FAT32).įrom there, try to create the rescue media directly in Acronis again, and it should remain MBR and boot on your legacy system. That will set it back to factory as un-initialized. Select disk # (replacing # with the correct #) My recommendation, would be to use a Windows elevated command prompt (right click and run as admin) - beware this will wipe any data on the drive!!!! If you've used Rufus on the drive before, or another media creation tool, most of the time, wiping the drive and rebuilding it will correct any boot issues with ATI or other products again. Saad - tools like Rufus modify the partition layout of the USB flash drives.
