User guide

Advanced Method

Step 1 – Disconnect all USB mass storage devices from your computer

Step 2 - Connect your backup device to your computer via USB and power on the backup device (If

applicable)

Step 3 - If using a desktop, it is highly recommend that you connect this device to a USB port on the back

of the computer.

Step 4 – Power On or Restart your computer

Step 5 – Press the proper function key on your keyboard to launch the BIOS boot options on your

computer. We provided you with some examples below. You may also contact your computers

manufacturer to obtain assistance on how to launch the BIOS boot options. This applies to standard BIOS

and UEFI based computers.

 Select the option to start from USB or Removable Drive on BIOS based computers

 Select the option to start from BounceBack on UEFI based computers

(Example)

Important Note: Running your system from the USB backup drive is not a

permanent solution to a failed system drive.

There are drawbacks to running your system from the booted USB recovery drive. To

name a few:

1. The Recovery drive may run slower on some systems.

2. The page-file in Windows Vista and 7 is not supported; some applications may

not run if the system does not have enough RAM memory (1GB or above).

3. Hibernation and sleep may not function properly on some systems.

Manufacturer

Function Key

Acer

F12

Dell

F12

Fujitsu

Spacebar

Gateway

F10

HP / Compaq

F9/ Esc then F9

IBM / Lenovo

Sony

Toshiba

F12