How to Use ghost for USB flash drives
Many netizens asked online: "the computer does not have an optical drive. How can I use a USB flash drive to start GHOST backup or restore the system ?", Below I will share with you how to use a USB flash drive to start GHOST backup or restore the system, hoping to help users who need it.
First, use a USB flash drive to start GHOST
1. a pc must be a PC that supports the startup of a USB device,
2. You must be able to put down the USB flash drive of the Ghost file.
3. Prepare a small program named USBoot.
Note: The main function of the USBoot applet is to create a USB boot disk, which enables the system to enter pure DOS after startup.
2. Use a USB flash drive to start GHOST Creation
1. Plug in the USB flash drive and start the USBoot program.
2. Select the production mode of the boot disk, including HDD, FDD, and ZIP. You can select HDD or FDD mode.
Note: A 1 gb usb flash drive can only be formatted in HDD mode. During boot disk creation, the USB flash drive is formatted. Pay attention to data backup. The newly created USB flash drive looks blank. In fact, it contains COMMAND, MSDOS, IO and other boot programs, and of course DOS 7.0, which is actually similar to the 98 boot disk created with a floppy disk.
3. Copy the main Ghost program to the USB flash drive. After Ghost8.0, the NTFS file system is backed up. In the next newer version, the NTFS file system is backed up and restored in DOS.
Third, demonstrate how to use a USB flash drive to start GHOST and back up or restore the system Ghost.
1. Insert the USB flash drive to the USB port.
2. Set it to USB device boot in BIOS.
Note: Some PCs display Removeable devices, which are similar. You only need to set them correctly.
3. Restart and use a USB flash drive to start Ghost and directly access MS-DOS.
4. Run the Ghost program on the USB flash disk, and then enter the system backup or restoration.