Toshiba Support Forums: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB ...

This question was marked as assumed answered by a moderator. Helpful answers available: 1. Correct answers available: 1.

Reply to this Thread

Search in this Forum

Back to Thread List

	Replies: 7 - Pages: 1 - Last Post: 13-Jun-2011 10:40 Last Post By: marmot	Threads: [ Previous \| Next ]

GaelicAU

Posts: 2
Registered: 11/01/10

NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 11-Jan-2010 08:25

I have just bought a White NB200 and noticed it does not come with a DVD for Windows 7 in the event I ever need to install.
I was advised by the sales person in the shop that I could save a copy onto a USB drive by using writing a recovery disk.
I presume 'Recovery Media Creator' is the best way to do this.

I booted it up and it says it will be 6.7Gb. I do not have a USB thumb drive this size but have a portable HardDisk (250gb) with 120gb to spare.
Even though I can view the drive in Windows Explorer / My Computer, the Recovery Media program says 'Please instert a USB drive with memory greater than 6.7gb' everytime I click the 'create' button.

Can anyone assist?

MasterG

Posts: 2,740
Registered: 21/09/09

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 11-Jan-2010 08:43

in response to: GaelicAU

Hi

I doubt you can use the USB HDD in order to create an recovery disk image.
The Toshiba recovery disk creator has been designed in order to create an bootable recovery disk!
It has not been designed to safe the Toshiba image on the HDD!

So if you want to use the Toshiba recovery disk creator then you have to purchase an USB CD/DVD drive which would allows you to burn the Recovery image on a DVD

GaelicAU

Posts: 2
Registered: 11/01/10

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 11-Jan-2010 08:54

in response to: MasterG

USB thumb or USB HDD - whats the difference?!

Secondly, the filesize if 6.7Gb - and the capaticy of a DVD is only 4.7GB so surely this is not a solution either.

julian.dale

Posts: 1
Registered: 13/01/10

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 13-Jan-2010 00:40

in response to: GaelicAU

The solution to your problem is that you could either use a 8gb USB Flash Drive or a 8.5GB Double Layer DVD.

Hope that helps.

Minyi

Posts: 1
Registered: 03/02/10

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 03-Feb-2010 19:02

in response to: GaelicAU

Actually if you use the recovery media creator it'll create multiple discs approximately 5 dvds or 8-10 cds depending on which option you choose to go with dvd or cd. the program will tell you when to insert the discs just make sure you label the disc in the exact order it was created if yours is a little over 6 Gig then it should only take 2 dvds or 6 cds

Message was edited by: Minyi

caralynette

Posts: 2
Registered: 09/03/10

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 09-Mar-2010 17:06

in response to: GaelicAU

Hi

I'm having the same problem. I have an 8GB micro Cruzer. It does say it can load to a flash drive, it has been formatted and empty. I need 5.6GB and it still says plug it in when I have and recognised in My Computer! Can anyone help.....

Cara

caralynette

Posts: 2
Registered: 09/03/10

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 09-Mar-2010 20:35

in response to: caralynette

Helpful

OK.

I have managed to solve my problem and i hope this helps others.

The USB drive I was using had partitions that I did not know it had so it was not recognised as space available.

Once the partition had been removed it was recognised and has now backed up fine.

I hope this helps.

Cara

marmot

Posts: 1
Registered: 13/06/11

Re: NB200 - Recovery Media Creator and USB HDD
Posted: 13-Jun-2011 10:40

in response to: caralynette

Did you lose the existing USB data when you created the system image?

Pages: 1

Back to Thread List

Threads: [ Previous | Next ]

Legend
	Master: 700 + pts
	Scholar: 300 - 699 pts
	Aficionado: 150 - 299 pts
	Enthusiast: 50 - 149 pts
	Beginner: 0 - 49 pts
	Helpful Answer (5 pts)
	Correct Answer (10 pts)

TOP SUPPORT SITES