I need a solution
Hello,
SSR Desktop 2013 on Ultrabook
- UEFI Windows 8 Lenovo Ultrabook WITHOUT internal optical drive
- Disk locked unexpectedly
- Manufacturer states disk is lost - only factory reset is possible
- Unable to exchange HDDs because warranty will be invalidated
Trying to recover system (or files)
- Connecting external USB optical drive for Symantec Recovery Disk
- UEFI in BIOS fails to recognise USB optical device
- LEGACY SUPPORT allows optical device to be recognised (I assume the same goes for USB flash disks)
- SSR runs but refuses to use backup because it is a UEFI backup and at that point it is being run on a BIOS/Legacy machine
Extra points
This situation is not covered in the documentation. Can I verify if my data are ok? How can I restore a UEFI backup to a system that needs to be on Legacy mode to recognize my recovery CD or flash drive?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
George Thalassinos