Might not even be the drives, but the RAID controller going bad. Hopefully something in the OS was not corrupted - have you been able to run a RAID integrity check? What about a disk integrity check as well? Then run UR on it and take a second backup image of it in the newly "generalized" state again? Then restore that generalized image to virutal box as it would already have been "generalized" prior to deploying it and should allow it to boot with all general drivers from the get-go? Don't forget to make sure that you select the same install type in virtual box as your system is currently as well (Legacy or UEFI).īummer on the RAID failure. You just have to create a free vmware account to access downloads.Īlternatively, moving forward with virtual box, what if you backup your physical machine (just in case). At one time, I thought they had VMWare desktop or player which was free, but now I'm wondering fi they've done away with that? If there is a free version, I would bet that the standalone converter might still work in this situation. Of course, though, it's a bit costly for VMWare workstation. I can't speak for virtual box, but I have had good succes converting physical Windows machines using VMWare Workstation and VMWare standalone converter. If someone has the kindness to give me a punch list of the half-dozen steps required I think I can work it out but at the moment I am sunk! My desk is covered with various CDs I have burnt few of which actually get anywhere. I wondered if I installed a fresh copy of Windows on the virtual machine and then went to the driver store in the WINDOS folder and copied all the drivers to a USB stick if that would be an answer but I still wouldn't know how to deploy these driver files and when. I have also tried Macrium Reflect but that is just as complex and as I've been using Acronis for years. In any event I cannot understand how to prepare for universal restore. I have two problems: (a) using a Linux Host machine boots up the Acronis disk but then halts with a kernel problem "pae" (b) using a Windows Host machine (much slower) I can restore but then the HAL is all wrong and I get lost! My machine is coming to the end of its mechanical life and I am planning on virtualising it preferably using Linux Lite and Oracle Virtual Box.
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