This sufficed to boot my Windows 10 Installation DVD.

If you fail to press a key in time, the boot will be to Windows. You will then see 'Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.'. a UEFI install of Windows 7 from scratch, I (boot. The new choice will be there, so long as the DVD is still loaded. This article contains information that shows you how to fix Restore using Acronis on UEFI system. Universal Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for the operating system start-up, such as storage controllers, motherboard or chipset. Now, hold F12 as you boot (I must press it just before the Dell logo appears) to get to the BIOS Boot menu. Acronis Universal Restore is the Acronis proprietary technology that helps recover and boot up an operating system on dissimilar hardware or a virtual machine. (8) Go to the BIOS Exit screen, & select 'Save changes & reset'. (7) It now asks for a name for the new boot option. Simply check the box named Acronis True Image. In the following screen, select the bootable components of the Acronis products to be placed on the bootable media. Once the wizard is launched, click Next button to continue. This is an executable in Boot. Yours may read differently but likely has the file type '.EFI'. Click Tools & Utilities in the main menu, and then click Rescue Media Build to launch Acronis Media Builder wizard. That is, pick the one that refers to the DVD. A 'Select Media File' requestor (SMFR) will appear.

(3) From the list that appears, select 'ATAPI: TSSTcorp DVD+/-RW SU208 GB'.

(2) At the BIOS setup Boot screen, select 'File Browser Add Boot Option'.Ī list appears of HDD partitions & the DVD drive. (1) Load the DVD, & boot to BIOS setup (hit F2 just before the Dell logo shows up).īIOS won't offer the DVD drive as a choice, if no DVD loaded. Also, it will read from the DVD. I can tell you how it worked on my Dell Inspiron 3542 with BIOS A12.

How to launch acronis boot cd on a uefi