Solo Update & Restore

Update & restore is the process of doing an update or restore on the system using a bootable USB drive. This process does not affect the media drive.

This process can be used to update to a newer OS image, or revert to a previous OS image.

To identify which OS image your system currently runs, please go to Disguise Manager > Help and select About Manager.

Warning

Performing a system restore from the new disk image will erase any valuable data on your system drive. Please ensure you make a back up of any essential files from your system (C:) drive before initialising this process. The process does NOT destroy any media or projects on your media drive.

You will need

• A 16GB USB memory stick
• A version of Rufus to turn it into a bootable disk. Ensure the volume name of the usb is: REDISGUISE
• An internet connection to the machine you are re-imaging
• An OS image from the Download Centre.
• 7-Zip archive tool/file manager.

Note

Prior to 2024, the OS versions consisted of 3 parts due to the way the data was compressed. Where this is the case, using 7-Zip, place all 3 parts in the same directory and extract any one part. Z-Zip will automatically continue to extract the other 2 parts to create the full ISO image.

Create a Bootable USB

1. Download the ISO from the Download Centre.
2. To create a Bootable USB stick open Rufus, click Select and browse to the downloaded ISO. Then click Start.

The Partition scheme, Target system, and File System fields should appear automatically.

    The settings should be:
    - Partition scheme - MBR
    - Target system - BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)
    - Volume label - Automatically pulled from the ISO file
    - File system - NTFS

Warning

These settings are critically important. The re-image process will fail if they are not set correctly.

Booting into the USB

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1. Insert the USB Device and go into the BIOS by pressing Delete on the logo splash screen during boot.
2. Navigate to the Boot tab using the arrow keys and change the Boot option #1 to the P0: SQF-SDMM2-128GB(OS Drive).
3. Navigate to the Save & Exit tab and press enter on Save Changes and Exit. The server will boot into the desktop.
4. Restart with the USB plugged in and go into the BIOS by hitting Delete on the logo splash screen during boot.
5. Navigate to the Save & Exit tab and select your USB stick from the Boot override menu. Press Enter.
6. Press any key to continue.

Additional Information

This page includes a comparison table listing the Partition scheme and Target system for different Disguise media servers.