JP wrote:

> Can anybody tell me if I might to format the system drive first before doing
> the image restore? Or can I let my Acronis boot-disc do its job straight
> away? I do not even know if Acronis can even *see* a drive formatted with a
> Linux file system to restore to. I use Acronis Version 8.

The Acronis Boot CD uses Linux as its OS... at least in the newest
version.

You should be OK.