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It will only work if an existing Windows 8.1 installation can be found. I do not believe that Dell has tested or verified their proposed recovery method as a reasonable method.ĪLSO NOTE: Making a copy of your Recovery Partition to a USB drive is NOT enough to recover your DV8P in all scenarios. Therefore, Dell has created a Catch-22, since they require the restore to be booted from USB, but do not allow it to proceed unless the USB (with the image) is disconnected for AC power.Īdditionally, when booting the Backup and Recovery software it is clearly not formatted to run on the DV8P's screen. If the system is booted from the USB drive, the Backup and Recovery software refuses to run, requesting to be connected to AC power.The system cannot be rebooted from the microSD card created by Dell's Backup and Recovery Software.NOTE: While it is possible to create a FULL image backup to a microSD/USB disk using Dell's Backup and Recovery Software, it is NOT possible to actually restore with this backup. Therefore you may wish to follow this procedure if you plan on installing another OS on your tablet, or simply want the security of having a full sector-level backup. I present on method of backing up your Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet's eMMC (Disk Drive) so that you can retain a "factory image", or simply a complete backup of your current state.Īt this point in time, while Dell provides a way to re-image your tablet from within their Windows install, they do not provide a full recovery option. Step-By-Step Guide To Creating A Factory Backup Image For The Dell Venue 8 Pro