4 Add custom drivers
All the core drivers you need – graphics,
keyboard, mouse, and wired network
- should be covered by PE Builder, but
there’s a chance that certain network
(specifically Wi-Fi) and hard drive
(storage controller or RAID) drivers
aren’t present, while some advanced
USB mice and keyboards aren’t
recognised either. You’ll only discover
this after you’ve created (and booted
from) your rescue media.
If you discover missing drivers, you
need to source the driver installation files
yourself to add them to your recovery
media from this screen. First, obtain the
latest version of driver from the
manufacturer – if you’re struggling to
track it down, try http://www.driverscape.com,
where you can search a range of popular
PC and laptop models, as well as
hardware devices.
You need to be able to extract the
contents of whatever driver file you
download, so you can locate a .INF file,
which is what PE Builder needs to build
the driver from. Use a tool such as 7-Zip
(www.7-zip.org) to do this – if the file is
a setup.exe file, try ‘Open inside’ to see
if the driver files can be manually
retrieved. If not, you need to look
elsewhere for the drivers. If you’re able
DYou can incorporate additional portable tools in your AOMEI rescue disc, giving you
access to a wide range of additional apps and utilities. Just one golden rule: Your
portable app must match the system type (32bit or 64bit) of your rescue disc. To
determine this, first launch the app, then open Task Manager. Switch to the Details
tab, right-click the column headers, and choose Select columns. Select Platform,
and click OK. Locate your program, and you’ll see it’s listed as either 32bit or 64bit.
Start your search for portable tools at http://portableapps.com, where you’ll find
most bases are covered, particularly for 32bit apps. Tools to grab from here include
Autoruns (manage startup items), SSD-Z (check hard drive health), Teracopy (faster
file transfers), FileZilla (FTP transfers), and PuTTY (SSH into other machines). Visit the
programs’ home pages to source 64bit versions.
We also recommend Opera (www.opera.com/computer/portable) to replace
QtWeb, data-recovery powerhouse DMDE (www.dmde.com – 32bit only for
free version), dual-engine anti-malware tool Emsisoft Emergency Kit
(www.emsisoft.co.uk – run it from a separate drive) and O&O RegEditor
(www.oo-software.com) for editing your crashed PC’s Registry.BUILD A TOOLKIT
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