How do I use Symantec System Recovery to replace Ghost?

I have a ghost image I need to restore to a non-functional computer.  I downloaded an SSR trial since Ghost is no longer available.  When I try to install it so I can create a bootable USB and stick the ghost image on it, it wants to examine my laptop and make the image to only work with it.  This does not sound to me like it will work for the non-functional computer which has completely different hardware.  so how do I make this work to replace Ghost because it doesn't sound like it really replaces Ghost at all.