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1. 11 User Manual Edit the general settings of the program Restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore Exit the program Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Refresh the current information about disks Create a hard disk copy just by pressing one button Create a hard disk copy Schedule a hard disk copy Create a partition copy Schedule a partition copy Recover any of accidentally deleted partition Update MBR Master Boot Record of the selected hard disk Modify the primary partitions enumeration for the selected hard disk Change SID Security Identifier value of any found Windows installation Get in depth information on the properties of selected hard disk Create a partition of any file system with the Create Partition dialog Format a partition of any file system Format Partition dialog Delete a partition of any file system Delete Partition dialog Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove drive letter for the selected partition Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system Make the selected partition available for the operating system Make the selected partition bootable by default Make the selecte
2. wall cop had disk O to hard disk 1 Orginal hard disk Hard Disk 51339081745 E ON E EA PT PI E GI 7 1GE 8 E 5 LS GB pe l Hard dik cope Hard Dick 1 5T32008 22A i i Unallocated TAT 17 8 400 l 496 Copy opine Copy al teclas one lo one Pedum incremental copy Resize opliona Fl Remove ines blocks between partitions Copy date and taine partion proporlienaly Operation val stat me J Actually that is all The Wizard displays its main window where you can see source and destination disks and three available options a Copy all sectors one to one to process corrupted and unknown file systems more time required a Perform incremental copy once the complete copy of a hard disk is created it can be used as a base for the incremental copy Mark the option to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data that is actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It considerably decreases the amount of data written a Copy without free space blocks to arrange partitions one after another Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 26 User Manual Q Resize proportionally to proportionally change the s
3. Close the progress dialog aulomabcaly Set this option to automatically close the progress dalog after comm ting the a Allow virtual mode In this section the user can choose whether to allow operations to carry out immediately or to place them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution Just mark the option to enable virtual operations a Close progress dialog automatically Mark the option to automatically close the progress dialog when the required operation s is completed 8 Getting Information about Disks The user is able to view in depth information on the properties of hard disks The main tool to extract this information is the Disk Map It represents the actual state of the computer s hard disks The Disk Map chapter 1s a detailed description on this topic Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars which also contain small sized bars The small sized bars represent logical disks partitions When the user selects a large sized bar the Explorer bar displays information about the disk in a bright graphical form Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 22 User Manual Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT Type Basic Hard Dick Drive Total size 350GB Sector per track 63 Heads 255 Cylinders 1245 Copy the entre hard disk Create a copy of the entre hard disk All the partion on this disk vall be copied on the sp
4. Copy Hard Disk Wirard Set up copy opleons On this page pou can 651 up vandur copy options Chacha copy opiera thet sul bast pour bask Copy options O Copy all sector ane lo one C Pedom reremen copy Resize options e Remove hee block beteresen parthons Verification options C sunlace test L Vealy tina A This option allows pou to create an exect copy of the diuk Al sector val be copied one bo one even unused sectors Requre mote ime lo complete the operation Toimia he results of the copy operation cick Al 4 Back Net gt Cancel Copy options This section enables to switch between two options Sector to sector copy mode allows to process any file system even unknown one Perform incremental copy once the complete copy of a hard disk is created it can be used as a base for the incremental copy Mark the option to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data that is actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It considerably decreases the amount of data written Resize options This section enables to switch between two options Remove free blocks between partitions If this option 15 activated the program does not keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk Copy data and resize partitions proportionally If this option 1
5. e Skip OS auvalary files Choose this ophon to skip 0S ier ike pagelde cys hiberfil tpe ete This well reduce operabon bre and backup image size e Skip archive files stored in archive Ebrary Choose thit opion lo skip archive Mes shored in the archive library This vel teduce the operation ime and the size of the back image Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 18 User Manual This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations The user can switch between the following modes a HDD raw processing Activate the option to copy a hard disk in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation a Partition raw processing Activate the option to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation a Perform incremental copy Once the complete copy of a hard disk is created it can be used as a base for the incremental copy Mark the option to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data
6. Miter el copy ptocass ol tha speciied pain 6 When the user selects a small sized bar 1 e corresponding to a logical disk the Explorer bar will display information on it as well The page title will contain a drive letter which 15 assigned to the disk The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to the free space the light colored sector The table on the right will contain the following information Volume label if available Type of the logical disk File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar Total size used space and free space in GB or MB Doo O Below there 1s a list of wizards which may be called for this disk All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 23 User Manual 9 Copy Tasks This chapter lists various scenarios of copy operations which may be accomplished by the program This has already been reviewed in the Basic concepts chapter Here the user will find more useful recommendations and descriptions of operations 9 1 Copy Hard Disk In the Basic concepts chapter we mentioned about possible applications of this operation The program provides the ability to clone hard disks of any file system During the hard disk copying process the program moves controlling records of used partition
7. fou ae about to delete volume Mo label FATIG four compute may no longer boot on wak cometi Please entes the volume label to contem deleting Q Enter the volume label to confirm deleting To confirm the deletion of the selected partition enter its Volume Label The actual Volume Label value is displayed above a Do not ask volume label next time Mark the option to inhibit confirmation of the partition deletion 11 3 3 Results The deletion of a partition takes only a fraction of a second However the program waits until Windows completes the modification of the disk layout 11 4 Undelete Partition When deleting a partition disk management software only removes references to it in the Partition Table so that a previously deleted partition can still be recovered in case of valid restoration of the record in the Partition Table The program provides the ability to find and recover these partitions This function minimizes the hazard of occasional partitions deletion and is usually known as undelete A restored partition will be fully functional as long as other partitions were not created moved or exceeded the disk space occupied by the partition That is why the program enables the Undelete Partition function only for blocks of free space The operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard 11 4 1 Starting Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9
8. that is actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It considerably decreases the amount of data written Q Skipping OS auxiliary files during backup operation Q Skipping archives stored in the archive database If this option is marked all backup images stored in the archive database will not be processed during the backup operation It will considerably decrease the resulted image file and time to carry out the operation In order to activate an option the user should mark the appropriate checkbox 7 3 E Mail Options o Edit settings General opbans PE E Copy and backup options 24 E mail options Operation dependency options Specily pour e mail account option Fol processmay opbons Dutocina mal server SMTP Virtual mode options Soh man aaya eM User address My oulgomng server iequres authentication Specily e mail notification options Send E Mail notihcation on apply This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e mail notification operations The user can define a Outgoing mail server SMTP To send messages by using the built in mail client it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server All outgoing Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 19 User Manual messages are first sent to t
9. MB Not fonmalted 447 1 ME Please specify new partion size 8 7 ME 1 678 MB Please specily sze of fee space before the paiiar 436 OMB 1 ED ME Please specify sce of free space a er the parhhor 453 OME 1670 MBE Please select file system for new partiliore Mol feamatted Please entes new volume label More options a Define whether the partition will be Primary Extended or Logical Select the desired type of the new partition from this pull down list As a matter of fact the available alternatives fundamentally depend on the type of the selected block of free space within the Logical free space only Logical partitions can be created Within the Primary free space both Primary partitions or the Extended Partition can be created Partition Size Define the size in MB of the new partition a Free space before Define the position in MB of the new partition relative to the beginning of the block of free space a Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition O a File system for new partition From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that 1t will not be ready to use In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More o
10. confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 44 User Manual 12 Hard Disk Management This chapter lists various scenarios of hard disk operations which may be accomplished by the program 12 1 Update MBR The program allows the user to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR Master Boot Record by the standard bootstrap code This feature can repair corrupted bootable code on a hard disk as a result of boot virus attacks or malfunction in the boot managing software In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to run the operation a Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Update MBR a Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Update MBR Are you sure you want lo update master bool record Curent MBA contents for hard disk number 1 vall be lost after this operation Tou computer may no bonger boot comecty 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 12 2 Change Primary Slot Operating systems use the following partitions enumeration In Linux In Linux every partition has a special symbolic name that encodes a hard disk containing a partition and a partition itself Partitions are addressed and accessed by using their symbolic names Symbolic nam
11. drives File system metadata The servicing structures of a file system which contain information about allocating files and directories security information etc are named file system metadata File system metadata are invisible for users and ordinary applications because accidental modifications of the metadata usually make a partition unusable Hard disk geometry Traditionally the usable space of a hard disk 1s logically divided into Cylinders Cylinders are divided into Tracks or Heads and Tracks are divided into Sectors The triad of values Sectors per Track Tracks per Cylinder Amount of Cylinders is usually named Hard Disk Geometry or C H S geometry Tracks and Cylinders are enumerated from 0 while Sectors are enumerated beginning with 1 These disk parameters play an essential role in the DOS Partitioning scheme The alignment of partitions takes the parameters of the hard disk geometry into consideration Modern hardware uses an advanced scheme for the linear addressing of Sectors which assumes that all on disk sectors are continuously enumerated from 0 To allow backward compatibility with older standards modern hard disks can additionally emulate C H S geometry Hidden partitions The concept of hidden partitions was introduced in the IBM OS 2 Boot Manager Operating systems do not mount hidden partitions which prevents access to their contents Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All righ
12. iii ii 34 EE Partition Mana ce Meta 35 TEL Create Paro nds 35 2 Format Parti ib 37 119 Delete 38 114 Undelete Partition s 39 5 Changing Partition ui caian lei eicceciiiaids 40 12 Hard Disk 44 12 Update MBR nia ia 44 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 3 User Manual 122 Chanse Primary Slot its 44 6 60 O 45 ES Build Recovery Media sai id 46 14 Estra dais 48 14 1 View Partition Hard Disk Properties ini iaa 48 142 Mount ai eaS 49 TAD A E E T TEE NT 50 144 Check Elle System IME ity annaa e E a E aa 50 MAD Send AA o A 51 MD 51 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 4 User Manual 1 Introduction Sooner or later any PC user faces the problem of modifying the hard disk structure One day you realize that your hard drive cannot meet your requirements any more Either its capacity is insufficient and it is time to think about a little upgrade or you are to carry out some partitioning operations Whatever the problem is it requires solution Our program is a fast convenient and reliable solution of disk copying upgrading and configuring needs It provides a wide range functionality in the field of managing disk layout structures The key features of the program are listed in the special chapter Setting
13. in case of operating system corruption which means that the user is able to boot the computer even when the operating system is not able to do so Creation of such recovery tools is performed with the Recovery Media Wizard Starting To start the Recovery Media Wizard the user needs to select the Recovery Media Builder item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks bar Then the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 47 User Manual F s Recove ry Media Builder da Welcome to the Recovery Media Builder Recover Media Buldes helpe pou creale the Recover Meda which pou can use bo boot your compuler from in case your opershng syshem cannot boot any more The Recovery Media contains the main components of the product and allows you to parom most of its recovery operatione Settings The Recovery Media Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters In our case we set the parameters of the future recovery tool by defining a Type of the recovery media the user is creating The recovery tools can be placed either on a CD DVD disc or on a floppy disk CD DVD The Recovers Heda val be created on a CD DVD This option ls recommended because he size of the disc allows pou to make all the recovery heabures available C Floppy Disk The Recovery Media val be created on a flop
14. placed on the List of Pending Operations The automation of the program s operations is particularly effective when the user has to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis It enables to execute certain routine operations without the user being involved Moreover it allows an optimization of your computer s work load In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Save to Scheduler dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Save to Scheduler 2 Specify the time for the execution of operations on the List of Pending Operations Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 35 User Manual 11 Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program 11 1 Create Partition The program provides the ability to create new partitions by using the DOS partitioning scheme 11 1 1 Restrictions 1 Do not use the Create Partition function in order to undelete the last deleted partition 2 The program cannot create new partitions on Dynamic Disks The current version of the program supports only hard disks that use the DOS partitioning scheme in Windows 2000 and XP these disks are named Basic Disks 3 According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme the following combinations of partitions cannot be created Q Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk Q Five o
15. sure pou want lo change primary shots order You are about to change piman slots order on Basie Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3STOZAT our computer may no longer boot comecty Volume label Shot No Object ppe File System FATS2 LINLE No label Ho label Ho label Primaty Prrnary t Hare Logical Disk Volume label FATZIZ2LINUA Total size E8GB File system 2 Used space 4 5668 Stat 5070 3 Free space 38 End sector 14410304 3 The dialog displays the actual enumeration of Primary Partitions in the Partition Table it exhibits the order of appropriate records which refer to primary partitions in the primary part of the Partition Table referencing records The top part of the dialog displays the enumeration order of partitions with the parameters that can help to distinguish partitions Slot Volume Partition type File system Partition size Volume label There are two buttons on the right of the list of primary partitions which allow the user to move the selected partition up and down within the primary part of the Partition Table 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 12 3 Change SID SID Security IDentifier the binary structure that is associated with some object in the system is used to distinguish between user access privileges in workgroup local networks By default the SID Changer searches Windows installations and then changes SIDs
16. that allows the user to set the schedule Let us review available variants of settings and examine situations for which these parameters would be most suitable There are situations when the user wants to make a major update of a program project or make serious modifications in the system settings For every mentioned case it is possible to schedule the copy operation only once by selecting the appropriate Once item in the Scheduler s menu The bottom section of the dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 29 User Manual window displays fields that help you define the date and time when the operation should begin amp Copy Partition Wizard Scheduler This page allows you bo schedule partition copy process Please specily how and when would you ike to parom tive task Shutdown system on complete Run the task al 18052007 1058 El When making serious system changes the start of the copy operation can be connected with the user s logon or with the system start up It optimally corresponds to the At Logon or the At System Startup items of the menu The lower section of the dialog window will display fields that help you specify conditions for starting the operation a The operation begins automatically with every logon a The operation is started on the next logon after which the task will be deleted from the scheduler In this case the backup operation wil
17. 0 40 User Manual There are several ways to start the Undelete Partition Wizard Q Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Undelete Partitions a Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Recover Lost Partitions item on the page that appears in the Explorer bar After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Undelete Partition Wizard Welcome to the Undelete Partition Wizard a This wizard helps pou restore partitions thal have been deleted ons hard disk To continue cick Next 11 4 2 Settings The Undelete Partition Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining Q Free blocks to scan for lost partitions Choose a free block from a tree like list of available disks and their partitions a Manual setting of search criteria The user can manually specify a particular file system to look for and define search criteria Good knowledge of hard disk structure is required 11 4 3 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition 11 5 Changing Partition Attributes This chapter explains how the user can change partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag Partition ID Volume Label etc 11 5 1 Mark Partition Active Inactive The program enables to set Active Inactive flag for primary partitions of t
18. Drive Copy 9 0 User Manual 2 User Manual Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 CONTENTS 1 RA 4 2 0 aaa 4 3 Drive COPY A 4 4 RA A II II A A 5 4 1 pra eo O A acest e EEE EEE A E 5 4 2 Minimum System Keequireme mt vsicisicccsceccecccisthececcievccstccscectictewacsenecbedeictesccsdsccceaestesecsenscbetoseteseecebes 6 4 3 PnStallaton Procedure da 6 5 Basie gt 000 E EAEAN AEA EAE A 7 5 1 COPY aoine cct orate Sesh ews dea occes eet eset dete ete eee renee 7 5 2 MAA O AA 8 5 3 0 8 8 5 4 Schedalint sssusa a aA Ges aaa a aaa 9 6 l terlace Overview oaan A O A 9 6 1 Gencral Lavoe iietas 9 6 2 Main M enU AAA II bosdedeeccuaucsesosenvaceouasessuducdewsceseusesavasdadeldscsevossedasese 10 6 3 Tool Barri it eiii ads 12 6 4 virtual Operations Dic A A E scebeseueuvenceees 12 6 5 Common Tasks 13 6 6 AA ic e E E E A AE 14 6 7 Explorer 14 6 8 Lesend Bar sra ii 15 6 9 Sita DI ii ticid 16 7 SCONES aaa aae a Ea a anaE ai eaat 16 7 1 aia N ENa NAE 16 7 2 General Copy and Backup Options ciu is 17 7 3 18 7 4 Operation Dependency O PONS in idad 19 7 5 Hot tecleando innata aaaea 20 7 6 Virtual Mode AMARA eins eee 20 8 Getting Information 21 9 COPY LAS KS ai AA AAA a 23 9 1 Copy Hard IDISK osica e e resa EE E E EEE E S E O NEn EErEE EE Sa 23 9 2 One B low Copy 25 9 3 gt O 26 10 Sched ling 28 10 1 SAVE to Schedule
19. Tasks Bar Display the Common tasks bar Disk Map Legend Display the Disk map legend Disk Map Location sindelen Disk map will be located on the top of the main window Help Help Open the Help system About Open the dialog with information about the program 6 3 Tool Bar The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY rig Copy a hard disk j Copy a partition Schedule a hard disk copy Schedule a partition copy Open the Help system 6 4 Virtual Operations Bar The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual mode of execution In fact when the virtual mode is enabled the program does not accomplish operations immediately but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later accomplishment The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 13 User Manual Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations ODIMI Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations gt Ui There are unsaved changes Plesje ute cd Apply command lo commi them and Dis
20. View Scheduled Tasks Virtual Operations Bar Tool Bar Logical Disk D da One Button Cory Wand Volume letter D Serial number Fatin KE Copy Hard Disk Partition ID ul NTFS NTFS vernon 1 Total size 624 GB 11 GE Cheats a copy al fie pasion A new pa lion wal be conated all hye dela vill ba copied vea ou con a copy oF copy onde te oles hal is oooup ed by daba CA Abd Dirva Copy 5 popa 6 Dres Copy Help Basic Hard Disk O Maxtor 7Y250P0 TF Bane Hard Disk 1 51316081545 Ala Status Bar PU Lim Ext Main Menu Tool Bar Virtual Operations Bar Common Tasks Bar Explorer Bar Disk Map Legend Bar Status Bar 00 1 6 UU B WN gt Some of the panels have similar functionality with a synchronized layout The program enables the user to conceal some of the panels to simplify the interface management All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout 6 2 Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below MENU ITEM FUNCTIONALITY Tools Save to Scheduler Schedule pending operations Send Log Files Compress and send the log to the Paragon Support Team Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
21. ack of the hard disk in addition to the Oth sector because it is not included in any partition For example boot managing utilities such as LILO GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located in the Oth track Partition ID or File system ID is the identifier of a file system that is placed in the partition The partition ID is used to quickly detect partitions of supported types Some of the operating systems rely completely on the Partition ID when distinguishing supported partitions while others again do not The partition ID is saved in appropriate entries of the Partition Table It takes up only 1 byte of space Partition Label sometimes also referred to as Volume Label is a small textual field up to 11 characters that is located in the partition s boot sector This value is used for notification purposes only It is detectable by any partitioning tool including DOS FDISK utility Modern operating systems use other methods to save the Volume Label within the file system e g as a special hidden file The Volume Label is able to contain a relatively large amount of text in multiple languages In general the Volume Label and the Partition Label are rather different Partitioning scheme is a set of rules constraints and the format of on disk structures that keep information of the partitions that are located on the hard disk There are several partitioning schemes which can be used The most popular partitioning scheme is the so called DOS pa
22. acking up CD images etc Huge increase in space is great but it poses a number of problems most important of which are effective data organization and speed Large drives are always going to take longer to search than smaller volumes and an operating system is going to have its work cut out both finding and organizing files It 1s for this reason that many people decide to invest in multiple hard drives but there is an easy solution drive partitioning Partitioning lets you divide a single physical drive into a number of logical drives each of which servers as a container with its own drive letter and volume label thus enabling the operating system to process data more efficiently Besides partitioning makes it possible to organize data so that it is easy to find and manage You can set aside for instance 40 GB of a 160 GB hard drive for the OS 70 GB for storing video and another 50 GB for your favorite music collections to provide transparent data storage It is also worth mentioning to that with a hard drive properly partitioned such routine operations as files de fragmentation or consistency check will not be that annoying and time consuming any more By detaching the OS from the rest of the data you can tackle one more crucial issue in case of a system malfunction you can get the system back on track in minutes by recovering it from a backup image located on the other partition of the hard drive But that 15 not all drive partit
23. card command bo peimanently undo lhe changes You can vaw changes history via View Changes command and temporary undo or redo the operation by means of Ej Unda and Redo commands 6 5 Common Tasks Bar The Common Tasks Bar 15 located on the left side of the main window It is intended for easy access to the program s wizards that provide all the functionality needed to manage copy operations The bar contains two tabs named Copy Tasks and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Copy Tasks Starting the One Button Copy Wizard The One Button Copy Wizard assists rig One Button Copy wizard the user with cloning of hard disks just by pressing one button Starting the Copy Hard Disk Wizard that helps to make an exact copy of a Fig Copy Hard Disk hard disk Starting the Schedule Hard Disk Copy Wizard with the preset scheduling A Schedule Hard Disk Copy option Starting the Copy Partition Wizard that helps to make an exact copy of a E Copy Partition partition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 14 User Manual Starting the Schedule Partition Copy Wizard with the preset scheduling 23 Schedule Partition Copy option News and Documentation Opening the page which contains information about the program This page Si About Drive Copy will be displayed in the Explorer bar 6 Drive Copy Help Launching the H
24. ct the menu item Hide Unhide Partition 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 11 5 3 Set Label of a Partition The Partition Label is a small textual field up to 11 characters that is located in the partition s boot sector This value is detectable by any partitioning tool it is used for notification purposes only In order to change a partition label the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Volume Label dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 42 User Manual Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Volume Label On the Explorer bar click on the current volume label Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Volume Label O 3 Define the label of the partition with the Change Volume Label dialog Are you sure pou want lo change label on volume Please specify a volume label for easter recognibion of pour volume Please entes new voume labe New volume label Enter the new value of the Partition Label The length of the Label is limited to 11 characters The dialog also displays the current partition label 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 11 5 4 Change Partit
25. d partition non bootable by default Change volume label of the selected partition Change serial number of the selected partition Change identifier of the selected partition Test surface of the selected partition block of free space Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 Settings Recovery Media Builder Exit Changes Undo the last virtual operation Redo the last virtual operation View Changes Apply Changes Discard All Changes Reload Disk Info Wizards One Button Copy Wizard Copy Hard Disk Schedule Hard Disk Copy Copy Partition Schedule Partition Copy Undelete Partitions Hard Disk Update MBR Change Primary Slots Change SID Properties Partition Create Partition Format Partition Delete Partition Assign Drive Letter Remove Drive Letter Hide Partition Unhide Partition Mark Partition as Active Mark Partition as Inactive Change Volume Label Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Test Surface Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 12 User Manual E Eie System Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Integrity Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected partition View Toolbar Manage the Tool Bar representation show hide standard and navigation buttons text labels and large icons Status Bar Display the Status bar Common
26. dit settings General options C Venly data written This option forces the Wizard to very data being enter every dato dk Virtus mode options achon is followed by the reactanotcompare schon This feature assures thal lhe backup beng written 85 not comupted duning the operator but may sgnmicanthy slow down the overall performance 7 Enable data loss protection Choose this option to ensure that no dala wall be lost the system unexpected goes down power badue etc Try to Access Nor BIOS Dick Colinders This option gres you the possibaity to bypass the 8 GB boundanes imitaton on old hardware under Windows Se Choose the ophon d some disk areas cannot be read under Windows Si Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 17 User Manual This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during all the operations carried out with the program The user can switch between the following modes a Verify data written If this option 15 marked every write to disk action 1s followed by the read and compare action This feature may be helpful in case of running an unstable hard disk however 1t will negatively affect the overall performance a Enable data loss protection Activate the option to force the program to work in the fail safe mode also referred to as data loss protection mode which ensures more safety for operations by maintaining the special jour
27. ecihed target disk ichedule Hard Disk Loop Select this tem to schedule copy of the specihed hard dick The model and serial number of the disk serve as the title of the browsed page The disk layout is shown in form of a circular graph where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition On the right the user may see a table which contains the following information Q Type of hard disk basic or dynamic Q Total size in GB a Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders Below there is a list of wizards available for the user If the user clicks a corresponding record the appropriate wizard will be started All default values for the operation parameters will correspond to the disk s settings The list of wizards contains a detailed description of tasks that can be performed by the wizard This nullifies the possibility of selecting the wrong wizard Logical Disk G Volume letter 6 Senal number 7 Volume label F417 32 LINU gt Partition ID 0x06 F T 32 Type Primary Total size 6 2 GE File system FAT 32 Used space 27 GE Sectors per boot 3b Free space 4 1 GB Sectors per cluster 9 Activity nachye Hidden state Not hidden the se opy the selected partition E Create a copy of the parior A new partbon val be created and all the data val be copied there You can creabe an exact copa of cooy only the area thal is occupied by data
28. elected partition into account a Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field The Volume label is an irrelevant parameter of a logical drive that can be used for drive identification In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available 12 Use OS buak in format routine Please select surface test level More hd Please select number ol sector pet book Please select number ol root entres 12 Please select number of sectors per cluster 32 hd Restore defaults Q Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the option to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter 1s available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed i
29. elp system 6 6 Disk Map The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer bar when the Disk View tab is selected It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option Main menu View gt Disk Map Location The user can change the current location of the map with this option As the name infers the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small sized bars These small sized bars represent logical disks Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF31024T 7 3 G 22GB FAT 1 3 08 Linus 1 6 GE N 36 GE NTFS l Large sized bars display the following information about physical disks a Manufacturer a Model Small sized bars display the following information about logical disks a Serial number a Drive letter a Total size a File system Furthermore it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar s shaded area Disk Map 1s synchronized with the Explorer bar When the user selects a disk on the Disk Map the Explorer bar displays detailed information of the selected disk 6 7 Explorer Bar The Explorer Bar is located in the center of the main window which emphasizes its importance The bar displays reference information including a User Manual Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Sof
30. er 2008 Enterprise 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2008 for 4 No No Windows 2008 HPC Server Edition No Yes Windows 2008 Essential Business Server Edition No Yes Windows Small Business Server 2008 64 bit No Yes Windows Vista 64 bit Yes Yes 4 Installation This chapter provides information which is needed to perform the correct installation of the program and in addition checks if the current installation is working correctly 4 1 Package Contents The installation package includes the following components Launcher with an embedded HTML browser Partition Management Hard Disk Management Q Copy Partition Hard Disk Facilities Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Ooo Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 6 User Manual a Scheduler with Task Editor a Extra Functionality a Recovery Media Builder 4 2 Minimum System Requirements To use the program on a computer satisfactorily ensure that 1t meets the following minimum system requirements Q Operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 2008 and XP SP2 Vista Server2003 2008 64 bit Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed 128 MB of RAM Hard disk drive with 40 MB of available space SVGA video adapter and monitor Mouse ODO 4 3 Installation Procedure The installation process consists of the following steps 1 Run Se
31. ercion 8 2 ralaase 69 build 7153 Support links To easily navigate through browsed pages the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Return to the previously browsed page Open the next browsed page Stop loading the current page 5 e O Refresh the contents of the current page 6 8 Legend Bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 16 User Manual The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Disk Map Legend When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer bar The program distinguishes between the following types of known file systems FAT16 32 NTES Linux Ext2 3 Linux ReiserFS 6 9 Status Bar This 18 the bottom part of the main window The status bar displays menu hints for each 1tem the cursor points to The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Status bar 7 Settings Overview The Settings dialog is available from the Main menu Tools gt Settings All the settings are grouped into several sections of which the functions are described in the following paragraphs The list of sections 5 placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list the user opens a set of options 7 1 General Options S E
32. es are automatically generated by Linux in accordance with the order of hard disks in BIOS and the order of partition records in the Partition Table The modification of primary partitions enumeration can lead to the changing of paths to some important resources In DOS The last versions of MS DOS use a rather sophisticated algorithm for drive letters assignment A drive letter which is assigned to a partition depends on the order of records in the Partition Table The modification of primary partitions enumeration affects the drive letters assignment In early versions of MS DOS it can even lead to the unavailability of a partition In any case the user may want to change the enumeration of primary partitions The program provides the ability to change the enumeration of primary partitions This feature allows the user to fix problems concerning the inappropriate order of partitions Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 45 User Manual In order to modify the enumeration of partitions the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Change Primary Slot Q Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Primary Slot Ja Are pou
33. etes the re writable disc s contents and begins the recording process 14 Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program 14 1 View Partition Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in depth information on the properties of hard disks partitions Besides the general information such as capacity used space or file system type it provides the possibility to get info on a hard disk geometry cluster size exact partition location etc In order to view properties of a partition hard disk the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Properties General File Systemirdo Advanced Logical Disk C Volume label System File system NTFS Type Prenay Capacity 12268 13 152 190 464 Bytes 25 667 872 Sectors 3 The provided information is grouped according to its properties thus select the required tab and get the information you need Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 49 User Manual 14 2 Mount Partition The program allows the user to assign or remove drive letters of existing formatted partitions 14 2 1 Assign Drive Letter In order to mount a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition
34. f the follow Hol processo ophors operaboni are committed Virtual mode oplicrs Pecera he task Send e mail robiicabon P Operation dependency options Operation 2 Backup partition or disk Boot recon comecton Change NTFS verson Change SID Check fle system F Compact MFT Convert Dynamic Desk to Basi Copy partition C Correct BCD fies Correct boot ini ies Create Select al Clear al Restore 065085 This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when the Send e mail notification on apply function 1s enabled By marking the appropriate operations the user can choose whether to receive an Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 20 User Manual e mail notification after the particular operation is completed or not However the user will not be notified by e mail in case operations 1f any require the system reboot General opbons i a Copy and backup options On Hot processing options Emal options Operation dependency options 7 Enable hot processing Hol processing opbons Hal F poget te yi Vitaal mode options H Paragon Hot Processing technology provides a fast backup copy of locked partition and hard disks under any Windows HT fardy OS windows HT 2000 03 2003 lt does not requine a considerable amount hardware C Always
35. from which an x86 based computer starts up The active partition must be a primary partition on a basic disk If you use Windows exclusively the active partition can be the same as the system volume In the DOS partitioning scheme only Primary Partitions can be active due to limitations of the standard bootstrap Cluster 15 the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks based on clusters which consist of one or more contiguous sectors The smaller the cluster size the more efficiently a disk stores information If no cluster size is specified during formatting Windows picks defaults based on the size of the volume These defaults are selected to reduce the amount of space that 1s lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume A cluster 1s also called an allocation unit Extended Partition is a type of partition that you can create only on basic master boot record MBR disks Extended partitions are useful 11 you want to create more than four volumes on a basic MBR disk Unlike primary partitions you do not format an extended partition with a file system and then assign a drive letter to 1t Instead you create one or more logical drives within the extended partition After you create a logical drive you format it and assign it a drive letter An MBR disk can have up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions one extended partition and multiple logical
36. g file system errors before performing operations on a partition Most useful operations require the targeted partition to have a valid file system to be processed In order to start the system integrity check the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 51 User Manual 2 Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Check File System Integrity Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Check File System Integrity 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 5 Send Log Files The program allows the user to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team In case of having difficulties with handling the program the user with the help of this very function can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as disk layout performed operations etc in order to tackle the encountered problem Information of that kind is stored in Log files In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Send Log Files dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Send Log Files 2 G
37. ge that appears in the Explorer bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 27 User Manual After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed ES Copy Partition Wizard 1 3 Welcome to the Copy Partition Wizard This vzad helps pou copy a palibor To continue click Hed lie 9 3 2 Settings The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a The partition to copy Select a partition you want to copy a Destination disk Select a hard disk with free space enough for performing the copy partition operation a Copy parameters The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user to specify the following options Copy the partition with resize This option gives the possibility to copy the partition to a block of free space which is smaller than the partition itself Partition size Define the size in Mb of the copied partition Free space before Define the position in Mb of the copied partition relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the available range of disk space Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive C
38. ge variety of file systems have been developed these days The program provides the ability to format existing or newly created partitions of the following file systems FATI2 amp FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Linux Swap v 2 HPFS 11 2 1 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Format Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are the following ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Format Partition Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Format Partition 11 2 2 Settings Define parameters of the formatting operation with the Format Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user can just press the Format button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 38 User Manual P Are you sure you want to formal not formatted volume on BESA disk 09 Please select naw file syztem z Pleape entes new volume label More opbons Foma Ho a File system Select the desired file system type from this pull down list In fact the program displays only file systems that can be correctly placed to the selected partition taking the capacity of the s
39. he SMTP server which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients The address may be represented as a traditional Internet host name e g mail com or as an IP numeric address e g XXX XXX XXX XX Q User e mail address Specify an e mail address that has been assigned by the Internet Service Provider or organization s e mail administrator a My outgoing server requires authentication Activate the option to allow the program to make authentication on the server before sending messages User name Enter the name that will be used to log in to the e mail account Password Enter the password that will be used to access the mail server Q Send e mail notification on apply Specify an e mail to send notifications on the carried out operations Send mail in HTML format Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text Send complete report after applying operations Activate the option to create an in depth report on the carried out operations and send it after performing the last operation Send graphical view of the disk sub system before and after apply Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed 7 4 Operation Dependency Options gt Edit settings General opbons Copy ard backup options Emal option Operation dependency options Please select a task lo be camed out when one more o
40. he hard disk By default the operating system will boot from the active bootable partition at startup Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 41 User Manual In order to mark partition Active Inactive the user should take the following steps 1 Select a primary partition on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to Mark Partition Active Inactive Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Mark Partition Active Inactive Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Mark Partition Active Inactive Are you sure you wan lo sel the volume as active You are about lo set the volume Ho label FATTE a active you already have active volumes thie achon might render pour system unbootable 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 11 5 2 Hide Unhide Partition The program allows the user to Hide Unhide primary and logical partitions The operating system does not mount hidden partitions thus preventing access to their contents In order to Hide Unhide a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to Hide Unhide partitions Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Hide Unhide Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then sele
41. he selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Remove Drive Letter Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 50 User Manual Are you sure pou van lo remove dive better 1 37 You are about to remove dive lette from the volume E No label FATTE Your computer may no longer boot or work correctly 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 3 Test Surface The program allows performing additional surface tests on existing partitions and blocks of free space In order to start the surface test the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition or a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Test Surface dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Test Surface Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Test Surface Test surface of volume 7 Testing volume surface allows bo find bad blocks and other problems Please select a surface best level Surface test level Choose the level of the test procedure 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 4 Check File System Integrity The program can check the file system integrity on existing partitions This function can be used for detectin
42. hould be presented as 1 2 digits hexadecimal number only hexadecimal digits 0 9 A F are allowed to be used 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 11 5 5 Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16 FAT32 HPFS and NTFS file systems include the Serial Number parameter The partition s Serial Number is saved in the boot sector its value is generated while formatting a partition The program enables to modify the partition s Serial Number on formatted FAT16 FAT32 HPFS and NTFS partitions without re formatting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Partition Serial Number dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Serial Number a On the Explorer bar click on the current serial number 3 Define the parameter value with the Change Partition Serial Number dialog Are you sure pou want lo change serial number of volume Cy Tour computer may no longes boot of work comectly Please enter new senal number in hexadecimal lamat New serial number The user can enter the new Serial Number value in this textual field The Serial Number should contain 8 hexadecimal figures 0 9 or A F The operation cannot be accomplished until the user enters all 8 symbols 4 The operation will be performed immediately after
43. in the found Windows instances to automatically generated random SID values Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 46 User Manual The program provides the ability to change SIDs 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change SID dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Change SID a Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change SID 2 Are you sure pou want to change SDs for Windows J instances on Basic Hard Disk 0 573400144 O Additionally look up the directories fisted below O Look up only the directesies listed below F Ask fo SID value to be assigned for esch Windows instance 3 Generate SID based on BOOT INI files information By default the utility searches for BOOT INI files on all partitions to extract information on Windows installations and then performs modifying of the found SIDs by automatically generated random values The user can specify some definite directories for search in addition to ones set in BOOT INI files or inhibit analyzing BOOT INI files at all It is also possible to set a SID value manually 13 Build Recovery Media The program provides the possibility to prepare a set of recovery tools on external media CD DVD or floppy disks The tool set can be of assistance
44. ing scheme the bootstrap code and on disk partitions This operation cannot be substituted by simply copying all on disk partitions The operation can be accomplished with the Copy Hard Disk Wizard The wizard is so well designed that the user simply needs to follow its easy instructions to make an exact copy of the disk 9 1 1 Starting There are several ways to start the Copy Hard Disk Wizard In the Main menu select Wizards gt Copy Hard Disk On the Common Tasks bar click the Copy Hard Disk item of the Wizards menu In the Toolbar click the Copy Hard Disk button Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Copy Hard Disk item on the page that appears in the Explorer bar vo After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed As Copy Hard Disk Wizard 1 3 Welcome to the Copy Hard Disk Wizard pr This helps pou lo erasia 4 copy of haid dak 1 To contrae click Hed 9 1 2 Settings Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 24 User Manual The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a The hard disk to copy Select a hard disk you want to copy a Copy parameters The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to specify the following options
45. ion ID Partition ID is an identifier of a file system that is placed in the partition Partition ID is saved in the Partition Table it is used to quickly detect partitions of supported types By manually changing the Partition ID value it 1s possible to manipulate the accessibility of partitions In order to change a Partition ID the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Partition ID dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Partition ID a On the Explorer bar click on the current partition ID a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Partition ID 3 Define the ID of the partition with the Change Partition ID dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 43 User Manual re pou sure you want bo change system ID of the partition Curent system ID is 0004 FATTE less than 32 MB Changing system ID might prevent some operating sysbeme from working wath the partition 0 04 FAT 16 less than 32 MB C Please entes marualy 4 a Predefined ID Select from the pull down list ID values for various file systems a Enter ID manually The textual field contains a hexadecimal presentation of the Partition ID Generally the Partition ID s
46. ioning may be used for If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux 100 percent sure that no virus will attack your PC drive partitioning is a necessity In order to run several OSs on a single hard drive you are to create a corresponding number of partitions to effectively delineate the boundaries of each OS All of the above mentioned partitioning applications are implemented in the program And all the necessary actions are performed by using the system of convenient wizards This means that the user simply has to follow easy step by step instructions to make the appropriate settings 5 3 64 bit Support The bulk of software today 1s written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user However that 15 not the case when dealing with servers processing large amounts of data with complex calculations of very large numbers That is where 64 bit architecture comes into play It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support more customer databases and more simultaneous users on each server Besides a 64 bit kernel can access more system resources such as memory allocation per user A 64 bit processor can handle over 4 billion times more memory addresses than a 32 bit processor With these resources even a very large database can be cached in memory Although many business applications run without problems on 32 bit systems others have grown so co
47. ive a detailed description on the encountered problem Send log files Please entes short description of pour problem Dear Sirs have just installed the program but am having a problem with making complete backups bo my 250G extemal dive have made a ful backup and this worked fine bul when in lo make an incremental backup Ihe software wil only repest a complete backup Am doing something wrong Hope you can help This is a sample suppor tequesl By clicking the Send button the built in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team 14 5 1 Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor There are several log files automatically generated by the program Contains in depth information on parameters and performance of all operations carried out by the program Picos Besides brief overview on operations it also contains detailed information about the state of all hard disks 5 Contains low level information on the CD DVD devices Cdb log used in the system BioN Tlog txt It is an OS dependent supplementary log file derived from or Bioxx dll It mav contain valuable information on Windows Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 52 User Manual Bio95log txt family operating systems 15 Glossary Active partition 15 a partition
48. ize of partitions keeping their relative order intact 9 2 2 Results The operation will be automatically accomplished after a ten second pause In case you are willing to modify some of the default options press the Pause button to continue execution press Start To interrupt the operation press the Cancel button By default the Progress dialog will be closed after the operation 15 successfully completed In case there are some problems the user can see it and find out what has happened 9 3 Copy Partition The copying of partitions can be used either for cloning sample partitions or for making backup copies of working partitions The user can duplicate partitions to protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction The partition can be copied back to the original place within a few minutes or can be used simply for copying separate files The program duplicates all usable partition data including files the exact structure of directories and file system metadata location of files security information access quotas and so on The program allows to copy partitions only to blocks of free space 9 3 1 Starting There are several ways to start the Copy Partition Wizard In the Main menu select Wizards gt Copy Partition On the Common Tasks bar click the Copy Partition item of the Wizards menu In the Toolbar click the Copy Partition button Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Copy Partition item on the pa
49. l be performed only once a The operation is started on the next logon and is then repeated at every logon The length of the interval between operations can be configured here Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 30 User Manual amp Copy Partition Wizard Scheduler A This page allows you bo schedule partition copy process Please epecily how and when would you tke to parom tive task Al Logori Ke hutdown on complete Run the task 5 On erep logon Oi On the next logon and then delete the tack gt Or logan with the interval af 1 dayfs As described earlier on where the user needs to copy data every evening in this case the Daily menu item in the Scheduler s window needs to be selected After selecting the option the lower section of the window will allow the user to define the following parameters of the operation initiation a The time when the backup operation starts Q A period during which the backup operation will be performed in days a The date when the backup operation will be started first and the date after which the task will be deleted from the scheduler s waiting list Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 31 User Manual amp Copy Partition Wizard Scheduler A This page allows you bo schedule partition copy process Please epecily how and when would you tke t
50. me when the backup starts A day of a month when the backup will starts The date when the backup operation will be started for the first time and the date when the operation Please specily how and when would pou Eke to parom tive task will cease to run amp Copy Partition Wizard Scheduler This page allows you bo schedule partition copy process C Shutdown system on complete Run the task 1805 2007 at 00 00 Ever 1 Day of the morth Do not jun the tack after Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 33 User Manual After completing the schedule please check the settings on the last page of the Wizard the Operation schedule section All scheduled tasks are placed in a separate list which can be retrieved by clicking the Scheduled Tasks tab in the Explorer bar Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help Name Script When bo Aur Hest Aun Time Parbbon copy 10507337 pel Al 000000 on day 1 of every month elarting 18 05 2007 01 06 2007 0 00 Scheduled Task scr 190507070250306 Fun at uses logon On every task the user can get in depth information including The task name The full path to the generated script of the task Scheduled time of launch Statistics on the last launch Scheduled time of the next launch Used account information Comments to the task DOODODOUL To easily manage tasks the program enables to arrange them according
51. mplex that they use up the 4 GB memory limitation of a 32 bit address space With this large amount of data fewer memory resources are available to meet memory needs On a 64 bit server most queries are able to perform in the buffers available to the database Some 32 bit applications make the transition to the 64 bit environment seamlessly others do not For instance system level utilities and programs that provide direct hardware access are likely to fail Our Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 9 User Manual program offers a full fledged support of the 64 bit architecture providing fault tolerant work for such system dependent modules as Hot Processing 5 4 Scheduling The automation of the program s operations 15 particularly effective when the user has to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis For example when a hard disk copying is made every evening so as not to lose valuable data it should be possible to simplify certain routine operations Another aspect of any automation process is that it runs automatically without the user having to be present The program is able to execute operations without the user being involved In addition it allows an optimization of your computer s work load This is especially important when operations require a considerable amount of computer resources processor time memory and more A number of operations which can decrease
52. n the Root Directory on the FATI16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control 11 2 3 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition formatted to the file system specified 11 3 Delete Partition The program allows the user to delete partitions on hard disks partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme The program removes references to the partition from the Partition Table so that the information from the deleted partition becomes inaccessible The resulted disk space can be used to create new partitions Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 39 User Manual Contents of the deleted partition do not disappear from the disk but merely are unavailable for the operating system 11 3 1 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Delete Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Delete Partition Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Delete Partition 11 3 2 Settings Define parameters of the delete operation with the Delete Partition dialog 27 Are you sure you want lo delete volume 7
53. nal of operations progress In case of hardware malfunction power outages or operating system failure the modified partition may become corrupted and non operable However the program will be able to complete the interrupted operation thus reviving the partition If the system has crashed during the operation in the fail safe mode insert the bootable Recovery CD and restart the computer The program will automatically detect the journal of the interrupted operation and complete the operation a Try to access non BIOS disk cylinders The option works only under Windows 95 98 ME When activated the program performs a special procedure to define the disk capacity and does not use the value that is returned by BIOS 7 2 General Copy and Backup Options 7 Edit settings E Copy and backup opiom E mad options Operation dependency options Hdd raw procesang Hol processing ophans Copy Backup an enire hard disk sector by sector wethoul takmg into account Wutusl mode options 85 partion structure Partition raw processing CopyBackup each partition sector by secto All sectors vall be processed one by one even unused sector Requees mote lime lo complete Ihe C Peifoem incremental copy This option n intended for copang only changes on the had disk since 4 Previous copy operation The program performs a companion between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current late Onk 5501012 that are dieen val be vatten bo a new copy
54. o parom tee task Day gt lt Shutdown system on complete Run the task orc 1805 2007 at 00 00 Ewery daia Do ratiun the task alter Fi There are also some situations when it is necessary to select the Weekly item of the Schedule type menu The lower section of the window will allow the user to define the following parameters of the start of the operation The time when the backup operation starts A period during which the backup operation will be performed in weeks Days of the week when the operation will be started The date when the backup operation will be started for the first time and the date when the operation will cease to run DODO Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved User Manual 32 Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 amp Copy Partition Wizard Scheduler This page allows you bo schedule partition copy process Please epecily how and when would pou fhe to perio Hee task Co a C Shutdown system on complete Monday Friday C Tuesday 7 Saturday C Wednesday Sunday Thursday Run the bask ore 1805 2007 at 00 00 Every 1 week s orc CI Do nat mun the task alter 18 05 2007 Finally copying can be accomplished on a monthly basis To set the times the user needs to select the Monthly item 01 the Schedule type menu and then define the following additional parameters The ti
55. on the Disk Map 2 Call the Add Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Assign Drive Letter a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Assign Drive Letter 3 Define a drive letter for the selected partition with the Add Drive Letter dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So the user may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation O Assign a drive letter This allows access to the volume by using the drive lelber assigned The assignment Is mot recommended tre volume contains a he system not supported by your operating system Assign the flowing dive letter EY Assign the following drive letter The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the selected partition Assign a drive letter to a non mounted partition or change the existed drive letter for already mounted partition 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 2 2 Remove Drive Letter In order to unmount a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter Q Call the popup menu for t
56. opy 9 0 28 User Manual el Copy Partition Wizard AE Set size and position of partition copy pa Sel ace and position of pation copy i Tour herd disk a o changes Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU HPF31024T j wj E 8 GH PAT a s l hee to piatt a oop Peace speci the size of the new partition 534 5 BMB 1679 MB Plespe speci soe of fee space before the patho 0 0 MB 1671 ME Please see of ree space aller the patiar 1013 O MB 1671 MB To accept the changes cick Hert 9 3 3 Results Depending on the user s choice the Copy Partition Wizard a starts the operation a reconsiders it After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition 10 Scheduling Operations The program allows the user to automate the backup copy operations The utility for this purpose is referred to as the embedded Scheduler which is used to specify the time for the execution of the copy operation There are two categories for time settings these correspond to appropriate items in the Schedule type menu a Initiating the copy operation by an event One time only 1 6 the Once item When system starts 1 6 the At System Startup item When the user logs on 1 e the At Logon item Q Initiating the copy operation periodically 1 6 Daily Weekly Monthly The user needs to select one of the variants Depending on the choice the scheduler will display a form
57. ptions button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available Please select surface test levet None Please select number of sectors per boot 32 Please select number of root entes i Please select number of sectors per cluster 8 hd Aedo a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the option to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 37 User Manual a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter 15 available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT 16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control 11 1 4 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition 11 2 Format Partition Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data The process of installing a file system 1s commonly known as formatting A hu
58. py disk A number of available recovery features wil be signdicar ly imited a Contents of the recovery set The recovery tools can include the standard Recovery Media image included in the installation package or software defined by the user In the last case the user can record a prepared image by setting the path to the image file on the disk Typical Use the standard Recovery Meda image suppbed wath the program O Advanced You can add some fles of folders to the standard Recovery Media image supplied vath the O User specified CD DVD image iso file Use CD DVD mage from specihic location ur Tr 1 i aahi momi lt Parsoon Soltware Hard Disk Manage 2008 Sute ASO booted 6510 A recording device The appropriate external media CD DVD or a floppy disk needs to be inserted into the selected device CD DVD writing parameters in case the user selects this kind of media Writing parameters include writing speed maximum or minimum and the ability of ejecting the recorded disc after completing the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 48 User Manual Witing speed v Eject the disc alter weing The program supports CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW and also DVD R DVD R double layer discs If the inserted disc is not empty the Wizard suggests the user erasing its contents When the user confirms the operation the program del
59. r more Primary partitions on one hard disk a If there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are allowed 4 The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of unpartitioned space It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition 11 1 2 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Create Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Create Partition Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Create Partition 11 1 3 Settings Define the future partition parameters with the Create Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 36 User Manual Are pou sure pou want to create a new partition on disk 07 You are about to create anew pathhon in Unallocated 1 6 GB sea Please select size position and fle svshem of the new partition Create new patton as Prmary parbhon Friman patki 4 Basic Hand Disk 1 Extended partton re Logical disk Unallocated Mi Unallocated 486 3 ME 745 2
60. rtitioning scheme It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers Another popular partitioning scheme 15 the so called LDM Logical Disks Model that originates from UNIX mainframe systems The Veritas Executive accommodates the simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem 1s that older versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most hard disk utilities do not support it as well Recovery Media is a CD or DVD or even a floppy disk from which the user can boot and recover the system Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 54 User Manual Root Directory is the top level directory of a formatted logical drive The Root Directory includes other files and directories In modern file systems e g Ext2 Ext3 FNTFS and even FAT32 the Root Directory does not differ from other directories in properties This is not the case for old FAT12 and FAT16 file systems Serial Number In the DOS partitioning scheme every hard disk and every partition has a Serial Number which consists of 32 bits and is represented by an 8 figure hexadecimal value The hard disk s Serial Number is stored in the MBR Its value is assigned when the MBR sector is ini
61. s thus opening up new possibilities for software developers As a result programs become more complicated and require considerable amount of free space One day the user realizes that there is no more free space left on the hard disk and the only way out is to upgrade Usually that means that besides purchasing a new hard disk the user 1s to face a large re installation procedure spanning several days of tedious work But all of this can be avoided just by copying the contents of the old hard disk to a new one proportionally resizing the partitions And the last but not least is the copying of hard disks for cloning purposes It may be of great use when setting up similar computers There is no need for a system administrator to install an operating system from scratch on every one of them It is enough just to configure one and then clone it to the others Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 8 User Manual 5 2 Drive Partitioning As you probably know a hard drive is to be split into one or more partitions since it cannot hold data until it is carved up and space 15 set aside for the operating system Until recently most PCs used to have just one partition which filled the entire hard disk and contained the OS The situation has changed however thanks to new cost effective high capacity hard drives thus opening up numerous possibilities for PC users such as editing video archiving music b
62. s activated the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be useful when upgrading the hard disk to a larger one Verification options This section allows the user to define whether the Surface test and or the Writing Verification test will be accomplished during the operation 9 1 3 Results Depending on the 507 5 choice the Copy Hard Disk Wizard a starts the operation a reconsiders it After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 25 User Manual 9 2 One Button Copy Wizard One of the fundamental features of the program is the ability to clone hard disks by pressing just one button 1 6 launching the One Button Copy Wizard To successfully accomplish the operation your system should meet the following requirements a at least two hard disks one of which should contain data and the other is empty the destination hard disk should have enough space to take contents of at least first partition of the source disk 9 2 1 Starting There are several ways to start the One Button Copy Wizard Q Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt One Button Copy Wizard Q Onthe Common Tasks bar click the One Button Copy Wizard item of the Wizards menu ne Button opy Wizard E led Copying the hard disk This
63. the performance can be run during the night or whenever the computer has the least work load to perform The program has a special tool for scheduling The user can set out a timetable for various copy operations For example some operations may be performed daily others weekly and so on The scheduled operation starts at a specified time without interrupting the user s current activity due to using Hot Processing technology 6 Interface Overview This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program to the user The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and menus are accompanied by easy understandable icons Nevertheless any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter 6 1 General Layout When the user starts the program the first component that is displayed is called the Launcher It enables the user to run wizards and utilities to specify program settings to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration The Launcher s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 10 User Manual Welcome to Parapon Drive Co Main Menu Toots changes Wards Hard TR a ES Y 0 Disk
64. tialized by standard disk managing tools from Microsoft such as Windows Disk Administrator and FDISK utility In fact the hard disk s Serial Number is not important for most operating systems and software It is known that Windows NT 2000 and XP store hard disks Serial Number values in the database of assigned drive letters A partition s Serial Number is stored in its Boot Sector in FAT16 FAT32 and NFTS file systems Its value is assigned when the partition 1s formatted In fact the partition s Serial Number does not play an important role for most operating systems and software Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
65. tings The Start Copying page allows the user to verify settings which have already been made and correct them if necessary Press the Back button to return to the previous page and modify the installation settings Click the Next button to complete the installation process 7 Copying Files The Setup Status page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup 8 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process 5 Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes it easier for the user to operate the program 5 1 Copy Operations Hard drive duplication nowadays is becoming highly popular among PC users That is due to some definite advantages it can offer First of all many people clone hard disks just to back up data for security reasons The present day copy utilities enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability In case of a system malfunction the user can get the system back on track in minutes No additional configuration is required what is very convenient The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a new one The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two year
66. to a certain characteristic just by clicking on the required property It is also possible to enable disable rename delete refresh or modify additional properties of the selected task To modify additional properties of the selected task with the Task Editor the user should select the Properties item of the context menu which can be called by a right click on the appropriate task Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 34 User Manual o Task Pro perties Partition copy General Schedule Progam Paragon Copy 5 Professional Progiam sctipts exe Ey 560 are Drive Copy 8 5 Professsonal senpls ser_ 180507065952937 pil Comments Fation copy has been scheduled 19 05 2007 10 59 52 The dialog window has two tabs General and Schedule The General tab contains The full path to the program interpreter of the macro commands which describes the scheduled task The line of parameters for starting the interpreter 1 e the task described in macro language Comments referring to the task The option of enabling disabling the task The Schedule tab contains the timetable of the task which the user can modify In order to apply the changes the user needs to click the Apply button at the foot of the dialog 10 1 Save to Scheduler Besides automating copy operations the program provides the ability to schedule any virtual operation
67. ts reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 53 User Manual A method of hiding partitions consists in changing the Partition ID value that is saved in an appropriate entry of the Partition Table This is achieved by XOR ing the Partition ID with the 0x10 hexadecimal value This method only works when the set of usable Partition ID values is very limited since large sets of usable Partition IDs can lead to confusing file system types for example Ext2 partitions are marked with the 0x83 Partition ID value A hidden Ext2 partition would be marked with the 0x93 Partition ID value which is identical with the Amoeba File system Partition ID Master File Table MFT is a relational database that consists of rows of file records and columns of file attributes It contains at least one entry for every file on an NTFS volume including the MFT itself MFT is similar to a FAT table in a FAT file system MBR amp Ist track of the hard disk is the Oth sector of the disk MBR Master Boot Record contains important information about the disk layout The partitioning scheme The starting records of the Partition Table The standard bootstrap code or the initial code of boot managers disk overlay software or boot viruses Generally the Oth sector 1s used for similar purposes in all existing partitioning schemes The capacity of the MBR 1s not sufficient to place sophisticated boot programs This means that the on boot software uses the entire Oth tr
68. tup Application From the folder where the setup files are kept run the SETUP EXE file This application will guide the user through the process of the program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps 2 Starting Setup The Welcome page informs that the application 1s being installed Click the Next button to continue 3 Confirm License Agreement The License Agreement page displays the Paragon License Agreement Read the agreement and then click the Yes button to accept If the user does not agree with any conditions stated there the installation process will be interrupted 4 Select an Installation Folder The Destination Location page allows the user to choose the folder where the program will be installed By default the installation folder will be created as C Program Files Paragon Software Paragon Drive Copy To select another folder click the Browse button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue 5 Select a Program Group Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 7 User Manual The Program Folder page enables the user to select the application s program group for the Start Menu By default 1t will be the program group Start gt Programs gt Paragon Drive Copy Click the Next button to continue 6 Verify Setup Set
69. tware Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 15 User Manual a Information about the program consisting of the product s name the version of the program and a list of helpful links a Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map a List of scheduled operations According to these categories the Explorer bar has three tabs a Disk View which allows the user to view detailed information about any of the disks a Scheduled Tasks which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations a Help System which contains the User Manual and information about the program The user 1s able to access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which enables the user to address for example our company s website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program The Help System of the program is HTML oriented The user can read the user manual and follow external links from to get additional information Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help Paragon Drive Copy P E ty m 4 Version information Paragon Drive Copy version 9 0 build 5753 25 06 08 Professional Components versions Paragon Base Services Library vortion 1 1 build 753 5 06 08 hem Al varcion 9 8 5 3 8 09 build 3 biont dil version 8 8 release 8 build 7153 bionteys v
70. up any operation is accomplished by using practical wizards Each step of the wizard includes in depth information in order to allow the user to make the right choice Graphical representations of the data help the user to gain a better understanding In this manual you will find the answers to many of the technical questions which might arise while using the program 2 Key Features Let us list some of the key features Q User friendly interface Easily understood icons accompany all functions of the program Q Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations Q Copy Partition Hard Disk Wizards that enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability and that even beginners may understand a Basic functions for initializing partitioning and formatting hard disks Instead of the standard Windows disk tools the program supports all file systems a Recovering of any accidentally deleted partition by using the Undelete Partitions Wizard a Schedule the operation The user can set a convenient time for the program to perform the operation automatically Q Shutdown After Apply function enables to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any scheduled operation a Build external recovery media that help the
71. use hol procesting Use hol processing onb when partition i locked Hol processing lemporary din C s This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account in case the Hot Processing mode is enabled The Hot Processing mode is a part of the backup copy operation that allows the program to process a disk without restarting the computer The program forces the system to restart to obtain exclusive access to the processing data The Hot Processing mode may be used to process locked partitions or any backup copy operation The user defines the method in this section The user can also set a Temporary drive This option defines a partition by default C for the Hot Processing temporary file The temporary file will be deleted when the hot backup copy is performed which may require a large amount of disk space Should there not be enough space on drive C then another drive needs to be selected 7 6 Virtual Mode Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 21 User Manual Edit settings General ophons Emal options Operation dependency options Operaiors mode Fol processmag opbons Allow vitual mode Set this option to cany out all the operations vietually With this enabled you will be able to commi the changes discard al changes of discard the last change If pou seabch the opbon off the operabions wall be caned cut
72. user to restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore 3 Drive Copy Editions The product is being released in several editions Personal and Professional which vary in price and provided functionality Additional to the features supported by the Personal version the Professional version of the program provides the following advanced functionality a Windows Server support It can be installed on and run under Windows 2000 2003 2008 Server Family providing the ability to work in Terminal Sessions Q Possibility to send notifications by e mail on the carried out operations Supported Operating Systems Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Drive Copy 9 0 5 User Manual OS Personal Professional Windows Me No No Windows NT No No Windows NT Server Family No No Windows 2000 Professional Yes Yes Windows XP Home Edition Yes Yes Windows XP Professional Yes Yes Windows XP Professional 64 bit Yes Yes Windows 2000 Server Family No Yes Windows Storage Server 2003 No Yes Windows Server 2003 Web No Yes Windows Server 2003 Standard 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Itanium No No Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Itanium No No Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Premium No Yes Windows Server 2008 Web 64 bit No Yes Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit No Yes Windows Serv

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