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2. E 55 Demstallin the Pro Sra scsscessesacesvacaissesesccteaecais casussetecescciececceaseeavecbeudecsvcoteavtcesweseseteeoseseucss 57 CIOSS ALY e M 58 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 3 User Manual Introduction Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the problems the user might face while using PC A highly intelligent program engine together with built in advanced recovery facilities make it possible to securely carry out partitioning operations of any complexity optimize performance of NTFS and FAT file systems migrate the system to another hard disk etc without fear to lose precious data Setting up major operations 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 product Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 4 User Manual Partition Manager Editions The product is being released in several editions Personal and Professional which vary in price and provided functiona
3. Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Pe 43 Qv Xo Meb 4 Name Sie Modbed CRTI CODO Dine Gl Had Dik amp 0 Maxtor 7Y250P0 233 7 GB amp GAO Primary NTFS F 2337 GB gt 1 sT3160815A5 148 GB amp GPO Pray NTFS C 19568 gi GP Primary NTFS D 634 GB E92 Pray NTFS E 66 GB Browse for the required archive and then open it by double click of the left mouse button Disk View Help Hame Size Modhed E Eae 171207090309904 17 122007 123321 Ge ac 171207132655639 17 12 2007 16 28 59 arc 181207081 158701 18 12 2007 12 21 37 BB ac 161207051156701 PB1 63KB 18 12 2007 12 21 33 dr 135 G 1 Partilion E34 GB 2 Paitilon 66 GB WH arc 1812070381158701 0100p 000 189GB 31812200 1213 33 arc 181207091158701 0100p 001 198GB 1812200712143 arc 181207081 158701 100p 00 19GB 18122007121522 arc 181207091158701 0100p 003 19GB 18122007 121817 arc 181207031156701 _0100p 004 B285MB 18122007121634 arc 181 207091158701_0100p ptm 343KB 318122007 12 16 33 arc 181207091158701 0101p 000 196GB 181220071217 35 Call the popup menu right click of the mouse button for a file folder you need and then select the Export item Disk View Help Sie Modifie 0 Pathon 13 5 GB E E Extend 24 11 GS Occ 1510 E E inel E 12 10 Ego e 05 05 E E Program Fikes 28 11 amp RECYCLER 311 amp System Volume Information 1411 E E The Bati
4. After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 31 User Manual Backup and Rescue The data protection issue 1s a growing cause of worrying for more and more people today Indeed it is hardly to find a person who will be particularly happy when all precious information on the hard disk is irreversible lost as a result of its malfunction So how can this tragedy be prevented Our program offers a number of facilities to establish an effective data protection system a Simple Backup The most reliable way of data protection for the hard disk is the ability to create archive duplications A modern backup archive uses the so called image a snapshot of the whole disk system or its separate partitions It not only includes the contents of all user made files but additionally contains the exact structure of directories information about file allocation file attributes and other related data Thus it enables to recover the system with all its contents into its initial state without any additional efforts a Simple Restore Actually it is the reverse of the backup operation thus without having a previously made backup image you will not be able to use it However it is the most efficient and easy to use way to recover the system and data a Transfer Files With the File Transfer
5. 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 inear 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 rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 59 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 Ds can lead to confusing file system types for example
6. User Manual Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 46 System Hard Disk Migration To migrate your system hard disk to another disk with the Copy Hard Disk Wizard simply do the following 1 Connect both source and destination disks to the computer Restart the computer 3 Start the Copy Hard Disk Wizard by clicking the Copying and Migration button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Hard Disk Migration item Click the Next button to continue 4 On the Select Hard Disk to Copy page select a source disk a hard disk you want to copy Click the Next button to continue 5 On the Select Target Hard Disk page select a destination disk a hard disk where contents of the source disk will be copied Click the Next button to continue 6 Define Copy Options By default the program offers to remove free blocks between partitions and resize them proportionally That is just what we need Besides we recommend you to enable the surface test to make sure your new hard disk is flawless Choose the copy options that suit best pour needs Copy options CEDO sew copy Partition raw copy Perform incremental copy Resize oplions Remove free blocks between partitions Copy date and resize partitions proportionally Verification options Perform surface test Veriy waiting G The option slows pou t copy an entre hard dick sector by sector vathout baking mia Accourgt its pabbinn sirucbure 7 Onthe
7. 184 8 GB NTFS Lr Volume size 183 304 973 MB w 67 429 MB 238 366 MB Free space before 0 Bytes w D betes 171 337 83 MB Free space ater SOORLSSMB Obetes 171 330 01 MB Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7r 250P0 i Unallocated 184 3 GB NTFS 48 8 GB 6 Create a new partition to install Windows XP To do that please call the context menu for a newly created block of free space right click of the mouse button and launch the Create Partition dialog Are you ture you want lo creale a new partition on disk 27 You ant about to creale a new pariio n m an Unallocated 48 8 GB aea Please select size position and the file system of the new partibon Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor TY250PU E 43 868 NTFS Create tine mew partion as a Primary partition Please specily the new partition size 50054 7 MB 50054 MB Please specily size of free space before the patton 0 0MB 50 046 MB I Used Please specily size of free space alter the partitio O OMB 50046 MB Erw Please select file system for new partition NTFS B 558GB Bytes Pease entier new volume labet SF Please specily dre letter 3 More ophons 7 Define parameters of the future partition By all means it has to be primary and since we are going to install Windows XP the most preferable file systems are NTFS and FAT32 Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
8. Ext2 partitions are marked with the 0x83 Partition ID value A hidden Ext2 partition would be marked with the 0x93 Partition ID value which 1s 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 is not sufficient to place sophisticated boot programs This means that the on boot software uses the entire Oth track of the hard disk in addition to the Oth sector because it 1s 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
9. 14 11 amp WIndows 06 12 _ MibDet 25KB 2411 l SBadClus OBvtes 2411 5 Select a place on the disk where the file folder will be extracted to Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 44 User Manual System C v x 3 y Addece C Documentz and Setings Name Dal System C Documents and Settings L3 E el i 12 Program Fis 28 Network Places P E The Bal 14 ES WIndows 6 E Appkcaticns D Other Stuff E E Local Desk F S DVD Dive G CODVD RAM Drive H 6 Click the OK button to accomplish the operation Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot simply do the following 1 Connect the second hard disk to the computer 2 Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 3 Restart the computer 4 Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the Next button to continue 5 Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page 6 Choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button 7 Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to local drives or physical partitions item Click the Ne
10. Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 36 User Manual a Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition Building Recovery Media Creation of bootable recovery media is performed with the Recovery Media Wizard Starting To launch the Recovery Media Wizard click the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and select Burn Rescue Kit After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Fs Recovery Media Builder idc Welcome to the Recovery Media Builder Recover Media Bulde helps you crieale the Recovery Heda which pou can use bo boot your compuler rom in case your operabng syshem cannot boot any more The Recovery Media contains the mam components of the product and alloves you to parom most of its recovery operatione To continue cick Mert 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 Recover Meda wil be created on CD DVD This option is recommended because ihe size of the disc allows vou to make all the recovery teabes available O Floppy Disk The Recovery Mecha val be created on a Floppy disk
11. Documents and Selliings Name Al Users Em Appice ation Liata E E Desktop i E Documents ORM EFavole E DI Start Menu Templates L7 Andrey 4 Total dala sce 1 7 MB a Destination to store the object s The File Transfer Wizard allows copying data to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned or burning them to CD DVDs Choose the way the data will be stored There ae several ways the Wizard can store your data Plese select how s Save data to local network drives O Save data to physical partitions C Burn the data to CD or DYD a Revision of changes The Operation Summary page provides structurally divided information on all the actions made in the wizard Check the changes and come back to any of the steps of the wizard to correct them if necessary by following the required hyperlink Please review the transfer options You can retum bo the comesponding page and change the options by Object s selected 1 Total data size 4 1 MB 4 321 496 Bytes Tranh li Destination path C Program Files Space avalable on destination 1 7 GB 1555 575 872 Bytes Results The wizard will transfer files folders to the specified destination a local or network disk or a CD DVD disc Available operation scenarios a Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk a Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD
12. In case the inserted disc is not empty the program suggests the user erasing its contents Click the Next button to accomplish the operation After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button Eject the CD Turn off the computer Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The system fails to boot since some files are damaged If you have a backup of the system partition you can recopy these files to make the system be operable again Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device Restart the computer Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the Next button to continue 7 8 9 10 Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page Open the required backup choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to local drives or physical partitions item Click the Next button to continue On the Select Destination Path page select the required system disk to copy the data to by pressing the Browse button Click the Next button to accomplish the operation After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button Eject the CD Turn off the computer Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
13. Next button to start the restore process 9 After completing the operation reboot the computer Linux DOS Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Set up a network connection by selecting the Network Configurator item of the main menu 4 Launch the Simple Restore Wizard Click the Next button on the Welcome page 5 On the What to Restore page either type the full path to the backup image of the disk which you are going to restore or click the standard browse button to find it Click the Next button 6 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image viewing the provided information about the archive When the archive has been chosen click the Next button 7 On the disk layout map select a disk to be restored Click the Next button 8 Set the size of the partition The user can compress or expand it at the expense of available unused space Click the Next button 9 Click the Finish button to initiate the restoring process 10 After completing the operation reboot the computer Restoring from a Network Drive To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image located on a network drive simply do the following WinPE Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon WinPE Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the Restore
14. Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 50 User Manual Create the new parlilon as a Primary partition v Please specily the new partition site 50054 7 MB 50 054 MB Please specily ame of ree space before the paibiore 0 OMB 50 046 MB Please speciy se of ree space alter the partitione O OMB 50 046 MB Please select file system for mew partition FAT 32 vi Please enter new volume labet Please specihy dene letter Hone v 8 Asaresult of the operation we have got a newly created FAT32 partition just enough in size to comfortably work with Windows XP Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor P 250P0 U U l 184 3 GB NTFS 488GB FAT32 9 Hide the Windows Vista partition to avoid writing any data on it during the Windows XP installation as it 1s the best way to provide system independence To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the Hide Partition dialog Click the Yes button to continue Fie system Not formatted Are you sure you want to hide the partition You are about to hide partition Vista NTFS Hiding the parthon may cause dine NTFS letters to be changed 184 8 GB NTFS 10 Apply all introduced changes By default PM works in the virtual mode of execution so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them To do that just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights
15. So choose the required component s by marking a checkbox opposite its title A brief description to the selected feature on the right will help make no mistake Click the Next button to continue 6 Select a Program Group The Program Folder page enables the user to select the application s program group for the Start Menu By default it will be the program group Start Programs Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Click the Next button to continue 7 Verify Setup Settings 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 8 Copying Files The Setup Status page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup 9 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 13 User Manual Starting the Program To start the program please click the Windows Start button and select Programs gt Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 The first component that will be displayed 1s called the Express Launcher In general it enables to run components of the product launch the help system or go to the program s home page Paragon Partition Manager 8 0 Prof
16. Wizard by clicking the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Simple Restore item 4 On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 On the Browse for Archive page select the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Click the Next button Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 42 User Manual 6 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the archived disks or partitions In case you have a complex archive select the required item to restore 7 On the Where to Restore page select a place you would like to restore the archive to 8 On the Restore Results page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the restore process 9 After completing the operation reboot the computer Linux DOS Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device Restart the computer Set up a network connection by selecting the Network Configurator item of the main menu Launch the Simple Restore Wizard Click the Next button on the Welcome page On the What to Restore page either type the full path to the backup image of the disk which
17. Wizard the user can retrieve important data from a failed hard disk and copy it to another hard disk or burn it to CD DVD before reinstalling the system or replace damaged files by using a previously made backup image a Burn Rescue Kit 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 in case of an operating system corruption which means that the user 1s able to boot the computer even when the operating system is not able to do so Creating Backup Images Creation of backup images is accomplished with the Simple Backup Wizard Starting To launch the Simple Backup Wizard click the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and select Simple Backup After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 32 User Manual 1 Simple Backup Wizard Welcome to the Simple Backup Wizard This wizard helps you to back up your hard disk data to local diks in just a few checks We recommend to ceste backup images to extemal hard dines In addition the Frolessional and Server edbons also allow vou to create backup mages bo network storage devices _ o ca E T To continue click Next Settings The Simple Backup Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with t
18. and Migration button of the Express Launcher and select Hard Disk Migration After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 27 User Manual ia Copy Hard Disk Wizard da Welcome to the Copy Hard Disk Wizard This wizard helps pou to create a copy of a hard dick To conius chck Neat i Settings 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 Dn this page vou can choose a hand dick you would like to copy All parbhons from thes hard disk wall be copied to the destination vou wal choose on the next page Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor PY 250P0 I a F l eae GE NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 5T31508154 Hi fe Bas Hard DT 5131608143 Wi 0 l c34 GE NTFS EUST a The target hard disk Select a hard disk if several where all data of the source disk will be copied to Select a target hard disk All data from the source hard disk wall be coped there Dunng the copy operation the lange dek content vil be deleted Basic Hard Disk Maxtor 7Y250PO0 gs Basic Hard oko Maxtor 7725000 z33 r GENTES Copyr
19. 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 Partition Manager 9 0 To select another folder click the Browse button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 12 User Manual 5 Select Components to Install The Select Components page enables the user to choose what components are to be installed Select Components Chooses Ehe components Setup yall mstall Select the components you want to intial and clear the components you do nol want bo install Fation Manager 3 0 Professional Description wh Dive Backup 851 Professional Trial Instalis Lore components of Partition Manager 8 0 Professional Space Hegquied on C Space Avadable on C Besides Partition Manager 9 0 the user can also install a trial version of Drive Backup 8 51 as a bonus from Paragon Technology GmbH
20. copy Select a partition you want to copy Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 30 User Manual Ori ihiz page you can choose a volume lo copy Basic Hard Diek 0 Maxtor 7r 250P 0 a ij wu Unallocated Basic Hard Disk 1 5T3T50815A5 mH Bes Je e E 1375 ME 634GB NTFS 66 GB NTFS Q Destination disk Select a hard disk with enough unallocated space to perform the operation The wizard val create a copy of Logical Disk C from Basic Hard Disk 1 5T3150815A5 The copy wil be created on Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7 250P0 Please select where lo create a cope Basic Hard Disk O Maxtor Y 250P 0 a Copy parameters The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user to specify the following options Tour hard disk after the changes Bate Hard Disk 0 Maxtor ff 250P0 9 0 757 GB NTFS Where lo place a copy 599 MB 161 771 MB Specily the sre of fee space before the parbhorc 0 OMB 150 352 MB Specily the size of the new partitions Specily the size of ree space aller the pation 117043 OMB 150 362 MB 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 Results
21. disk Hard Disk 0 Boot from the primary hard disk a Find OS s on your hard disks The program will scan hard disks of your computer to find any bootable operating system LJ To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Normal Mode When the Normal mode is selected the Linux launch menu appears Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 15 User Manual l s E You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the stan please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Foo Ly Lee Simple Restore Wiz ard Boot Corrector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Command line Reboot the computer Power off the computer a Paragon Partition Manager enables to carry out partitioning operations of any complexity copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks defragment FAT and NTFS volumes etc a Simple Restore Wizard allows restoring hard disks and partitions a File Transfer Wizard allows coping files folders to another disk or a partition as well as recording them to CD DVD a Boot Corrector helps to correct the Windows System Registry without Windows being loaded Q N
22. every time the computer starts up and define a timeout on the expiry of which the program will automatically select the previously chosen item of the menu Hidden mode Choose this mode not to display the boot menu until pressing a hot key For this mode the user should define a hot key used to enable the Boot Manager and a time period in seconds the startup message will be displayed Boot menu options Normal mode Timeout for booting the last used configuration 15 seconds 2 Hidden mode Time t display the Boot Manager stadup message Choose a hot key for starting up the Boot Manager Fi a Deactivating Configuring the Boot Manager These two options will only be available once the wizard has been completed and launched again Select the Deactivate option to remove the Boot Manager from the MBR Master Boot Record or Configure to modify the previously set parameters of the startup process Configure Choose this option to enter the Settings page Tou vl be able to configure the Boot Manager appearances and the Boot Menu oponi 3 Deactivate process back to its previous state Results After the Boot Manager Setup Wizard is completed the program updates the original record in the MBR to get control of the booting process and to be able to display the boot menu Available operation scenarios a Creating Dual Boot Systems Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partit
23. 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 and or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during the operation Results After the operation 1s completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk Available operation scenarios Q System Hard Disk Migration Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 29 User Manual Copy Partition Cloning of a partition can be accomplished with the Copy Partition Wizard Starting To launch the Copy Partition Wizard click the Copying and Migration button of the Express Launcher and select Copy Partition After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed amp Copy Partition Wizard i td Welcome to the Copy Partition Wizard This wizard helps you copy a partition JD The wizard has found a hard disk it cannot work with Please note that this dick vall not be available in the wizard the vazad K vank yth i To continue cick Next 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
24. A number of available recovery features will be sigrificantiy limited 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 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 37 User Manual G Typical Use the standard Recovery Media image supplied vath the program C Advanced Tou can add some files or folders to the standard Recovery Media image supphed with the program C3 User speched CD DVD image iso file Use a CD DVD image from a specie location aram Fles Paragon Solbware F action Manager 3 0 Professional IS D booted iso a Arecording device The appropriate external media CD DVD or a floppy disk needs to be inserted into the selected device a 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 Wrtmg speed Lh ut uE Eject the disc after writing 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 deletes the
25. OS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem is 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 Partition Manager 9 0 60 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 1s 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 initialized 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 valu
26. Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 User Manual Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 2 User Manual CONTENTS NT EF OGWICTION ec M 3 Partition Manager E Gitions wessccscesasssseccavsscccedeseszssceserestesetasscavssecsscesexnswsssesescsapesvocecsseseteeseuseees 4 Product CompoDneHls secssscacesedecssceucivevesedecestensssevecstsdestancenssetsvecoabeess de desexsvecteacseecocetavaiteweeueteens 5 Features CV ET VIC W e 6 Key cci e C seu E E RAE EE EN EENES 6 SUPPOLled TECHIOlOGIES m 6 SUPPOLbed Pal ird 7 SUP POLCCE MICU a e 7 Getne Started osre tm 8 EVES CH oi EO i er 8 Contacting Paragon Technology Gmbl sssscscccssssssssssssscccccccccsssssssscccccsccessssssssccccssccsssssssssccsssssesees 10 System Requiremelits stand ccaices basddsesstesssesu sets cvasssedeuebnsdansassesssouesuicvessesssenbasdanssscesucessesdcvecsssesenbnsdsasmmzecace 10 Installme he POG EAM uie avsvsckdvctvestesvevccitecevesuesvavecsavatnectesdseceseunssccveuceesesQeatecatesduesessensycauesdaeseseustvoauecdavessasess 11 St rtine CEP OO AIM deo Een ER DE PRSE eede od ee Hte Ee ea las hahaa Md Vene anders 13 Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD ssccessssscccsssnssectacnvedessesnevevssesecctenntencduanvedessesvessvecnsssctecsnenusasnsevers 14 Paro GS cc
27. Partition Creation of partitions is accomplished with the Create New Partition Wizard 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 a Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk a Five or 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 un partitioned space It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition Starting Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 18 User Manual To launch the Create New Partition Wizard click the Partitioning button of the Express Launcher and select Create Partition After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed amp Create New Partition Wizard 2 Welcome to the Create New Partition Wizard Lad l This wizard helps pou create and formal new partition Advanced Mode iti recommended to creatie a new parbbon s the last priman partition or as the las
28. TFS 569GB 1 D 1 23 lt gt Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor Pr 250PU a NTFS B FAT a FATIE Linux Ext2 Linu Ext E ReiserFs 3 Release some free space not less than 10 GB to install Windows XP from the partition To do that please call the context menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button and launch the Move Resize dialog rue system mips FOL ze gia B amp Are you sure you want to move resize volume 5 7 You ae about bo move resize the NTFS volume Mo label B Basc Hard Disk 2 Maxtor Y 250P1J Name a 233 TFS eed i B STR Me 6353 7 Ba UE 239366 340 MB 57429 MB 239 366 MB b EE 6586l Free space before 0 Bytes w Obes 171 337 83 ME Free space after O Bytes ow D bytes 171 930 01 MB E More options 2337 GB NTFS BH urs M rco EH FATIG D LexEx2 D LrxExX3 E Reuers 4 In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the left by the drag and drop technique While doing this free space from the partition will be released displayed in aqua green You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 49 User Manual Are you sure you want to move resize volume 5 You are about to move resize the NTFS volume No label G Basic Hard Disk 7 Maxtor Y A50FU g w UI d en Un
29. ag marker by moure A new partition wil be created where the marker is ri Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 19 User Manual Q Partition size There is no restriction on size of the future partition merely depending on space available on the hard disk If there is not enough free space in one block the wizard enables to redistribute free space joining all free space blocks together into one united block and moving partitions when necessary If the total amount of free space is still not enough it 1s possible to split a fragment of space from one of the existing partitions thus resizing it Your hand dsk before the changes Batic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPE3TUZAT dn IF t eh Unallocated BOG FATS 76GH Your hard disk after the changes Bache Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3IOZAT e t F 5 BB Nat formatted 456B FAT32 New volume curent size it 5 GB Min Volume Sge 0 Bytes 4 Max Volume Sge 5 7 GB Create as logical partition You can also choose whether the future partition will be primary or logical by marking the appropriate option a Partition properties On the next page of the wizard you can set a number of additional parameters Tour hard disk alter the changes Basic Haid Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3T0ZAT cd IF Partition type MESES v Volume label Asaon the Following dive letter None v Surface test
30. artition except selected at the moment DODO Starting To launch the Boot Manager Setup Wizard click the Boot Management button of the Express Launcher and select Boot Manager After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed oL Boot Manager Setup Wizard Welcome to the Boot Manager Setup Wizard This wizard helps you lo activate deactivate and configure the Boot Manager To continue cick Next Settings The Boot Manager Setup Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user should set the following parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 39 User Manual Q Hiding other primary partitions By marking this option the program will automatically assign the hidden flag to all primary partitions of the hard disk s except the one selected to boot This will help to avoid any problems when dealing with different operating systems or different versions of one and the same OS as they will be unaware of each other Hide the other primary partitions Choose this option to hide the other primary partitions except the one that val be computer This vell allow you to ncapsulabe muliple Operating Systems a Boot menu options In this section the user can switch between the following modes Normal mode Choose this mode to display the boot menu
31. e is assigned when the partition is 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
32. e or recovery purposes Both platforms have their strong sides for instance Linux can boast support of FireWire 1 e IEEE1394 or USB devices It enables to burn CD DVD disks However there can be some difficulties with detecting new hardware DOS in its turn has no problems of that kind but is limited in features The Linux DOS Recovery CD requires no installation and can be of great help when the system fails to boot Besides it offers a Windows XP like environment a WinPE based Recovery CD Especially for keen followers of Windows our product also offers a WinPE based bootable media Unlike Linux DOS Recovery CD it can boast an excellent hardware support and the same interface as for the Windows version However its system requirements are much tougher Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 6 User Manual Features Overview This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical highlights of the product Key Features Well let us list some of the product key features n Q d E Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations Simple backup restore facilities to secure your system and data Support of basic techniques to store backup images Backup to local mounted Drive Letter Assigned partitions Backup to a n
33. e second operating system you need to repartition your drive first as it requires a separate primary partition If this case the following scenario is just what you need 1 Launch Partition Manager 9 0 by clicking the Partitioning button and then selecting Partition Manager 9 0 in the Express Launcher Partitioning Create Partition Create a new partition and sel ts properties Copying and Migration Format Partition Format a partition to any popular fiie system Backup and Rescue Redistiibute Free Space Increase the size of a volume by talking free space from other volumes or using unaliocaled disk space Boot Management Advanced flitionng and hard dick management 2 In the main window of PM select your hard disk on the Disk Map to make a block of free space on it Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 48 User Manual D Logical Disk G Volume letter 85 enal number BCEABASB Volume label Yita Partition ID 07 NTFS Type Proxy HTFS version 301 File system NTFS Total size 233 7 GB Root entnes 773 Used space 553GB Sectors per boot 8 Free space 1758 GB Sectors per cluster E Activity No Hidden state No veh Partition or Move partition r A Tn nam f Name Fie system Used Start sector Start cylinder Stathead Siz E Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7125090 23 Logical Disk G N
34. er Setup wizard As your Windows Vista is non bootable any more you need to install Partition Manager 9 0 once again but this time in Windows XP to activate Boot Manager To avoid double installation of the program you can use WinPE Recovery CD to activate Boot Manager Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 52 User Manual 13 To launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard please click the Boot Management button of the Express Launcher and select Boot Manager TERRAE Boot Manage Partitioning STIL P112 dV priae Wiry cers for your system Copyi ng and Migration Backup and Rescue 14 Set up the Boot Manager wizard The most relevant option here is the possibility to hide other primary partitions except the one selected to boot and it is by all means should be activated to make Windows Vista and Windows XP unaware of each other The rest of the parameters offered by default will do in our case so just complete the wizard and it will automatically find the two operating systems and update the MBR Hide the other primary partitions Choga this option to Fade the other piman partibonrs except the one that vell be zelected for booting up the computer This wall allow you to incapsulate multiple Operating Systems Boot menu options Normal mode v Timeout for booting the last used configuration 15 seconds O Hidden mode Time to depla the Boot Manager star
35. essional Edition amp Help O About E A Partitioning Partitioning Create Partition Create a new partition and set s properties Copying and Migration Format Partition Format a part ion to any popular Tile system Backup and Rescue Redistribute Free Space 7 Increase the size of a volume by taking free space from other Boot Management volumes or using unallocated disk space Partiti n Manager 9 0 Advanced pariitioring and hard dsk management But its crucial benefit lies in the way information is offered namely the well thought out categorization and hints systems allow the user to find what is needed just in two clicks while minimizing the possibility of making any mistake So all the product functionality 1s categorized according to a particular sphere of application thus by choosing from the list on the left the required issue the user gets on the right a number of available tasks with easy to catch descriptions There are the following issues the program can be used for to tackle Partitioning to provide a complete management of your hard disk Copying and Migration to successfully transfer all on disk information Backup and Rescue to secure your system and data Boot Management to create a dual boot system DODO Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 14 User Manual So choose an item you need and then click on the required operati
36. etwork Configurator starts the Network Configuration Wizard Q Log Saver helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support Q View the mounted partitions the list of all mounted partitions will be displayed a Command Line allows experienced users to execute any operation a Reboot the computer a Power off the computer To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Safe Mode When the Safe mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has nearly the same functionality as for the Normal mode except the Network Configurator and Log Saver commands Besides due to certain limitations of the PTS DOS environment there 1s no possibility to burn CD DVD disks Low Graphics Safe Mode When the Low Graphics mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has the same functionality and looks similar to the Safe mode but graphically simpler Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Partition Hanager 9 4 5h Sinple Restore Wizard WE File Transfer Hizard Boot Corrector 58 View the mounted partitions m Start the command line Reboot the computer Running Commands 16 User Manual You can create delete and format hard disk partitions using this program which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Part
37. etwork drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure Copy partition hard disk facilities to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability Besides it can be used as another means of data backup Partition Hard disk management facilities to perform partitioning operations create format delete convert move resize merge redistribute etc mount partitions of different file system types modify file system parameters providing the ability to successfully migrate operating systems to larger hard disks optimize the disk system performance defragmentation etc File Transfer Wizard to make such operations as copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible It may be of particular use in case of a system malfunction cased either by a virus attack or files corruption in order to get the system back on track The key advantage of it is that it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Volume Explorer is a handy tool when you have different file systems on the disk whether they contain an operating system or just data Volume Explorer will let you explore a file system of any type and will provide access to the necessary files and directories regardless of their security a
38. f 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 is not all drive partitioning 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 Our program offers a wide range functionality in the field of managing the hard disk structure a Create Partition to create a new partition by using the DOS partitioning scheme Q Format Partition to format a partition to any file system supported by the program Q Redistribute Free Space to assist in increasing free space of one partition at the expense of unallocated space of the disk and unused space of other partitions Q Traditional Partition Manager 9 0 It offers its own interface and covers all the product functionality Actually it is a set of wizards and operation dialogs which can be started with the help of a handy launcher Besides thanks to an advanced program engine you can see all changes made to your hard disk in an easy to catch graphical form before they are in fact accomplished thus minimizing the possibility of any mistake Create
39. folders etc Paragon Hot Resize M technology to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work Paragon Restore with Shrink technology to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image Paragon Smart Partition M technology to securely perform hard disk partitioning operations of any complexity Paragon BTE technology to set tasks for execution in the Windows blue screen mode thus saving from the need to use a bootable media when modifying system partitions Paragon Shutdown After Apply technology to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any operation Microsoft Dynamic Disk simple spanned striped mirrored RAID 5 to offer more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup Supported File Systems Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 provides support of major file systems presented on the market today n n E Full read write access to Ext2FS Ext3FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later Full read write access to NTFS Basic and all five types of Dynamic Disks under Windows 95 98 ME Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are also supported Basic partitioning operations create for
40. ght 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 57 User Manual Deinstalling the Program To remove the program from your computer please click the Windows Start button and select Programs gt Uninstall Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 58 User Manual Glossary Active partition is a partition 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 Backup Image is an archive of the disk which includes all the on disk files and service information on the disk layout To restore disks from such an archive means retrieving all informational components of the disk e g a hard disk image consists of its partitions the Partition Table and even bootstrap code Bootable Archives are created by adding a special bootable section when the user is backing up the data to CD DVDs The user is able to restore the data from these archives without having to run the program but by simply booting from these CD DVDs Cluster is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks ba
41. he entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the backup operation defining a The object to back up The user can backup either an entire disk or separate partitions of the disk primary extended or logical In case of backing up an entire disk the user has the possibility to include into the image such disk elements as the Master Boot Record MBR and the first track of the hard disk This can be very helpful for serious disk recovery procedures Fe My Computer My Computer m Basic Hard Disk 0 5T 34001 44 Basic Hard Disk Breve 47 20 3 8 9 First Hard Disk Track First Track Byte T Master Boot Record MBR O Byte v GF Logical Disk Cz Prmary NTFS 12 26 E Hended Partiban Estended 25 O GP Logical Disk D Logical NTFS 14 7 G O Logical Disk E Logical NTFS 10 2 G s D 7 Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF31O2AT Basic Hard Disk Drive 956 a Backup destination The Simple Backup Wizard allows saving backup archives to local or network drives The user needs to select a destination taking the estimated archive size and available space on the backup destination into account The program automatically offers an Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 33 User Manual easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation which can anyway be modified Select a folder where the archive should be placed and speci an acc
42. he expense of other partitions Blocks of free space 1f any will be automatically added to the target partition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 24 User Manual hone a volume bo expand 9 c1 J i w E 12 2 GB NTFS MB zoe NTFS Wl 102GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT Bor Too 68 GB FAT32 IM E Capacity of the volume D i 14 7 GB The vazad can expand the volume up to 20 3 GB at the expence of the unallocated opace and the other volumes Q Partition to donate Choose any partition s not only adjacent to donate free space if available Select the volumes to Lake space from Free space from those volumes val be used to enlarge the volume pou have selected on the previous page Volume Fie system Type Capacity Usedspace Freespace X Free Pr Staite It 127 GB 7 4 G8 49 GE e NTFS Logical 10 2GB 35GB 666MB 7 m 4 Capasity of the volume D is 14 7 GB The wizard can expand this volume up to 15 4 GB at the expence of the unallocated space and the volumes vou have selected You can expand the volume up to 20 3 GB by selecting all volumes in the ist a Partition size By default the program leaves 50 of the unused space on a partition and removes another 50 to add it to the target partition However the size to take can be customized by moving the slider at the bottom of the page or manually entering the exact value Your d
43. he menu click the Download Update to see what updates are available for you 3 Select the desired update and click the Download button Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH If you have any questions about the company products please do not hesitate to contact Paragon Technology GmbH Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web i www paragon software com site Registration amp updates kb paragon software com web service Knowledge Base amp kb paragon software com Technical Support Pre sale information sales paragon software com System Requirements Windows based set of utilities To use the Windows utilities you should install them first But before that make sure your computer meets the following minimum system requirements Operating systems Windows 98 NT 2000 XP Vista and XP Vista 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 DOOD OODD Linux DOS based Recovery CD To use the Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system 1s installed make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements a IBM AT compatible computer with 1486 or higher CPU a 256 MB of RAM a SVGA compatible monitor Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 11 User Man
44. hree name The archive name val ued az a subfolder where the backup data Hes vall be stored Archive location E a c 150507091454218 1 e x MN ame see L Gj My Compie E E System C Applications D F BACK UP E gt FAT32HLINUX G F Local Disk I fe E Local Disk K E CT Metwork Auchrve details Archive name arc 150507091 454218 Estimated aiche zize 2 ME Space available on backup destination 748 2 MB Results After the backup operation is completed the user receives an image of the selected disk or the selected partition This image is placed into the specified destination a local or network disk its features defined by the wizard Available operation scenarios Q Backup to a Local Partition Q Backup to a Network Drive Transferring Files File Transfer Wizard 1s designed to make such operations as copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Starting To launch the File Transfer Wizard click the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and select Transfer Files After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 34 User Manual File Transfer Wizard We
45. ht 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 55 User Manual As aresult your Windows becomes bootable once again Linux Network Configuration In this section you will find out how to set up a network connection under Linux and configure settings of available network devices with the Network Configurator The Network Configurator can be launched from the main menu of the Linux DOS Recovery CD Setting up a Network Connection In order to establish a network connection and mount available shared resources simply do the following 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer Select the Network Configurator item of the main menu 4 On the Welcome page of the wizard select the Configure Network Connections option Click the Next button 5 On the Configure Network Connections page click the Add button to set up and mount a new network resource 6 In the opened Mount Setting dialog please define the following parameters for a new connection and available shared resources Network path to a shared resource on the net Browse for it by clicking the appropriate button or manually enter the required path Mount point It is a local directory where files from a shared network resource will be exported to Browse for it by clicking the appropriate button or manually enter the required path Username a
46. ight 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 28 User Manual a Copy parameters The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to specify the following options Choose the copy options that suit best your needs Copy ophons HOD raw copy Partition raw copy Perform incremental copy Retize oplions Remove lee blocks between partitions Copy data and rese partitions proportionally Verification options Ferom surface test Verly writing G This opten allows you to copy an entre had disk sector by sector without Laking into account is partilion sirucbure Copy options HDD raw copy to copy a hard disk in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems Partition raw copy to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems Perform incremental copy to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data that 1s actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It considerably decreases the amount of data written Resize options Remove free blocks between partitions If this option 1s 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 is activated the
47. installation a Recovery CD ISO image file with a built in tool for CD DVD burning These files can be downloaded individually as found necessary To burn an ISO image of the Recovery CD simply do the following 1 Launch the Unpack amp Burn Wizard by clicking on the downloaded executable file 2 On the Destination page of the wizard select the CD DVD option to write directly to a CD DVD disk CDO Crile 3 On the CD DVD Writing Parameters page choose the required recording device from the list of all available devices then define the writing options speed and whether to eject the recorded disc after completing the operation or not Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 9 User Manual Select a writing device Drive Supported Formats ay CD RW CR ESODE CD RIRW Writing Speed Fastest Eject the disc after writing 4 Insert a blank disk into the recording CD DVD drive and click the Next button to start the operation Registration Paragon Technology GmbH provides a wide range of online services through its web service KB Knowledge Base a Registration of new users a Registration of purchased products for registered users a Available around the clock downloading center where registered users can get product updates upgrades as well as all the necessary documentation a Downloadable free demo versions and open documentation for all user
48. ion Manager 9 0 40 User Manual Typical Scenarios This chapter lists a number of the most frequently used scenarios that may be accomplished with the program The user can find here useful recommendations and descriptions of operations Backup Scenarios Backup to a Local Partition To save a backup archive on a local mounted drive letter assigned partition with the Simple Backup Wizard simply do the following l 2 3 Launch the Backup Wizard by clicking the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Simple Backup item On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button On the Backup Destination page select a local mounted drive letter assigned disk as a backup destination 5 Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button to start the backup process Backup to a Network Drive To save a backup archive on a network drive with the Simple Backup Wizard simply do the following l Launch the Backup Wizard by clicking the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Simple Backup item On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click
49. irectories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Results After the operation 1s completed the user receives a fully functional partition formatted to the file system specified Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 23 User Manual Available operation scenarios Q Creating Dual Boot Systems Redistribute Free Space Redistribution of unused space between partitions is accomplished with the Redistribute Free Space Wizard Starting To launch the Redistribute Free Space Wizard click the Partitioning button of the Express Launcher and select Redistribute Free Space After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed F Redistribute Free Space Wizard Welcome to the Redistribute Free Space Wizard This wizard helps pou redistribute ree space among volumes A The wizard has found a hard dsk it cannot work vath Please note that this dk wall not be available m the vazad E PAZA To eontiniue cick Neat Settings The Redistribute Free Space 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 Partition to enlarge Select a partition the size of which will be increased at t
50. ition pull down menu and select one of the partitioning operat ions To launch the required command you should take the following steps 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Reboot the computer 3 Select one of the boot modes Normal Safe Low Graphics in the Boot menu 4 Choose a command by using the arrow keys of the computer keyboard to move within the menu 5 Launch the command by pressing the Enter button 6 After it has been launched consult the help system by pressing ALT F1 to know more on the subject Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 17 User Manual Partitioning Drive partitioning lets you divide a single physical drive into a number of logical drives each of which serves 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 o
51. king its capacity into account Volume label Enter a label in the textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition 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 mark the appropriate option at the foot of the C Change format options page Mete The ophon is recommended lor advanced users orh When it is marked the next page allows the user to define F Use OS built in format routine Pleare select suface test level None se Fieste select sectors per cluster 3 w a Use OS built in format 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 is 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 d
52. lcome to the File Transfer Wizard This wizard helpe you to each copy Iles and cave pour data You can cave data stored on local dives or cored wathi a backup archive previously created by the Beckup Image soltware To cortinue cick Next Settings The File Transfer 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 Place to look for files directories Select a source disk from the pull down list in the right pane of the page The program enables to process both mounted and unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Besides it 1s possible to map a network drive Source 7 System C vi m 4 Y 4 5 BACK UP E Ho S FAT32LINUX F E Local Disk G 85 DVD Drive H E Local Disk i 8 DVD CD Rw Drive a Object s of operation Choose files directories you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the Add button To delete a file directory from the Clipboard select it in the Clipboard pane and press the Remove button You can also create a new folder rename or irreversibly delete existing files directories of the left pane by pressing the appropriate buttons Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 35 User Manual Clipboard Source Name Source Path 7 System C vi ig 5 y I Applicabon Data C
53. levet None Partition type 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 it will not be ready to use Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in the textual field The Volume label is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 20 User Manual Surface test level Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata Results After the operation 1s completed the user receives a fully functional partition Available operation scenarios Q Creating Dual Boot Systems 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 huge variety of file systems have been developed these days The program provides the ability to format existing or newly created partitions to the following file systems FATI2 amp FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Linux Swap v 2 HPFS Formatting of partitions 1s accomplished with the Format Partition Wizard Starting To launch the Format Partition Wizard click the Partitioning button of the Express Launcher and select Format Partition After the mentioned acti
54. lity a The Personal edition does not support dynamic disks It cannot perform any operations on dynamic disks but entire deletion It cannot convert dynamic disks back to basic However it can recognize the layout of dynamic disks a Backup to a Network Drive and Perform Incremental Copy functions are unavailable 1n the Personal edition a There is no File Transfer Wizard in the Personal edition a Change Cluster Size Change Root Size FAT16 Change Boot Size FATI FAT32 Downgrade NTFS Version Defragment MFT Compact MFT Change Primary Slots Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Change SID Convert to Basic program s dialogs are unavailable in the Personal edition a There is no possibility to send notifications by e mail on the carried out operations in the Personal edition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 5 User Manual Product Components In order to cope with different tasks the product contains several components a Windows based set of utilities is the crucial part of the product With the help of an easy to use launcher the user may find and run tasks in the field of hard disk partitioning and optimization data and system backup hard disk partition cloning etc a Linux DOS based Recovery CD is a multi platform bootable media that enables to run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to the hard disk for maintenanc
55. mat delete for Linux Swap Supported Media Ooo E Large hard disks up to 1 5 TB tested 2 TB limit in theory IDE SCSI and SATA hard disks CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW and also DVD R DVD R double layer discs FireWire i e IEEE1394 USB 1 0 USB 2 0 hard disks ZIP and Jazz disks MBR Flash Cards PC card storage devices MBR flash memory etc Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 8 User Manual Getting Started In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to get the product ready to use Distribution Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 is distributed in two ways a Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers a Downloadable package over the Internet at the company s web site Distributive CD The boxed package includes a distributive CD that is in fact a bootable Recovery CD with auto run of the Windows installation thus it can be used as a ready made solution see Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD Thus in order to run the Windows components you need to install them first see Installing the Program If you want to download an update upgrade of the product it will be in form of the downloadable installation package as described in Online Distribution Online Distribution Partition Manager 9 0 purchased over the Internet contains two downloadable files a Self extracting file for Windows components
56. nd Password that will be given by a network administrator to connect to the shared resource 7 Click the Ok button to confirm the entered parameters UJ This connection will be added to the list of available network resources Setting up a Network Device 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device Restart the computer Select the Network Configurator item of the main menu On the Welcome page of the wizard click the Next button The second page provides the possibility to select a file with network configuration settings by default netconf ini Click the Next button to continue 6 The program performs auto detection of installed network devices and then displays a list of available devices if any The user can add a network device if it is not present on the list by clicking the Add device button 7 Select the required device from the list and click the Configure selected button to configure it 8 On the Settings for Interface page set an IP address automatically defined by the DHCP Server or a static one a network mask a gateway and a DNS server address oS D Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 56 User Manual 9 Restart the network to apply the entered parameters by clicking the Restart network button Click the Next button 10 Click the Next button to complete the operation Copyri
57. new one The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two years 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 is 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 Our program offers a number of copy facilities Q Copy Hard Disk to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures a Copy Partition to duplicate all partition data including files the exact structure of directories and file system metadata location of files security information access quotas etc Copy Hard Disk Cloning of a hard disk can be accomplished with the Copy Hard Disk Wizard Starting To launch the Copy Hard Disk Wizard click the Copying
58. next page of the wizard page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the operation 8 When copying is completed shut down the computer 9 Disconnect physically the source hard disk 10 Boot the computer from the destination hard disk Creating Dual Boot Systems Release of Windows Vista has given a new impetus to the problem of establishing a dual boot system In this connection we decided to consider two the most frequently used situations a rank and file user may face i e Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows XP Windows Vista Please note that for reasons of better security and system independence these operating systems will be installed on different partitions That is why we need to hide the first system partition before installation of the second OS Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 47 User Manual Windows Vista Windows XP Suppose you have got Windows Vista coming with your brand new computer Everything is great except one thing your favourite applications simply reject to work correctly on it Software updates are expected to release in the near future but you cannot wait any more Thus the best way out is to leave Windows Vista intact and install the time proved Windows XP Most likely you have only one hard disk with only one partition the only partition is always system To install th
59. on the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 21 User Manual A Format Partition Wizard Welcome to the Format Partition Wizard Thi wizaid helps you iomat a partition f To continue click Hest Settings The Format 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 Partition to format Select a hard disk if the computer has several hard disks and then the required partition to format n this page you can choose a parbbon vou would le to format Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7Y 250PD a F ME 2337 GB NTFS Basic Hand Disk 1 5T31T160B815A5 D E t WE 634668 NTA 66 GB NTFS a Partition properties On the next page of the wizard you can set the following partition parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 22 User Manual You hard dek alter the changes Basic Hard Disk 1 STSIB0815A5 B oc be GE NTRS Parton bp i FAT32 te Volume label Assign the follovang dive letter DB Partition type From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only those file systems that can correctly be placed to the selected partition ta
60. on to start Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD The Linux DOS Recovery CD can be used to boot your computer into PTS DOS or Linux to get access to the hard disk without use of the failed operating system You also have an option to boot in the PTS DOS safe mode The reboot of the computer from the Recovery CD in the safe mode may be of great use in a number of non standard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on the hardware level In this case only basic files and drivers such as hard disk drivers a monitor driver and a keyboard driver will be loaded Boot Menu After you have inserted the Recovery CD into CD DVD drive and restarted the computer the Boot menu appears f Normal Mode Hain recovery A Safe Mode enuironnent S Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk H MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks The Boot menu contains the following commands a Normal Mode Boot into the Linux normal mode This mode uses the full set of drivers recommended a Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS mode This mode can be used as an alternative of the Linux normal mode if it fails to work properly a Low Graphics Safe mode Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple eraphics and a simple menu No partitions mounted a Floppy Disk Reboot the computer from a system floppy
61. ot able or not willing to complete the mentioned above scenarios but have already reached the point when all changes are applied and everything 1s ready to install the second OS simply do the following to make your system bootable once again 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Select the Paragon Partition Manager item of the main menu You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager Iwhich will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its simple Restore Wizard free space Then activate the Partition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Boot Corrector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Command line Reboot the computer Power of the computer 4 In the main window of PM select your non bootable Windows partition on the Disk Map i Basic Disk 0 WMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive 250 Gb 3 C NTFS Vista 4 Model VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive Size 250 Gb Basic Disk 0 Size 250 Gb o C Primary NTFS 200 Gb 1 7 Gb 199 Gb Vista l D Primary FAT 32 49 7 Gb 24 9 Mb 496Gb No label Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 54 User Manual 5 Unhide the pa
62. re writable disc s contents and begins the recording process Results As a result the user receives recovery media which can be used in most emergencies Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 38 User Manual Boot Management Many PC users today feel the need for having several operating systems on one computer It has to do with a number of factors one of which 1s the rapidly developing IT market itself that makes people constantly upgrade their operating systems But it is a common practice that when dealing with a brand new OS the majority of applications either fail to run or work incorrectly on it as it is the case with Windows Vista Of course you might wait for software updates or just refuse to use the latest OS for a while and install the older version but the best way out 1s to have at the disposal both versions of the same product After all you might just want to try out the latest version of OS as you seriously doubt the need of it Our program enables to easily manage several operating systems on one computer with the help of the Boot Manager Setup Wizard Among the key features of the wizard the following should be mentioned Up to 16 operating systems on one PC Secure adding removing of the Boot Manager startup record to from the MBR Auto Boot option to automatically start up the previously chosen OS after a certain time period Hiding of any primary p
63. reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 51 User Manual ES Foma Partition up Delete Partibon 1 To perform the pending operations the program will need to restart the system into a special mode of execution After all the operations are completed you will not be able to restart the system what is quite normal Nevertheless if you do try it the following error will occur IP cO00021a Fatal System Error we initial session process or system process terminated unexpectedly with a sta 2 system has been shut down All the mentioned above operations can be accomplished with the help of the Linux DOS Recovery CD 11 Install Windows XP on the newly created partition We won t go into details as for its installation as you can find all the necessary information in documentation that comes with the product However to avoid any problems we consider it necessary to draw your attention on the following issues You need a bootable distributive CD of Windows XP to install it To automatically start your computer from this CD make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD first or press F12 during startup to select a bootable device Do not forget to select the newly created partition as destination vet up The following uUnpAartritioned sj P and DOWN ARI in the unpartitioned space bus 68 on atapi Installation of Windows XP will make Windows Vista non bootable 12 Launch the Boot Manag
64. rtition by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Unhide Create an image of partition Burn an image of partition io CD DVD yp Restore partition from image AltA m iz Copy parnition Al C Tin mim uu 48 6Gb No label Lf ape AIHA Format Delete Rel active Wipe partition Clear free space Convert Set label Resize Mowve Limon E Change cluster size Change root size Modify ub Change boot size Retest surface 6 Only for the Windows XP Windows Vista scenario you need to make the system partition active as well by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Set Active NTFS Ho label Create an image of partion a Burn an image of partition to CD DVD a ard Drive Size 40 0 Gb x Restore partition from image AHR isi Fre si c Copy partition Alt C 18Gb 156b E Create AH H 5 4 Mb 37 0 Gb m Wipe partition Clear iee space Conwvert ResizejMove Set label Limount Change cluster size 7 You will be notified after the operations are completed Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Set partition flags HECE E E T Operation progress TOOT Time elapsed 00 00 26 Time finish Overall progress Rebuilding partitions into All operations have been finished 8 Restart the computer Copyrig
65. s To enter the Knowledge Base please visit the web site http kb paragon software com To Register as a New User To register as a new user simply do the following Run the Internet browser and visit the page http kb paragon software com Select Registration in the menu On the renewed page select your country and language Fill out the registration form mE add b om To Register a New Product If you are a registered user and would like to register Partition Manager 9 0 simply do the following 1 Click Login in the menu 2 On the Login page in the User Name field enter an E mail which you have used for registration 3 Inthe Password field enter the password you received with registration confirmation Click the Submit button 4 If the user name and password are valid you will enter the system 5 In the opened menu click the Product Registration item to see a list of all registered products with a new registration form Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 10 User Manual 6 Select Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 from the list of products 7 Type in your product serial number in the Serial Number field Click the Submit button That is all You will receive a confirmation by E mail How to Download Updates Upgrades Downloading of updates upgrades can be fulfilled in the following way 1 Enter the Paragon Software web service 2 In t
66. sed 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 1s specified during formatting Windows picks defaults based on the size of the volume These defaults are selected to reduce the amount of space that is lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume A cluster is 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 if 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 it 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 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
67. sk alter the changes Bath Hard Disk 0 5734001 4A E pou 122 GH NTFS Select new ize 15 476 65 MB 15 139 35 MB 15 821 80 MB pore A cuners voce size 15 1 GB The volume size hat been increased by 337 3 MB Results After the operation is completed free space of the specified partition will be increased by using unallocated space of the hard disk and or at the expense of unused space of the other partitions Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 25 User Manual Traditional Partition Manager 9 0 In order to carry out advanced partitioning and hard disk management click the Partitioning button of the Express Launcher and select Partition Manager 9 0 Available operation scenarios Q Creating Dual Boot Systems Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 26 User Manual Copying and Migration Many people clone hard disks and partitions just to back up data for security reasons as it enables 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 1s required what is very convenient The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a
68. t logical dree vothan an extended partition E you are am expemenced user in hard disk partitioning and not satisfied wath these two options vou can hy to create the partibion in other places To permit this please select the Advanced Mode option Please be aware that m the Advanced Mode the wizard does not control the possible boot problems you may encounter later vou create the partition for example before the system partition AD The wizard has found a hard dsk it cannot work with Please note that this diek val not be avalable m the wazad uh t i e Hs Ta conlinue cick Nest e ins Ee v P A uw DP sq Bey AL eee Pee Settings The Create New 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 Partition destination Select a hard disk if the computer has several hard disks and then choose position for the future partition on the disk at the end preferable at the beginning or somewhere in the middle between other partitions On taz page vou can select a hard disk and the place where lo creabe a new patton Basic Hard Disk 0 5T3400144 Bw E op 122 GENTS asic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT B wr LO U nallaca cocer Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor ZY250PU Bo dE nnunmcnacsrmo Ute the buttons to move the marker or dr
69. the Next button On the Backup Destination page select a network disk it must be mounted and be available in the system by a drive letter Recovery Scenarios Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 41 User Manual Restoring from a Local Partition To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image situated on a local mounted drive letter assigned partition simply do the following WinPE Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon WinPE Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the Restore Wizard by clicking the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Simple Restore item 4 On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 On the Browse for Archive page select the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Click the Next button 6 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the archived disks or partitions In case you have a complex archive select the required item to restore 7 On the Where to Restore page select a place you would like to restore the archive to 8 On the Restore Results page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the
70. ttributes Recovery Media Builder to create a bootable media which can be used to boot your computer in case of an operating system failure Besides it gives you such functions as saving data from partitions on your hard disk directly to compact discs and burning ISO 1mages The utility supports various formats of laser disks CD R RW DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD R DVD R double layer and can handle multi session burning Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection under Linux either to save a backup of a partition hard disk or just several files on a network computer or retrieve a previously made backup from a network computer for restoration purposes Supported Technologies Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 7 User Manual Along with using innovative technologies from outside Paragon has developed a number of its own original technologies that make its products unique and attractive for customers Q Paragon Hot Backup technology to back up locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements Paragon Power Shield M technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction power outages or an operating system failure Paragon UFSD technology to browse partitions of any file system including hidden and unmounted modify and copy files and
71. tup message i 5 second Choose a hot key for starting up the Boot Manager F 15 Now restart the computer to make sure you have got a dual boot system Windows XP Windows Vista If you ve got Windows XP and are willing to try the latest Windows Vista but not sure your favorite applications will flawlessly work on it the best way out 1s to leave the time proved Windows XP intact and install Windows Vista for studying purposes As this very situation is very close to the previous one please use the Windows Vista Windows XP scenario but taking into consideration a number of peculiarities 1 Besides hiding of the system partition before installation of the second OS you need to make it inactive as well To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the corresponding dialog Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 53 User Manual e Ius IL ULL Sul LoULU LS Lo LLL LI LS a File system Aue you sure pou want to tel the volume az mactive You ate about to cet the volume WinXP NTFS at naclive rou compute may m 184 8 GB NTFS B NTFS B rara B rar D Liwe Ew 5 5 Not formatted 5 2 1 NTFS o Linux Et Reviving the System Partition In case you are n
72. ual a Mouse recommended a On board BIOS supports booting from CD first There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features a Network card is required to send partition hard disk backups to a network computer or to retrieve previously made backups a Recordable CD DVD drive is needed to burn data to compact disks a To save copy or backup of a hard disk or partition removable USB disks can be used The program supports USB Drives 1 0 2 0 WinPE based Recovery CD To use the WinPE based Recovery CD on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system 1s installed make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements Q Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed a Atleast 384 MB of RAM 512 is recommended a Hard disk drive with 40 MB of available space a SVGA video adapter and monitor a Mouse Installing the Program As we have already mentioned only Windows components of the product require installation So to install Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 under Windows simply do the following 1 Run Setup 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
73. 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 partitioning 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 is 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 D
74. xt button to continue 8 On the Select Destination Path page select a hard disk to copy the data to by pressing the Browse button Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 9 After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 10 Eject the CD 11 Turn off the computer Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and burn it to CD DVD when the system fails to boot simply do the following 1 Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the Next button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 45 User Manual Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page Choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Estimate the resulted data size by pressing the Calc button Click the Next button to continue Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Burn data to CD DVD item Click the Next button to continue On the Choose a recorder page select a recorder from the list and then set a volume label by typing it in the appropriate field Click the Next button to continue 9 10 11 12 Insert a blank CD DVD
75. you are going to restore or click the standard browse button to find it Click the Next button 6 Onthe Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image viewing the provided information about the archive When the archive has been chosen click the Next button 7 Onthe disk layout map select a disk to be restored Click the Next button 8 Setthe size of the partition The user can compress or expand it at the expense of available unused space Click the Next button 9 Click the Finish button to initiate the restoring process 10 After completing the operation reboot the computer posco Restoring Separate Files and Folders from a Backup To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the Volume Explorer simply do the following 1 Launch Partition Manager 9 0 by clicking the Partitioning button and then selecting Partition Manager 9 0 in the Express Launcher Partitioning Create Partition Create a new partition and set s properties Copying and Migration Format Partition Format a partion to any popular fie system Backup and Rescue R edistribute Free Space Increase the size of a volume by taking free space from other Boot Management volumes or using unallocated disk space h nager 9 0 Rigning and herd ck managemen 2 In the main window of PM click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved

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