User guide

Helpful Tips

Tips for EZ-GIG drive copy:

• Extra devices may confuse EZ-GIG during the drive-detection pro-

cess. If EZ-GIG cannot locate a second drive, remove all addi-

tional devices from your laptop (PCMCIA cards, docking stations,

external CD-ROMs, etc.) and try again.

• EZ-Backit Pro was designed as a backup utility. It is not a data

recovery program. Use it BEFORE something goes wrong. EZ-

GIG cannot fix corrupted data, and EZ-GIG cannot copy data

from a defective drive.

• EZ-GIG may have trouble with Drive Overlays, Non-DOS boot

sectors, or password-protected hard drives. If you have any of

these on your drive, uninstall them before attempting EZ-GIG.

• AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION:

Some anti-virus programs may generate a false boot-virus warn-

ing after being restored from an EZ-Backit copy. For this rea-

son, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU REINSTALL

ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE AFTER A FULL-DISK RECOV-

ERY

Tips for NovaDisk file-backups:

• Install the EZ-Backit drivers and the NovaDisk software before

you run the EZ-GIG drive copy. It will save you from reinstalling

them after a crash.

• Use NovaDisk file-compression to save space on the EZ-Backit

drive.

• Choose “Backup only files modified since last backup,” in the

NovaDisk Options. This enables NovaDisk’s incremental-backup

features. Daily Incremental backups are much faster, and al-

low you to restore your disk up to last known good day.