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Contents CHAPTER 1 GLOSSARY............................................................5 CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO DRIVECLONE..........6 2.1 ABOUT DRIVECLONE ................................................................6 2.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS .........................................................6 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLING/UNINSTALLING DRIVECLONE .................................................................................8 3.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................
Chapter 1 Glossary DriveClone Image A DriveClone image is the file that contains the contents of a computer’s hard drive or partition(s). Using this image, you can copy the entire contents of a hard drive to a portable medium such as a recordable CD/DVD, USB drive or to another hard drive. Recover CD/DVD The Recover CD/DVD allows end users to start their systems by inserting this disc into their CD-ROM drive.
Chapter 2 Introduction to DriveClone 2.1 About DriveClone DriveClone is a hard drive utility that is used to backup or clone hard drives or partitions. It creates a compressed archive file that contains all files, partition information and security information stored on a hard drive or CD/DVD. DriveClone can be used for many different purposes. PC users can use DriveClone as a quick and easy way to back up and restore their data in the event of a system crash.
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Chapter 3 Installing/Uninstalling DriveClone 3.1 System Requirements Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 Intel 486 (or compatible) processor or higher VBE2.0 Display Card or higher 256 MB of RAM 130 MB free hard drive space for installing DriveClone2.0 IE5.0 or later 3.2 Installing DriveClone To install DriveClone on your computer, please do the following: Step 1 Insert the DriveClone setup CD into your CD drive. The Setup program should start automatically. If it does not, run the file called DClone.
Step 5 Choose a location for installing DriveClone. DriveClone will be installed in the path displayed by default. If you would like to store the program files in a different location, click Browse to select a new installation path. Step 6 Click Next to start the installation. Step 7 Click Finish to restart your computer and complete the installation. If you want to restart later, uncheck the box and click Finish.
ª Note If you choose to restart the computer later, DriveClone is functionally limited and you cannot perform the Mount Image function until the computer is restarted. 3.3 Uninstalling DriveClone If you would like to uninstall DriveClone, please follow the steps below: Step 1 Click Start from the Windows taskbar and then select Programs ->DriveClone ->Uninstall DriveClone. Step 2 Click Yes to start uninstalling DriveClone from your computer. Step 3 Click Yes to complete the removal of DriveClone.
Chapter 4 Getting Around in DriveClone 4.1 Launch DriveClone To launch DriveClone, double-click on the DriveClone icon on your desktop, or select Start Æ All Programs Æ DriveClone Æ DriveClone. The program will ask if you would like to restart the system to run DriveClone in a Pre-Operating System environment. Select OK and your system will restart and run DriveClone automatically. 4.
click Backup Drives (shown below). Step 2 Select the Source Hard Drive, and then select Source Partition(s) to be backed up. ª Note 1. Normally there is only one hard drive installed in a computer, and you can skip to selecting the partition(s) you would like to protect. 2. If there is more than one hard drive, you can choose only one drive at a time. 3. You can select one or more partitions from a hard drive to back up at the same time.
Step 3 Click Browse to select a location on a hard drive, USB storage medium, or a network location, and enter a name for the image file. Note: If you want to store the image on a network location, you can select the location through Windows, My Network Places, directly enter the full path and the file name (fig. a), or click Browse to select thefile(fig. b) (LAN path eg: \\192.168.0.111\ShareDir\Image.sco). You can add comments in the Image File Description box below. Then click Next to continue. Fig.
3. If the system does not respond for a long time when you try to save the image to a network location, please contact your network administrator to check the connection status and/or your network access privileges. Step 4 Select a compression mode between Standard, Medium and High, if desired. (Optional) You can set a password for your image files. Once a password is set, it will be required when you attempt to use the image file.
Step 5 You can now review the information and settings that have been specified. After reviewing your selections, click Start to begin copying data into an image. You can also click Previous to modify your selections. 4.2.2 Restore Drives DriveClone lets you quickly restore a partition or entire hard drive from an image file. All data in the partition, including the files, directories and registry settings, will be restored from the image.
Step 2 Click Browse to select a restorable image from either a hard drive, network location , CD/DVD disc (the recover CD), or other movable storage medium, and then click Next to continue. Note: If you want to restore an image that is stored on a network location, you can select the location through Windows, My Network Places, directly enter the full path and the file name (figure below) or click Browse to select the file (LAN path eg: \\192.168.0.111\ShareDir\Image.sco).
the Destination partition on the hard drive (box below). ª Note An image file may contain backup data of more than one partition. You can select and restore only one partition at a time. If you want to restore the entire hard drive, click the drive entry only. Step 4 (for the “Restore Hard drive” option only) Modify the size of each partition according to your needs. To modify a partition size, double click the Total Size field of the target drive and change the size in the following dialog box.
After you have finished specifying the size, click Next to continue. Step 5 Check the box to erase disk signature on the Destination Disk if needed. Note: In some cases, the system may fail to boot Windows 2000/XP and hang on logging stage after disk cloning or restoring from an image. This error is relevant to Windows’ disk signature checking upon startup. If you check this box, DriveClone will erase disk signature and force Windows to allocate new drive letter. This will prevent such a problem.
Step 6 After reviewing your selections, click Start to begint the restoration process or click Previous to modify your selections. ª Note To restore the partition from the Recover CD/DVD, you can also start your computer with the Recover CD/DVD. Then you will be prompted to restore your partition using the Recover CD/DVD. Select OK to restore the source partition directly from the image stored on the Recover CD/DVD. 4.2.
ª Note 1. Normally there is only one hard drive installed in a computer, and you can skip the hard drive selection step and select your partition(s). 2. If there is more than one hard drive installed, you can choose only one drive at a time. 3. You can select one or more partitions from a hard drive to be back up at a time. If you want to back up an entire hard drive, select all of the partitions on the drive. Step 3 You are now ready to create the Recover disc.
Step 4 Select a compression mode between Standard, Medium and High, if desired. (Optional) You can set a password for the backup file. Once a password is set, it will be required when you attempt to use the image file. (Optional) If you want to verify whether the backup file is usable, you can select the box “Check data integrity after backup operation finishes”. In the Image Splitting option, select a file size for a single volume of the splitted image.
into the CD/DVD disc drive and restart your computer. A message box should appear, asking for your confirmation of using the Recover CD/DVD to restore the backup partition/hard drive. Clicking Yes will start the auto-restoration process. Click OK to restart your computer and complete the restoration. Clicking No will cancel auto-restoration and run Restore Drives function of DriveClone. You can manually select the backup image to restore. Please refer to a detailed description in section 4.2.
Step 2 Select the Source Hard Drive, and then select a Source Partition. ª Note 1. Normally there is only one hard drive installed in a computer; you can skip the drive selection step and proceed to selecting a partition. 2. You can choose only one partition at a time. 3. The Source Partition and the Destination Partition cannot be the same. Step 3 Select the Destination Hard Drive, and then select Destination Partition.
ª Note 1. The selected target partition must have enough space to hold the data in the source partition. 2. If the Source Partition is a non-recognizable file system, you cannot resize it in this step. The Destination Partition size will be the same as the Source Partition size. Step 4 After confirming your selections, click Start to start the cloning process or you can click Previous to change your settings. 4.3.2 Clone Disk Clone Disk duplicates one hard drive to another.
below). Step 2 Select the Source Disk (top pane) and then the Destination Disk (bottom pane). Click Next to continue. Step 3 View the Destination Disk structure.
You can alter the Destination Partition size by double-clicking the Total Size field (green number) and change the size in a popup dialog box (shown below). Click Next to continue. Step 4 Check the box to erase disk signature on the Destination Disk if needed.
Note: In some cases, the system may fail to boot Windows 2000/XP and hang on logging stage after disk cloning or restoring from an image. This error is relevant to Windows’ disk signature checking upon startup. If you check this box, DriveClone will erase disk signature and force Windows to allocate new drive letter. This will prevent such a problem. Please note that the drive letters on Destination Disk may be different from Source Disk if this function is used.
4.4 DriveClone Utilities DriveClone Utilities provides you with additional tools to maximize the functionality of the program. With these tools, you can: z Create a DriveClone Bootable Disc z Erase a rewritable CD or DVD z Check validity of an image file created by DriveClone 4.4.1 Bootable Disc With DriveClone, you can create a bootable disc. Upon a system crash, you can use this disc to boot you computer,run DriveClone and select an image file to restore your system.
z z Quick Erase: Using this method, discs that are erased appear to be empty but the data is not physically removed. Quick Erase will take a short time to complete and will only erase the Table of Contents (TOC) of the disc. The erased data can still be recovered using special tools. Full Erase: Full Erase will physically erase the entire disc.
4.5.2 Network Settings DriveClone can back up to, or restore from a network location. To use this feature, you should first configure your network settings. To configure your network settings, click Settings from the main DriveClone interface and then click the Settings button in under Network. There are two tabs in the Network Settings window: ¾ General: The General tab is shown below. You can setup your network adaptor, IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway from here.
If your computer is on a Local Area Network (LAN), you can set the LAN settings so that you can back up images to or restore from a network location. DNS settings: z Obtaining DNS server address automatically: DNS (Domain Name System) is an internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. It is a system for name resolution suitable for network computers with fixed IP addresses. By default, DriveClone uses this option to obtain the DNS sever address automatically from the network.
disc drive and start your computer. The DriveClone program should automatically start and you can select an image to restore your system. To create a DriveClone Bootable Disc, follow the steps below: 1. Select start Æ All Programs Æ DriveClone Æ Create Bootable Disc. 2. You will be prompted to restart your computer to create the bootable disc. Insert a blank disc into your disc drive and click Restart. The disc will be created automatically. 4.
Folder. 2. Select Mount an image as a partition. Click Next. 3. 4. Select the image file. Select the partition containing the file or folder you wish to restore, and select a drive to mount. Click Next to start mounting the temporary partition.
5. Click OK after the partition is successfully mounted. You can now see the mounted drive in Windows Explorer. (Drive U: in the example below) You can now browse the drive and copy the desired file or folder on your hard drive. After you have finished restoring an individual file or folder, you can dismount the temporary partition. Following the steps below to remove the mounted drive: 1. Select Start Æ All Programs Æ DriveClone Æ Restore File or Folder. 2.
Chapter 5 Appendix 5.1 FAQ Q1. How long does it take to backup/restore a system using DriveClone? A: It depends on the amount of data on your system. However, DriveClone’s unique technology minimizes the amount of time it takes to backup the system. Q2. I launched DriveClone in Windows, but a message indicates that I must restart my computer in order to run DriveClone? A: DriveClone is a program that can only run in a Pre-Operating System environment. It cannot function on Windows or Windows-DOS.
partition. Folder: is the place storing the boot file (this is not the boot.ini file). If your system is Windows NT/2000, it should be defined as WINNT. If your system is Windows XP, it should be Windows. Description is for adding comments for the options listed on the splash screen at system startup. Q6. I installed DriveClone on two operating systems (Windows 2000 and XP) on my computer.
recorder. Q11. Why can I not use an image created by DriveClone1.0 to mount as a temporary partition? My current DriveClone version is 2.0 A: It is true that an image file created in DriveClone 1.0 cannot be used to mount as a temporary partition in DriveClone 2.0. You can use the DriveClone 1.0 image to restore your partition(s) or drive(s) in DriveClone 2.0 DriveClone 1.5 images can be mounted as a temporary partition in DriveClone 2.0. Q12.
(3) Click OK to apply the change. (4) Under Startup & Recovery click the Settings button again to re-enter the Startup and Recovery settings window. Click the Edit button (in the picture above) to edit the startup options file manually (boot.ini). (5) In the boot.ini file, delete the line C:\Farsboot.bin=”FarStone DriveClone”. Save and close the file. (6) Click OK to complete and close the Startup & Recovery window and click OK to close the System Properties window. Q13.
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