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Welcome
About Drive Image 2002

Welcome to PowerQuest Drive Image 2002, a disaster recovery and backup solution. It is easy to install and use, with an interface created for Windows that has the look and feel of a web site. Easy-to-use wizards guide you through creating an exact copy (called an image) of your partition or drive, restoring an image, or copying a disk.

Drive Image 2002 helps you

•	Decide where you want to store your backup images, or create a partition to store your backup image

•	Create a backup image of your hard disk and store it to the backup location

•	Schedule automated backup sessions

•	Restore your system to the state it was in when you created the image

Drive Image 2002 gives you a full backup and disaster recovery solution. You can create a regular backup (daily, weekly, and so forth) for the purpose of easy system recovery, and you can create an archive backup (done to network or removable media to recover from total hard drive failure). From the location of your backup, you can restore this image to this disk or another disk, and disaster recovery is complete.

Drive Image runs as a native Windows application on Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. When going into boot mode, Drive Image runs in DOS. The rescue disk version runs on DOS as well.


Setup Wizard - Welcome to Drive Image 2002

When you start Drive Image 2002, you can run either of the two setup wizards. The Initial Backup Wizard lets you create a backup of your hard disk to removable media before Drive Image modifies your hard disk. This is because when Drive Image creates a backup location, it modifies your hard disk. If you do not have removable media (such as a CD/RW) attached to your computer, this option is disabled. The Setup Wizard guides you through the process of selecting or creating a backup location.

To start Drive Image,

1	Choose the wizard you want to run [image] click OK.

The Initial Backup Wizard checkbox is disabled if you do not have removable media (such as CD/R or CD/RW) on your system.

To turn off the initial Welcome screen,

1	Click the Don’t show this again checkbox.

If you click this option, you can still run the setup wizard. To do so, click Setup Wizard on the Drive Image 2002 main screen.


Select Partitions to Back Up

Use Select Partitions to Back Up to specify the partitions you want to include in the backup image. All the partitions on each disk on your machine are displayed. Each partition’s free and used space is displayed graphically in a pie chart and numerically in the appropriate measurement (for example, megabytes or gigabytes). You can select more than one partition. The selected partitions’ combined size and estimated image size are displayed on the screen.

1	Click on any part of the displayed information to the drive you want to back up.

2	Repeat as many times as necessary [image] click Next.


Select Backup Location

Use Select Backup Location to specify a drive where you want the image to be saved. The backup location can be a new or existing partition..

1	Click A New Partition (which Drive Image will create) to create a new partition. This partition will be created later in the wizard.

or

Click An Existing Drive to save the backup in a previously created partition [image] click the existing drive you want to back up to.

2	Click Next.


Confirm Creation of New Partition

Use Confirm Creation of New Partition to view the changes to your disk. Before shows how your disk currently appears, or After shows how your disk will be configured after the creation of the new partition.

1	To change the disk display, right-click a partition [image] click a display option.

2	Click Next

or

Click Back to change settings.

Related Topics

•	Select Disk

•	Select Destination


Setup Wizard Summary

This screen displays the selections you made as you went through the Setup Wizard. To change any of them, click Back as many times as necessary to return to the screen to change the selection.

1	Click Finish to start creating the backup image or new partition.

2	If the folder does not exist, you will be asked if you want Drive Image to create it. Click Yes.

3	Click Yes to create the backup image.


Specify Partition Size and Label

Use Specify Partition Size and Label to type the size of the new partition and give it a name. Drive Image uses the size of the image (if you are creating an image) and the amount of free space on the disk to determine the recommended size.

1	Type a size (in megabytes) for the new partition in the Size box.

If you are in Disk Operations, you can click Calculate Partition Size to determine a recommended size.

2	In the Label box, type a name for the partition.

3	Click the Hide Partition check box if you want to hide this partition. This option is selected by default.


Select Removable Media

Use Select Removable Media to specify the removable media (such as CD-R/W) you want to back up to.

1	Click the removable media you want to back up to [image] click Finish [image] Yes.


Disk Operations
About Disk Operations

If you are familiar with PowerQuest PartitionMagic, you will find Disk Operations familiar. Disk Operations is a scaled-down version of PartitionMagic.

With Disk Operations, you can quickly and easily create partitions on your hard disks for storing valuable information such as data files, applications, and operating systems. Storing information in separate partitions helps you organize and protect your data and reclaim wasted disk space.

Disk Operations enables you to secure your data by physically separating it from other files. Separate partitions also make backups easy.

In addition to powerful partitioning features, Disk Operations offers a variety of other options. For instance, you can view the changes that will be made before applying them to your system. Additionally, you can view comprehensive information about your hard disk geometry and your hardware system.

The Disk Operations screen is comprised of a partition list and disk map.

The partitions created using the Disk Operations Create Partition wizard are always placed at the end of the disk. They are always an NTFS partition if on a Windows NT/2000/XP system and a FAT32 partition for Windows 9x systems.


Disk Operations - Create Partition
To create a partition

Use Create to create a partition on the selected disk. This way of creating a partition lets you select the exact location on the disk for the partition. The Create New Partition wizard locates the new partition at the end of the disk.

1	In Disk Operations, click the unallocated space where you want to create the partition.

2	Click Operations [image] Create.

3	Type a name in the Label box.

4	Type a size in the Size box.

A recommended size is already entered in the box. A maximum size (the total amount of unused space available) is listed below the box.

5	Select a drive letter in the Drive Letter box.

6	Click OK.

After you create the partition, you can hide it by right-clicking the new partition [image] click Hide/Unhide. In the drive map, the drive letter is replaced with "*:" and the word "hidden" appears in the partition description.

Tip

•	You can also right-click on the disk map or partition list to create a partition.

Related Topics

•	Create New Partition wizard


Disk Operations - Label Partition

1	Select a disk [image] click the partition.you want to label.

2	Click Operations [image] Label.

3	Type the label you want in the New Label text box. Some partition types cannot contain certain characters.

Partition Type	Maximum Number of Alphanumeric Characters	Invalid Characters
FAT, FAT32	11	[ ] * ? : < > | + . = ; \ / " ,
NTFS	32	None
Linux Ext2	16	None
4	Click OK.


Drive Map Scaling

Use Scaling to display the relationship between the size of what is actually on the selected hard disk and the representation of it in the disk map.

1	In Disk Operations, click Settings [image] Scaling.

2	Click a display option [image] click OK.

Options

•	According to Capacity, Using Logarithmic Scaling: Click this option to display the disk map in partitions by using a logarithmic computation of each partition’s capacity. This is ideal if you are managing partitions of varying sizes.

•	According to Capacity, Using Linear Scaling: Click this option if you are managing partitions of similar size. For example, if you have a 50-MB partition and a 3-GB partition and you select Linear, the 50-MB volume will be barely visible. If you select Logarithmic, the volumes are displayed in proportion to each other.

•	All the Same Size: Displays all partitions as the same size, regardless of actual capacity.


Create New Partition - Select Disk
Select Disk

Use Select Disk to specify where you want perform the operation (creating a new partition, redistributing the free space, and so forth). The list contains all of your disks and their information (disk number or name, size of the disk, number and drive letter of each drive on the disk).

1	Click a disk [image] click Next.

Tip

•	To view the contents of a partition, double-click the partition.


Calculate Partition Size

Use Calculate Partition Size to determine a size for your partition, based on the amount of unused space on the hard disk and the amount of data you are including in the image file.

1	In the Specify Partition Size and Label dialog, click Calculate Partition Size.

2	Click drives to image. The Estimated Image Size and the Total Used Space Selected are listed below the table.

3	Click a compression level for the image. The levels are listed below.

Compression level	Percentage Compression
None	0% - Image will be as large as the files comprising it
Low	40% - The image will be 40% the size of the files comprising it
High	50% - The image will be half the size as the files comprising it
4	Click OK.


Redistribute Free Space - Confirm Redistribution of Free Space

Use Confirm Redistribution of Free Space to view how your disk will change with the redistribution of free space.

1	View how your disk space is allocated currently (Before) and how the disk will change with the redistribution (After).

2	Click Finish to make this change to your disk, or Back to change the disk you want to take free space from.


Copy Drives Overview

The Overview screen displays the current settings for the drives to be copied. The Overview screen contains no settings if you have never copied a drive before. If you have copied a drive before, the settings you used previously are displayed. When you click Finish, the drive will be copied with the settings listed on the screen.

Related Topics

•	Selecting drives to copy

•	Selecting a destination for the copy

•	Specifying custom settings for the Copy


Copy Drives - Select Drives
Copy Drives - Select Drive

Use Select Drive to specify the drives you want to copy. The table contains all of your disks, their respective drives, and information (disk number or name, size of the disk, number and drive letter of each drive on the disk).

1	Click the drives you want to copy.

2	Click Finish [image] Yes to copy the drives, or click another item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the copy.

Tip

•	To view the contents of a partition, double-click the partition.


Copy Drives - Select Destination

Use Select Destination to specify a drive or unallocated space to copy the drives to. If you installed a new hard disk, it will appear as a disk with unallocated space.

1	Click a drive or unallocated space to copy the drive to.

2	Click Delete Partition to remove the selected partition and create more unallocated space. Click Undo Delete to restore the partition after it has been deleted. You can undo the delete until you click Finish. If you cancel out of copy, the action is cancelled.

3	Click Finish [image] Yes to copy the drives, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the copy.

Tip

•	To view the contents of a partition, double-click the partition.


Copy Drives - Options

Use Copy Drives Options to set preferences for the drives you want to copy. Source Options are applied to the drive you want to copy, while Destination Options are applied to the location you are copying the drive to.

1	Check or uncheck the options you want.

2	In the Copy Drives As drop-down list, select the type of drive you want the drives copied as.

3	Click Finish [image] Yes to copy the drives, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the copy.

Option	Description
Check for file system errors	Clear the Check for File System Errors check box if you want to disable error checking. If you have already used a disk utility program such as ScanDisk or CheckDisk to check your hard disk for errors, it is not necessary to have Drive Image check for file system errors. Clearing Check for File System Errors saves time in copying the partitions. If you did not run a disk utility program before loading Drive Image, leave the Check for File System Errors check box selected. Be aware that ScanDisk/CheckDisk finds more errors than the Check feature in Drive Image.
Hide source drives after copy	Hiding the source drive will ensure that your drive letters do not change when you reboot your computer. It can also avoid problems caused by having two identical operating systems visible when you reboot. You can use this option to copy an operating system to a new disk and hide the original partitions. The new partitions will be active. You can set the new drive to master and the old drive to slave, reboot and test the new operating system with the old drive still in place in case something goes wrong.
Skip bad sector checks	This option is selected by default to save time in copying the drives. Although most drives do not have bad sectors, the potential for problems increases during the lifetime of the hard disk. If you have an older hard disk, it is wise to enable bad-sector checking by clearing the Skip Bad Sector Checks box.
Verify disk writes	Click Verify disk writes if you want to enable DOS disk write verification. Disk write verification is not critical to safely copy files. Enabling disk write verification can slow the copying process dramatically.
Hide destination drives after copy	Most operating systems only allow one primary partition to be visible (bootable) at a time. If you are copying a primary partition and you do not want to make that partition your bootable partition, the Hide destination drives after copy box should be selected. If you are using your secondary hard drive as a complete backup of your primary drive, select Hide destination drives after copy preserves all the secondary drive information without changing any drive letters. When the computer boots up, a drive letter will not be assigned to the hidden partitions.
Resize destination drives to fill the entire unallocated area	Click this option to expand copied drives to fill the unallocated space in the selected drive.
Copy drives as logical drives	Select this option to copy drives as a partition inside an extended partition.
Copy drives as primary drives	Select this option to copy drives as primary drives. Only four primary drives can exist on a hard disk. One of these can be an extended partition. Only one primary drive can be active at a time.


Create Image Overview

The Overview screen displays the current settings for the image to be created. The Overview screen contains no settings if you have never created an image before, and contains the settings of the previously created image if you have created an image. Drive Image creates an exact copy of the selected drive, including the operating system, applications, and data. All of this information is then saved in a single file called an "image." When you click Finish, the image will be created with the settings listed on the screen.

Related Topics

•	Selecting drives to be included in the image

•	Selecting the location to save the image

•	Specifying custom settings for the image

•	Scheduling image creation


Create Image - Select Drives

Use Select Drives to select drives to be included in the image.

1	Click the drives you want to include in the image.

Selected drives are marked with a check. You can check all drives on a disk by clicking the disk.

2	(optional) Click Schedule to set a time for the image to be created.

3	Click Finish [image] Yes to create the image, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the create.

Tip

•	To view the contents of a partition, double-click the partition.


Create Image - Select Destination

Use Select Destination to specify a location for the new image.

1	In the Select Location for the Image File box, click a destination drive for the image.

Some drives are grayed out because they are unavailable, the drive is being imaged, or the drive is too small (not enough space to hold the image).

2	In the Image Filename box, type a folder and filename for the image. The filename must contains characters of ASCII value 128 or lower.

You can click Browse to find a folder.

3	(optional) In the Image File Comment box, type a comment to help you identify the image.

4	Click Finish [image] Yes to create the image, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the create.


Create Drives - Options
Create Image - Options

Use Create Image Options to set preferences about image compression level, security, and so forth.

Option	Description
Compression Level	The compression level determines the size of the image file. The higher the compression level, the smaller the file size and quicker the image creation. • None - 0% - Image will be as large as the files that comprise it • Low - 40% - The image will be reduced 40% of the total size of the files comprising it • High - 50% - The image will be reduced 50% of the total size of the files comprising it Note: The sizes listed are only estimates. The actual size for compressed images will vary depending on how well the data compresses.
Password-protect image file	Assign a password to an image. You may use characters with an ASCII value of 128 or lower. This password must be typed by a user before restoring the image file.
Split image into multiple files	Break a large image file into floppy- or CD-sized chunks. The default size is 640 MB, the capacity of one CD.
Check for file system errors	Clear the Check for File System Errors check box if you want to disable error checking. If you have already used a disk utility program such as ScanDisk or CheckDisk to check your hard disk for errors, it is not necessary to have Drive Image check for file system errors. Clearing Check for File System Errors saves time in copying the partitions. If you did not run a disk utility program before loading Drive Image, leave the Check for File System Errors check box selected. Be aware that ScanDisk/CheckDisk finds more errors than the Check feature in Drive Image.
Verify disk writes	Verify that data is being written to disk. Verifying  disk writes is not necessary and can slow image file creation substantially. If you are creating an image file to CD-R, this option is selected by default and performs a different function. After burning the image file to a CD, Drive Image will check to see that the image file can be read from the CD. If there is a problem with the image, you will have an opportunity to re-create it.
Verify image contents	Verify that the image file passes integrity check. If you check this button, Drive Image: • Checks to see if all of the segments of the image (such as myfile.pqi, myfile.002, myfile.003, and so forth) are available for you to open. • Checks to see that the internal data structures in the image file match the data that is available. • Checks to see that the image file can be uncompressed and create the expected amount of data. • Checks that the data in the iimagefile you created matches the contents of the disk that was just imaged.


Create Image - Schedule
Create Image – Schedule

Use Schedule to create an image creation task in the Windows Scheduled Tasks folder.

Important: Drive Image uses the Task Scheduler feature in Windows. Therefore, if you did not install Task Scheduler when you installed Windows, the Schedule task button and the Scheduled Task command on the View menu are disabled.

1	From the Drive Image main window, click Create Image to create the image.

2	Click Select Drives [image] click a drive.

3	Click Select Destination [image] select a location for the image.

4	Click Schedule to open the Schedule dialog.

5	Type a name for the task [image] click Add.

6	If you want to create more than one backup schedule, make sure Show multiple schedules is selected on the Schedule tab.

To create only one backup schedule, deselect Show multiple schedules, then continue with step 7.

7	Click New.

8	Select how often you want the back up to run from the Schedule Task drop-down list.

Choose an option to specify how frequently to run Drive Image. Then specify details for the option you choose. For more help on these options, click here.

The daily, weekly, monthly, and once options include optional advanced settings where you can specify a start date and end date for the task.

9	Click OK.

10Click the Settings tab to select the options you want.

11(Optional) In the Scheduled Task Completed group box, select Delete the scheduled task when finished.

Scheduler will delete the task if it is not scheduled multiple times.

12(Optional) In the Idle Time group box, select Only start the scheduled task if computer is idle for, then specify the number of minutes you want the computer to be idle before starting the task.

You can also specify how long you want to retry starting the task if the computer has not been idle for the number of minutes you defined.

13In the Power Management group box, you can choose not to start the task if the computer is running on batteries or to wake the computer to run the task.

14Click the Drive Image tab to review your Drive Image settings.

15(optional) Deselect Prompt before running Drive Image if you do not want to be prompted before Drive Image runs. The check box is selected by default.

16(optional) Select Wait until shutdown to run Drive Image if you want to wait until you shut down the computer to run Drive Image.

An icon appears in the task tray. When this option is selected, the Drive Image task will only run when the computer is shut down and the scheduled date and time to run the task has expired.

17If your task requires going to DOS, click a DOS restart option. Restart computer when finished will reboot the machine, while Power down computer when finished will turn the computer off. Electricity may need to be shut off with the switch to turn off power.

18Click OK [image] OK twice.

The scheduled task will now appear in the Windows Scheduled Tasks folder.

Tip

•	To see all scheduled tasks under Windows 9x, double-click My Computer on the Windows desktop, then double-click Scheduled Tasks.

To see all scheduled tasks under Windows 2000, double-click My Computer on the Windows desktop, then double-click Control Panel [image] Scheduled Tasks.


Restore Image Overview
Restore Drives Overview

You can restore an image at any time to a location you specify. Your operating system, applications, and personal data will be restored exactly as they were when the image was originally created, all to a location you specify.

The Restore Drives Overview screen displays the current settings for the image to be restored. The Overview screen contains no settings if you have never restored an image before, and contains the settings of the previously restored image if you have restored an image. When you click Finish, the image will be restored with the settings listed on the screen.

Related Topics

•	To change the currently selected image

•	To change the image file location

•	To change any image options


Restore Image - Select Image File
Restore Drives - Select Image File

Use Select Image File to select the image you want to restore.

1	Click the image, or click Browse [image] click the image file [image] click Open.

2	Click the partitions to restore from the image file.

3	Click Finish [image] Yes to restore the image, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the restore.


Restore Image - Select Destination screen
Restore Drives - Select Destination

Use Select Destination to specify a drive or unallocated space to restore the image to.

1	To restore the image where it originated, click Restore to Original Locations [image] Finish.

To restore to a location other than the original location, deselect Restore to Original Locations.

2	To free up disk space, click a partition [image] click Delete Partition to free space if a single partition on the drive is not adequate. Deleting partitions enables you to select the space previously used by more than one drive. Click Undo Delete to restore all partitions after they have been deleted.

3	Click a drive to restore the image to.

4	Click Finish [image] Yes to restore the image, or click another menu item in the left pane to specify additional settings for the restore.

Tip

•	To view the contents of a partition, double-click the partition.

•	Some of the partitions listed may be disabled because there is not enough space for the operation, you may not have rights, and so forth.


Restore Image - Options

Use Restore Image Options to set preferences for drives or images to be restored.

Option	Description
Resize restored drives to fill the entire unallocated area	Allow Drive Image to automatically expand the drives proportionally to occupy the destination drive’s remaining free space.
Hide drives after restore	Restoring multiple logical drives can cause the drive letters of subsequent drives to change. This may make the computer unbootable or cause applications to fail. Most operating systems only allow one primary drive to be visible (bootable) at a time. If you are restoring an image of a primary drive, and you do not want to make that drive your visible (bootable) partition, click Hide Drives after Restore. Failing to do so could cause data corruption. For example, if you are using your secondary hard drive as a complete backup of your primary drive, clicking Hide Drives After Restore preserves all the secondary drive information without changing any drive letters. When the computer boots up, a drive letter will not be assigned to the hidden partition.
Check for file system errors	Clear the Check for File System Errors check box if you want to disable error checking. If you leave this option selected, Drive Image will check your disk for errors after restoring the image file.
Skip bad sector checks	This option is selected by default to save time in restoring the image file. Although most drives do not have bad sectors, the potential for problems increases during the lifetime of the hard drive. If you have an older hard drive, it is wise to enable bad-sector checking by clearing the Skip Bad Sector box.
Verify disk writes	Click Verify Disk Writes if you want to enable DOS disk write verification.  Disk write verification is not critical to safely restore image files. Enabling disk write verification can slow image restore process significantly.
Restore drives as logical drives	Select this option to restore drives as logical partitions inside an extended partition.
Keep original Primary/Logical designation of the drives	Restores drives with the designation they originally had.


Command Line Switches
Command Line Options

The following command line options are supported by Drive Image 2002. When you specify multiple options, the order is unimportant.

Command Line Option	Description
/CBS	Check for bad sectors
/DBG[=<Filename>]	Enable debug messages
/ERR=<Filename>	Specify error output file
/IFC	Ignore file system checks
/LOG=<Filename>	Specify log output file
/MFS=<Number>	Set maximum image file size
/OVI=<Number>	Overlapped I/O (multi-threading) – not available in DOS version
/PRI=<Number>	(with /OVI) Set process priority (multi-threading)
/VIP	Verify image partitions
/ZLB	Use ZLib compression so Drive Image 2002 can read images created with Drive Image 1.0 or 2.0


Delete Task
Delete a Scheduled Task

If you have created multiple schedules, you can delete the schedules that you no longer use.

1	From the Drive Image main screen, click Create Image [image] Schedule.

2	Click the existing task you want to remove [image] click Delete.


Reschedule a Task

1	From the Drive Image main screen, click Create Image [image] Schedule.

2	Click the existing task you want to reschedule [image] click Reschedule.

3	Make the scheduling changes [image] click OK.


To delete a partition

Performing the following steps will destroy all data on the selected partition and may change drive letter assignments.

1	Select a partition on a disk.

2	Click Operations [image] Delete.

Tip

•	You can also right-click the partition you want to delete, then click Delete.


To create a new partition
Create New Partition wizard

The steps outlined below are for a single hard disk, single partition system. If you have a different configuration, the exact process and available options may differ slightly. This way of creating a partition locates the new partition at the end of the disk, while clicking Operations [image] Create lets you select exactly where you want the partition to be located on the disk.

1	At the Drive Image main screen, click Disk Operations.

2	Select a block of unallocated space on the disk map.

If no unallocated space exists, you must delete an existing partition to create unallocated space.

3	Click Create New Partition.

If you are installing an operating system on the partition, it must be a primary partition.

4	(Optional) Type a label (up to 11 alphanumeric characters) for the new partition in the Label text box.

5	Specify the size of the new partition in the Size text box.

Disk Operations automatically calculates a recommended size (based on the most efficient use of disk space), which you can accept or change.

6	In the Drive Letter drop-down list, click the drive letter you want. If you do not want the partition to have a drive letter, click Don’t Mount.

7	Click OK.


File System Types

A file system is the method an operating system uses to organize files on a disk. The table below contains common file systems and their characteristics.

File System	Description
FAT	The most common file system type. It is used by DOS, Windows 3.x/95/98/Me/NT/2000, and IBM OS/2. A file system developed for MS-DOS by Microsoft. The FAT file system is named after the file allocation table, one of the key architectural elements of the FAT file system. DOS, OS/2, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP, and Linux can use partitions formatted with the FAT file system.
FAT32	Used by Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, Windows 98, and Windows 2000. A file system used by Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000/XP. FAT32 is an enhancement of the FAT file system and is based on 32-bit file allocation table entries, rather than the 16-bit entries used by the FAT system. As a result, FAT32 supports much larger disk or partition sizes (up to 2 terabytes).
NTFS	Used by Windows NT and Windows 2000. NTFS (New Technology File System) A file system developed by Microsoft and accessible only through Windows NT/2000/XP. NTFS eliminates many of the shortcomings of the FAT and HPFS file systems, such as wasteful cluster sizes and a slow CHKDSK execution time.
Linux Ext2 or Linux Swap	Used only by Linux. Linux Ext2 is a file system developed for the Linux operating system. Linux Swap is used for the Linux swap file.
Extended	Creates an extended partition, which can contain any number of logical partitions. Extended is not an option if the hard disk already contains an extended partition or four primary partitions.
Unformatted	Creates unformatted free space on your hard drive.


Glossary

A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W

A

active partition

One primary partition (usually on the first hard disk) is marked "active," meaning it is the partition from which an operating system will be booted when the computer starts up.

archive backup

The creation of an image to an external location, such as a network drive or removable media.. For example, creating an image of one computer's system and placing it on a separate computer. This type of backup guards against total hard drive failure.

B

backup location

The place where the backup image is stored. It can be on the hard disk, to removable media (such as CD-RW), or to the network.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)

BIOS is a program code stored in ROM that provides the lowest-level access to peripheral devices and controls the first stage of a computer's boot process.

boot

To load and initialize an operating system on a computer.

bootable partition

A partition from which an operating system can be started.

boot record

See master boot record and partition boot record.

boot sector

The first sector of a hard-disk partition. If the partition is bootable, the boot sector contains a boot record, which is code used to boot the operating system installed on that partition.

byte

One byte is equal to 8 bits of information.

C

D

disk

A physical part of the computer used for storage of applications and other files. Not to be confused with "drives."

disk map

The section of the Drive Image Disk Operations window that graphically displays a selected hard disk's partition information. The disk map, pictured below, shows the partitions approximately to scale. Each partition is represented by a different color according to the file system it uses. If the hard disk contains logical partitions, the logical partitions are shown within an extended partition.

DOS

An acronym for Disk Operating System, and is the name of a number of operating systems that include facilities for storing files on disk. It coordinates physical disk I/O, mapping of file names to disk addresses, and protection of files from unauthorized access.

A DOS usually presents a uniform interface to different storage devices such as floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tape drives, and CD-ROM drives. It may also provide file locking to prevent unintentional simultaneous access by two processes. A DOS also manages other computer resources such as memory, printers, and networks.

drive

1) A partition that has been assigned a drive letter.

drive letter

A single character in the range A to Z that identifies a partition for use by an operating system. Not all partitions are accessible by all operating systems. Also, the drive letters assigned by different operating systems to the same partition may not be the same.

E

EB

Exabyte (Ebyte, E-byte). One exabyte is equal to 1,024 petabytes or 1 quintillion bytes of information.

extended partition

An extended partition is a special kind of primary partition that was developed to overcome the four partition limit. The extended partition is a container inside of which you can create logical partitions. The extended partition itself does not hold any data, nor is it assigned a drive letter. But logical partitions inside the extended partition can hold applications and data and are assigned drive letters.

EPBR (Extended Partition Boot Record)

The IBM/Microsoft implementation of logical partitions makes each logical partition resemble a physical hard disk. On this "logical" hard disk, an EPBR occupies the same position as the MBR of a physical hard disk. The EPBR may contain two entries. One is a logical partition, corresponding to a physical partition on a physical drive. The other may be an entry for another EPBR, corresponding to the extended partition on a physical drive.

F

FAT (File Allocation Table)

A file system developed for MS-DOS by Microsoft. The FAT file system is named after the file allocation table, one of the key architectural elements of the FAT file system. DOS, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP, and Linux can use partitions formatted with the FAT file system.

FAT32

A file system used by Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. FAT32 is an enhancement of the FAT file system and is based on 32-bit file allocation table entries, rather than the 16-bit entries used by the FAT system. As a result, FAT32 supports much larger disk or partition sizes (up to 2 terabytes).

file system

The method an operating system uses to organize files on a disk. Common file systems are FAT, FAT 32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, and Linux Swap.

format

1) v. To construct the framework on the partition necessary for a file system to name, store, and retrieve files. 2) n. An operating system command that formats a partition.

free space

Unused space within a partition. Do not confuse free space with unallocated space, which resides outside a partition.

G

GB

Gigabyte. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes or 1 billion bytes of information.

H

hidden partition

A partition that is not assigned a drive letter by an operating system when it boots. A hidden partition is invisible to the operating system and all connected applications; therefore, data on a hidden partition cannot be accessed.

I

J

K

KB

Kilobyte. One kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes. A kilobyte is also a unit of measurement for computer file sizes.

L

label

The name that you give to a volume or partition.

Linux

A freeware version of the UNIX operating system. It can access primary and logical partitions formatted with Linux Ext2 and Linux Swap.

Linux Ext2

A file system developed for Linux.

Linux Swap

A file system developed for Linux; used for the Linux swap file.

logical drive

Any partition, CD, or other storage device that contains a file system and is assigned a drive letter.

logical partition

A contiguous area inside an extended partition that can be used by the operating system to store and retrieve files. The operating system typically assigns a letter (for example, D:, E:) to the logical drive. In this help system, the term "logical partition" is used in place of "logical drive." This help system uses the term "logical partition" in place of "logical drive" to refer to a partition inside an extended partition.

M

MB

Megabyte. One megabyte is equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1,024 x 1,024).

MBR (Master Boot Record)

The master boot record is contained in the first sector of the first physical hard disk. The MBR consists of a master boot program and a partition table that describes the disk partitions. The master boot program looks at the partition table to see which primary partition is active. It then starts the boot program from the boot sector of the active partition.

N

NTFS (New Technology File System)

A file system developed by Microsoft and accessible only through Windows NT/2000/XP. NTFS eliminates many of the shortcomings of the FAT file system, such as wasteful cluster sizes and a slow CHKDSK execution time.

O

operating system

An operating system allows programs to cooperatively use a computer's resources (for example, disks, memory, printers, and networks). Common operating systems are MS-DOS, Linux, and Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.

P

partition

A contiguous area of a hard disk that the operating system can format with a file system. The term "partition" can refer to either a primary or logical partition.

partition boot record

The partition boot record is located in the first sector of a hard-disk partition. It contains code used to boot the operating system installed on that partition.

partition list

The section of the PartitionMagic main window that displays a selected hard disk's partition information in text form. The partition list, pictured below, displays the following information about each partition: drive letter, volume label, file system type, size, amount of used and free space, status, and whether the partition is a primary or logical partition.

PB

Petabyte (Pbyte, P-byte). One petabyte is equal to 1,024 terabytes or 1 quadrillion bytes of information.

PQI file

PowerQuest Image file.

primary partition

A partition referenced in the master boot record (MBR) partition table. Only four primary partitions can exist on a hard disk. One of these may be an extended partition. Only one primary partition on a drive may be active at a time. When one primary partition is active, the other primary partitions are typically not accessible. Data and programs are often placed on a logical partition inside an extended partition. This enables the data to be accessed by all primary partitions.

Q

R

regular backup

The creation of an image to a secondary drive or partition on the same system. For example, creating an image of drive C: on a partition on C: or to a second hard disk in the same computer. This type of backup guards against viruses, unwanted software, unexpected changes in system configuration, and other software-related problems.

S

sector

The smallest addressable section on a disk. It is used to record one block of a program or data. Each head on each track is typically divided into 17 or more sectors.

T

TB

Terabyte (Tbyte, T-byte). One terabyte is equal to 1,024 gigabytes or 1 trillion bytes of information.

U

unallocated space

A section of your hard disk that is not currently assigned to a partition. Unallocated space is not recognized by the operating system. Usually, you do not want unallocated space because that section of your hard disk will not be used. You can either resize a partition larger to incorporate unallocated space or create a new partition in the unallocated space. Do not confuse unallocated space, which resides outside any partition, with free space within a partition.

V

VFAT

VFAT is an extension to the FAT file system that adds support for long filenames. Although the term "VFAT" originated as the name of the Windows for Workgroups FAT file system driver, it has come to refer to the extensions to the FAT file system added by Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95.

visible partition

A partition that is assigned a drive letter by an operating system when it boots. You can access files, applications, and other data from visible partitions.

volume

1) A partition that has been high-level formatted by a particular operating system; a logical partition. 2) A set of partitions handled by the operating system as if they were a single logical partition.

volume label

The name that you give to a partition or volume.

W

Windows 95

An operating system developed by Microsoft. Windows 95 is a descendant of DOS and Windows 3.x. It can access primary and logical partitions formatted with the FAT file system. It supports long filenames using the VFAT extension to FAT.

Windows 98

An operating system developed by Microsoft operating system that uses the FAT32 file system, allowing it to access primary and logical partitions larger than 2 GB and support filenames longer than 254 characters. Windows 98 can also access partitions formatted with FAT.

Windows Me

The newest Microsoft operating system for the home user and the upgrade from Windows 98.

Windows 2000

A Microsoft operating system for corporate network use and the upgrade from Windows NT 4.0. Windows 2000 uses NTFS (version 5.0) and can access FAT and FAT32 file systems.

Windows NT

An operating system developed by Microsoft. Windows NT can access primary and logical partitions formatted with FAT and NTFS.

Windows XP

The newest Microsoft operating system for corporate network and home use and the upgrade from Windows NT/2000, Windows Me, and Windows 98 SE. It features a 32-bit computing architecture that is built on the code base of Windows 2000 and Microsoft's other popular consumer operating systems. See the Microsoft web site for more information about Windows XP Professional and Home Edition.


Partition

A contiguous area of a hard disk that the operating system can format with a file system. The term "partition" can refer to either a primary or logical partition.


Drive

A partition that has been assigned a drive letter.


Disk

A physical part of the computer used for storage of applications and other files. Not to be confused with "drives."


image

An exact copy of an drive or partition that is stored as a file. An image file has a .PQI extension (PowerQuest Image file).


free space

Unused space within a partition. Do not confuse free space with unallocated space, which resides outside a partition.


used space

Space within a partition occupied by applications and/or data.


operating system

An operating system allows programs to cooperatively use a computer's resources (for example, disks, memory, printers, and networks). Common operating systems are MS-DOS, Linux, and Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.


FAT32

A file system used by Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. FAT32 is an enhancement of the FAT file system and is based on 32-bit file allocation table entries, rather than the 16-bit entries used by the FAT system. As a result, FAT32 supports much larger disk or partition sizes (up to 2 terabytes).


FAT

A file system developed for MS-DOS by Microsoft. The FAT file system is named after the file allocation table, one of the key architectural elements of the FAT file system. DOS, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP, and Linux can use partitions formatted with the FAT file system.


drive letter

A single character in the range A to Z that identifies a partition or logical drive for use by an operating system. Not all partitions or logical drives are accessible by all operating systems. Also, the drive letters assigned by different operating systems to the same partition or logical drive may not be the same.


volume label
label

A volume is partition that has been high-level formatted by a particular operating system; a logical partition. 2) A set of partitions handled by the operating system as if they were a single logical partition. A label is the name that you give to a partition or volume.


file system

The method an operating system uses to organize files on a disk. Common file systems are FAT, FAT 32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, and Linux Swap.


primary partition

A partition referenced in the master boot record (MBR) partition table. Only four primary partitions can exist on a hard disk. One of these may be an extended partition. Only one primary partition on a drive may be active at a time. When one primary partition is active, the other primary partitions are typically not accessible. Data and programs are often placed on a logical partition inside an extended partition. This enables the data to be accessed by all primary partitions.


logical partition

1) A contiguous area inside an extended partition that can be used by the operating system to store and retrieve files. The operating system typically assigns a letter (for example, D:, E:) to the logical drive. 2) Any partition, CD-ROM, or other storage device that contains a file system and is assigned a drive letter.


drive map

The section of the Disk Operations window that graphically displays a selected drive's partition information. The drive map shows the partitions approximately to scale. Each partition is represented by a different color according to the file system it uses. If the drive contains logical partitions, the logical partitions are shown within an extended partition.


disk map

The disk map shows the partitions approximately to scale and also shows unallocated space (space not assigned to any partition). (You can also display disks to scale by clicking Settings [image] Scaling.) Each partition is represented by a different color according to the file system it uses. If the selected hard disk contains logical partitions, the logical partitions are shown within an extended partition.

Each partition is color-coded to show the file system it uses and the used and unused disk space within the partition. Note that the operations you can perform on green (unformatted) or white (unknown) partitions are limited. A Legend is displayed just below the disk map. You can use the Legend to help you understand the different colors used in the disk map and partition list. You can also display or hide the Legend. Hiding the Legend increases the Display area of partition information.


hidden partition

A partition that is not assigned a drive letter by an operating system when it boots. A hidden partition is invisible to the operating system and all connected applications; therefore, data on a hidden partition cannot be accessed.


unallocated space

A section of your hard disk that is not currently assigned to a partition. Unallocated space is not recognized by the operating system. Usually, you do not want unallocated space because that section of your hard disk will not be used. You can either resize a partition larger to incorporate unallocated space or create a new partition in the unallocated space. Do not confuse unallocated space, which resides outside any partition, with free space within a partition.


extended partition

A special kind of primary partition that was developed to overcome the four- partition limit. The extended partition is a container inside of which you can create logical partitions. The extended partition itself does not hold any data, nor is it assigned a drive letter. But logical partitions inside the extended partition can hold applications and data and are assigned drive letters.


Setting Up Removable Storage Devices

This topic includes general information about using removable storage devices with Drive Image. It also describes removable media device drivers included with Drive Image and how to manually install them on a hard drive or diskette.

Both the Drive Image install program (for Windows) and the MAKEDISK.BAT file (for OS/2 and DOS) install and configure the drivers for removable storage devices. This information is provided for those who want to manually configure these drivers or alter the standard configuration.

Using Removable Media with Network Clients

If you are using a Jaz or Zip parallel port device with a network client, be aware that loading a parallel port device driver with a network client installed will cause the system to hang. To successfully install the device driver for the parallel drive, reboot the system without loading the network client.

BIOS Settings for Removable Media

Removable media devices must be set up in the BIOS as removable devices, or Drive Image will not enable the media spanning feature for images that are larger than one removable media.

Iomega Drivers

Iomega provides a driver loader program that allows you to load drivers from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Each time the Iomega driver program loads, it must also load an ASPI manager to communicate with the Zip or Jaz drive. The Drive Image install program copies a large set of ASPI managers to the DRIVERS directory for SCSI, IDE, and parallel port interfaces.

The Iomega driver program tries to load each ASPI manager until it finds one that matches. If it does not have to use this trial-and-error process to find the correct ASPI manager, it can load more quickly.

Iomega has not provided a DOS driver for their Zip drives that attach to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. Consequently, you cannot create or restore image files to a Zip drive that is attached to a USB port.

You can access a document, "Using Drive Image with Iomega Removable Drivers," at the PowerQuest support web site. Go to support.powerquest.com, and query "Iomega." This document is available in English only. For additional information about Iomega drives, refer to the install diskettes that came with your Iomega product or the Iomega web site www.iomega.com.

Editing Your GUEST.INI File

If you use only one or two specific host adapters, you may want to edit the GUEST.INI file and remark (using the REM command) the ASPI managers you do not need. This way only the ASPI managers you normally use will be loaded and tested.

1	From the DRIVERS directory where you installed Drive Image, locate the GUEST.INI file and open it using Notepad in Windows, DOS EDIT, or any other ASCII text editor.

2	Find the ASPI manager line for the Iomega driver that supports your drive. For example, if you routinely use an Iomega PC1616 adapter, use the line that reads ASPI=ASPI1616.SYS.

The following table lists the supported Iomega Adapters and their corresponding ASPI managers.

Iomega Adapter	ASPI Manager
Jaz jet PCI (PC/Mac model)	ADVASPI.SYS
Jaz jet (PC-only model)	ASPI8DOS.SYS
Jaz jet ISA	ASPIPC16.SYS
Jaz Traveller	ASPIPPM1.SYS
Parallel Port Zip drive	ASPIPPMI1.SYS
Zip zoom SCSI Accelerator	ASPIPC16.SYS
Zip Card PCMCIA SCSI adapter	ASPIPC16.SYS
Zip IDE drive	ASPIIDE.SYS
PC1616 adapter	ASPI1616.SYS
PC1600 adapter	ASPIPC16.SYS
If you are using a non-Iomega SCSI adapter with the SCSI Zip drive, the SCSI adapter must be ASPI-compatible and an ASPI manager must be obtained from the SCSI adapter manufacturer.

3	Add a REM at the beginning of each ASPI manager line you do not want to load.

For example, in a case where the Zip or Jaz drive is connected to an Iomega PC1616 adapter, you would remark all ASPI manager lines except ASPI1616.SYS:

REM ASPI=ASPIPPM1.SYS /INFO FILE=NIBBLE.ILM SPEED= 1

REM ASPI=ASPIIDE.SYS /INFO

REM ASPI=ASPI8DOS.SYS /D

REM ASPI=ADVASPI.SYS

REM ASPI=ASPIPC16.SYS INFO

ASPI=ASPI1616.SYS /SCAN /INFO

4	Save the changes to the GUEST.INI file and exit the text editor. If you are using a word processor, be sure to save the file as ASCII or DOS text.

If you later need to use an ASPI manager which has been remarked, edit the GUEST.INI file again and remove the REM command at the beginning of the ASPI manager line.

ASPI Manager Reference

Detailed reference information on the ASPI managers used by the Iomega driver program is located in the electronic "Installation Manual" (MANUAL.EXE) on the Iomega installation diskette.

1	For either Windows or DOS, go to a DOS prompt, type A:, then press <Enter>.

2	Type MANUAL, then press <Enter>.

Assigning Specific Drive Letters for Iomega Drives

To specify the first drive letter you want the Iomega drive to use, add the LETTER= option to the command line. For example, if you type GUEST.EXE LETTER=G, then G will be assigned to the first supported drive it finds.

If you have more that one Iomega drive, each additional drive will receive a drive letter following G in alphabetical order. (When supporting more than one drive, drive letters are assigned in order of SCSI ID number, from lowest to highest.)

Related Topics

•	Magneto-Optical Disk Drives

•	List of API Managers and Supported Adapters


Generating Diagnostic Reports with PARTINFO

PARTINFO generates a report showing the contents of your hard disk partition table. PowerQuest support technicians may find this information helpful in resolving various problems. PARTINFO is available in English only.

You can run PARTINFO from the \Utility\DOS folder on the Drive Image CD.

To display partition information on your screen, type PARTINFO, then press <Enter>.

To send a report directly to your printer, type PARTINFO >LPT1 or PARTINFO >PRN, then press <Enter>.

To save the report as a text file on a floppy disk, type PARTINFO >A:\PARTINFO.TXT, then press <Enter>.


Boot Disk Builder

PowerQuest Boot Disk Builder is a Windows application that automates and simplifies the creation of Microsoft TCP/IP DOS boot disks.

Boot Disk Builder lets you select your Network Interface Card (NIC) to install the correct drivers, so you can save an image to a network drive.

Running Boot Disk Builder

Boot Disk Builder is installed during the Drive Image installation. To run Boot Disk Builder, click the Boot Disk Builder button on the Drive Image main screen. Boot Disk Builder help is available from within the application.


Image Explorer

ImageExplorer simplifies the management of your image files. From within Drive Image, you can access this application. Working within a single screen, ImageExplorer gives you total control of the image files you can access. For example, you can view image file contents, copy image files, copy partitions within files, and restore individual program and data files from the image.

ImageExplorer also provides description capabilities, so you can easily identify individual image files and partitions.

For help on specific tasks, see Help from within ImageExplorer.


regular backup

The process of creating a creating an image to a secondary drive or partition on the same system. This type of backup guards against viruses unwanted software, unwanted changes in software configuration system, and other software-related problems.


archive backup

The process of creating a backup of an entire system to the network or to a removable media. This type of backup guards against total hard drive failure.


To view image properties

1	Click Create Image [image] Select Destination

or

Click Restore Image [image] Select Image File.

2	Click Browse.

3	Select the desired image file.

4	Right-click the image file [image] click Properties.

The following table describes each option in the Image Properties dialog.

Option	Specifies
Image file comments	A user-assigned comment associated with the partition. Any Unicode characters are allowed.
Total Image size	The total size of the image.
Image file date/time	The date and time that the image file was created.
Compression	Whether the selected partition is compressed or uncompressed.  The level of compression (Low or High) is also specified. Low level compression yields an approximate 40% compression rate.  High level compression yields approximately 50%.
Spanned	Whether the image file is spanned over several disks.
Password Protected	Whether the selected partition is password protected.
5	To view folder properties, right-click a folder [image] click Properties.

6	Click OK to exit the dialog.


About Verify Image

Use Verify Image to determine whether an image file is valid or corrupt. Drive Image will check to see that all of the files in the image are available for you to open, the internal data structures in the image file match the data that is available, and the image file can be uncompressed and create the expected amount of data.

This is useful if you have added partitions to an image and want to verify the integrity of the image.

Related Topics

•	To check the integrity of images


To check the integrity of image files

1	Click Create Image [image] Select Destination

or

Click Restore Image [image] Select Image File.

2	Click Browse.

3	Click the image file (.PQI) you want to check [image] click [image].

4	Click Verify.

5	When the check is complete, click OK.

Tip

•	You can also right-click on an image file, then click Verify from the quick menu.

Related Topics

•	About Verify Image


To delete image files

1	Click Create Image [image] Select Destination

or

Click Restore Image [image] Select Image File.

2	Click Browse.

3	Right-click the image file you want to delete [image] click Delete.

4	Click Yes to continue or No to cancel.

Tip

•	You can also delete image files using Windows Explorer or ImageExplorer.


Technical Support

Before contacting PowerQuest, please try to resolve problems you encounter by using the online Help, the quick start guide, the README file, and PowerQuest's corporate web site.

Tips

•	Your problem may be resolved by applying the most recent patch or upgrade of the software. You can download patches and upgrades from http://www.powerquest.com/updates.

•	Your product serial number is required to obtain technical support.

•	If you received a demo or trial version of the product, you are not entitled to complimentary technical support.

Term of Technical Support

Technical support is available to all registered users throughout the life of the product, which began when PowerQuest released the software to manufacturing and ends six months after the release of the next version of the software or when PowerQuest discontinues its development.

All PowerQuest technical support offerings are available for review at http://www.powerquest.com/support.

Corporate Web Site

The PowerQuest technical support web site, http://www.powerquest.com/support(available in English only), includes an overview of support options, an e-mail support request form, a list of error messages and information to resolve problems you encounter, and answers to frequently asked questions about the product.

E-mail

To obtain e-mail technical support for specific technical questions, you can fill out the form at the web site specified below.

Language	Location of E-mail Support Form
English	http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm
French	http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm?language=FR
German	http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm?language=DE

Fax

Location	Number
USA	(801) 437-4218
Europe	+31 (0) 20 581 9270

Fax a description of your problem to the technical support fax number. This service is available in the U.S.A., Canada, and Europe 24 hours, seven days. PowerQuest technicians try to respond to all fax requests within 24 hours.

Telephone

Language	Location	Number
English	U.K.	+44 (0) 20 7341 5517
English	U.S.A.	(801) 226-6834 (toll number)
French	France	+33 (0) 1 69 32 49 30
German	Germany	+49 (0) 69 66 568 516

The U.S.A. call center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., MST/MDT. Our European call center, located in the Netherlands, is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 18:00, CET.


partition list

The partition list displays the following information about each partition: drive letter, volume label, file system type, size, amount of used space, status, and whether the partition is a primary or logical partition.

A partition's status can be:

•	Active: The partition the computer boots from.

•	Hidden: Partitions that do not have a drive letter.

Partitions can be hidden by the operating system (which may hide all primary partitions except the active one), or you can hide partitions with Disk Operations. Under Windows 2000/XP Professional, hidden

partitions are permitted to have a drive letter.

•	None: Partitions that are not active or hidden.


To show/hide the color legend

To show/hide the Color Legend,

1	In Disk Operations, click Settings [image] Show Color Legend.

The Color Legend displays at the bottom of the Disk Map.


To show/hide file system colors

To show/hide File System colors,

1	In Disk Operations, click Settings [image] File System Colors.

If activated, the File System colors display as a border around the partitions.


To set a partition as active

1	Click the partition [image] click Operations [image] Set Active.

Only one partition may be active at a time.

Tip

•	You can also right-click a partition to set it as active.


To hide/unhide a partition

1	Click the primary partition [image] click Operations [image] Hide/Unhide Partition.

A hidden partition has no drive letter. In the Disk Map, the drive letter is replaced with a (*:), and the word "Hidden" appears.

Tip

•	You can also right-click a partition to hide or unhide a partition.


To rename a partition

1	Click the partition [image] click Operations [image] Label.

2	Type a new label name [image] click OK.

Tip

•	You can also right-click a partition to rename it.


About hiding partitions

A hidden partition will not be assigned a drive letter and will be unavailable to you for any purpose other than saving or restoring a backup image. It can be helpful to hide the new partition, so your drive letters will not change and you will not accidentally save data files to the backup location.


Schedule options

Option	Details
Daily	• Start time. • Which days (every day, every 2 days, and so on).
Weekly	• Start time. • Which weeks (every week, every 2 weeks, and so on). • Which days of the week.
Monthly	• Start time. • Numeric date (such as 1 or 15) or relative date (such as first Monday of the month). If you select a numeric date of 29, 30, or 31, the task will only run on months that include that date. • Months you want task to run (July, October, and so on).
Once	• Time of day. • Exact date you want backup to occur.
At System Startup	• Launches Drive Image when you turn on your computer.
At Logon	• Launches Drive Image when you log onto your computer.
When idle	• Launches Drive Image when your computer is idle for the specified number of minutes.


List of ASPI Managers and Supported Adapters

The following is a list of several popular ASPI managers and the cards they support. Drive Image will use the ASPI manager you install to support your SCSI card.

ASPI8DOS.SYS

PCI Bus

Adaptec AHA-2910A/2910B

Adaptec AHA-2930A/2930B

Adaptec AHA-2940/2940AU/2940W/2940U/2940UW

Adaptec AHA-2944W/2944UW

Adaptec AHA-3940/3940U/3940W/3940UW

Adaptec AVA-2904, AVA-2902E/I

Adaptec AIC-7850/7855/7860/7870/7880 based SCSI host adapters

Jaz jet (PC-only model)

ASPI7DOS.SYS

EISA Bus

Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744

Adaptec AHA-1740A/1742A

Adaptec AHA-2740/2742/2740T/2742T

Adaptec AHA-2740A/2742A/2740AT/2742AT

Adaptec AHA-2740W/2742W

Adaptec AIC-7770 based SCSI host adapters

VL BUS

Adaptec AVA-2825

Adaptec AHA-2840VL/2842VL

Adaptec AHA-2840A/2842A

ASPI4DOS.SYS

ISA Bus

Adaptec AHA-1540B/1542B

Adaptec AHA-1540C/1542C

Adaptec AHA-1540CF/1542CF

Adaptec AHA-1540CP/1542CP

Microchannel Adaptec AHA-1640

ASPI2DOS.SYS

ISA Bus

Adaptec AVA-1502P/AP

Adaptec AVA-1505

Adaptec AVA-1515

Adaptec AHA-1510/1520/1522

Adaptec AHA-1510A/1520A/1522A

Adaptec AHA-1510B/1520B/1522B

Adaptec AHA-1530P/1532P

Adaptec AVA-1502AE/AI, AVA-1505AE/AI, AVA-1505AES

Adaptec AIC-6260/6360/6370 based SCSI host adapters

Adaptec AVA-1502AE/AI, AVA-1505AE/AI, AVA-1505AES

MCAM18XX.SYS

PCI Bus

Adaptec AHA-2920/2920A

MA160.SYS

If needed, add this adapter to the ASPI manager lines in your GUEST.INI or LDSQSCSI.BAT files.

ISA Bus

Trantor T160

Microchannel  Trantor T260

MA348.SYS

If needed, add this adapter to the ASPI manager lines in your GUEST.INI or LDSQSCSI.BAT files.

Parallel Port Trantor MiniSCSI Plus (T348)

Adaptec MiniSCSI Plus (APA-348)

MA358.SYS

If needed, add this adapter to the ASPI manager lines in your GUEST.INI or LDSQSCSI.BAT files.

Parallel Port Trantor MiniSCSI EPP (T358)

Adaptec MiniSCSI EPP (APA-358)

Adaptec MiniSCSI EPP (APA-358A)

ASPIIDE.SYS

IDE

SCSI to IDE ASPI Manager

Zip IDE drive

ASPIATAP.SYS

SCSI to ATAPI ASPI Manager

ASPIPPM1.SYS and ASPIPPM2.SYS

SCSI to Parallel Port Zip Drivers

Jaz Traveller

ASPIEDOS.SYS

Adaptec AHA-1740/1742/1744 (in Enhanced Mode only)

ASPIPC16.SYS

PC1600 adapter Zip Zoom SCSI Accelerator

Adaptec APA-1460 and other AIC-6260/5360 based adapters

Jaz jet ISA adapter

Zip zoom SCSI Accelerator

Zip Card PCMCIA SCSI adapter

ASPI1616.SYS

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Magneto-Optical Disk Drives

Magneto-Optical Disk Drives

The  3.5-inch Magneto-Optical (MO) drive is available with either a SCSI or ATAPI interface. Separate DOS device drivers are supplied for each interface type. The device driver supports the FAT (File Allocation Table) file system, read/write, and disk change status.

The SCSI device driver requires a SCSI host adapter card and its matching ASPI manager software. For more information, see the " List of ASPI Managers and Supported Adapters"  on page 100 and your SCSI host adapter documentation.

The 3.5-inch Magneto-Optical disks are available in several capacities.

The volume format may be Super floppy, AT Hard disk, or NSR format. The driver automatically detects the volume format and assigns logical drive letters (such as D:). If no valid formats or partitions are detected, the device driver identifies the disk as unformatted. See the driver documentation supplied with the product for additional information about formatting MO disks.

Installation of Magneto-Optical Drivers

The ATAPI MO device driver is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file using the following command:

DEVICE[HIGH]=(path)\MODISKAP.SYS [/P][/Ii][/Rr]

The SCSI MO device driver is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file using the following:

DEVICE[HIGH]=(path)\ASPIXXX.SYS

DEVICE[HIGH]=(path)\MODISK2.SYS [/P][/Ii][/Rr]

ASPIXXX.SYS represents the ASPI manager that matches your SCSI host adapter.

Optional Switches

/P

Pauses screen messages after the driver has been loaded and initialized. Press any key to continue the operation. Use this option to check the messages displayed by the driver.

/li ATAPI driver

Only the device connected to port IDE i is mounted. Otherwise, all ports are scanned MO devices.

i is defined as:

1 = Primary Master

2 = Primary Slave

3 = Secondary Master

4 = Secondary Slave

/li SCSI driver

Only the SCSI device with ID i is mounted. Otherwise all SCSI IDs are scanned. To also specify the host adapter number, enter /Ih:i (h is the host adapter number and i is the SCSI-ID). To specify multiple devices, use the "+" character as a delimiter. For example: /I0:1+1:2

/Rr

Reserves the specified number of logical drive letters (r=1 to 10) for a single drive. Otherwise, a single drive letter is reserved. The number of reserved drive letters is independent of the number of disk partitions. The driver can access only as many partitions as the number of reserved drive letters.

If the inserted disk contains more partitions than specified by the /r option, as many drive letters are assigned to the disk drive as there are defined partitions. If the disk has fewer partitions than the number of drive letters reserved, an error occurs only when the driver attempts to access the additional drive letters.

LASTDRIVE

The CONFIG.SYS last drive command does not affect the drive letter assignment in the MO disk drive. If the driver assigns a drive letter higher than the one specified by the LASTDRIVE command (default is E:), the CD-ROM drive cannot be accessed. To enable access to the CD-ROM drive, specify a larger value in the LASTDRIVE command.

If the following conditions exist, the device driver will not be loaded into memory and the message "Driver not loaded" will display.

No ASPI manager loaded

Cannot find MO drive (with or without a disk inserted)

Driver already loaded

Important: The SMARTDRV cache is turned off by default for MO disk drives. If you attempt to write data to a write-protected disk while the SMARTDRV write cache is on, you will need to reset the computer.

You can read more about Magneto-Optical disk drivers from the install diskettes that came with the product and from the Fujitsu web site www.fujitsu.com.


Setup Wizard Introduction

This screen introduces you to the setup wizard

1	Click Next.


Setup Wizard - Create Backup Image
Setup Wizard – Create Backup Image

1	If you are creating a new partition for your image, click Yes to create the image file when you click Finish.

Or

Click No to create the image later.

2	To change the image filename, click Edit [image] type a new image filename [image] click OK. The image filename must use ASCII characters of value 128 or lower.

3	To enter a description, click in the text box [image] type the description.

4	Click Next.