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WELCOME TO DRIVE ROCKET TEST DATA ACCELERATION SOFTWARE!
This demonstration of Drive Rocket (TM) software allows you to see
if your system would benefit by having Drive Rocket Software
installed. If your system shows an increase in data transfer rate,
follow the instructions on the screen below for purchasing the
retail version of Drive Rocket software for $39.95.
HOW TO RUN DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE
To run the demo of Drive Rocket, place the Drive Rocket Software
Demo diskette in A: or B: and type ROCKET and press ENTER.
HOW DOES DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE WORK?
Drive Rocket software makes use of a technology used in most new
IDE (AT interface) hard drives called read-and-write-multiple
mode (also known as multiple block size or MBS). By using this
technique, overall data transfer rate (measured in kilo-bytes
per second, Kb/Sec) can be increased up to eighty percent.
This verison of Drive Rocket also has a technology advancement called
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics(EIDE). This improves upon the
existing IDE interface standard. Standard IDE hardware can only
support drives that run in modes 0-2. Enhanced IDE hardware support
mode 3 and greater. Typically, a high speed local bus, or PCI
controller is required to support mode 3 and above.
Drive Rocket supports controllers with the following chipsets:
Appian ADI2 VESA Local Bus
CMD 640x VESA Local Bus
CMD 640x PCI Local Bus
OPTi 82C611A VESA Local Bus
OPTi 82C621A PCI Local Bus
PCTech RZ1000 PCI Local Bus
The Drive Rocket software demonstration will determine if your hard
drive(s) support read-and-write-multiple mode. Drive Rocket will
then run a series of non-destructive benchmarks on all multiple
block size (MBS) values supported, and I/O sizes from .5K to 64K,
for three seconds each, to determine which MBS value will give your
hard drive(s) the best overall data transfer rate. When the
benchmarks have been completed, a graph showing a before-and-after
comparison of your hard drive's performance will be displayed.
Drive Rocket software may increase your performance even if the
drive does not support Multiple Block Size, especially if your
system BIOS does not support shadowing. If shadowing is not
enabled, each I/O request is handled by the system ROM BIOS. When
Drive Rocket Software is installed, its device driver is handling
each I/O in RAM which is faster then ROM.
HOW TO PURCHASE DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE
To purchase Drive Rocket Software, call your local computer
software distributor or an Ontrack representative today.
When calling Ontrack, please specify that you ran the demonstration
version of Drive Rocket, and share the results.
How to Contact Ontrack for software:
Corporate Offices
Ontrack Computer Systems, Minneapolis
6321 Bury Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55346 U.S.A
Software Sales & Info: 1-800-752-1333
612-937-1107
Fax: 612-937-5815
Technical Support: 612-937-2121
Bulletin Board: 612-937-0860
CompuServe: 72662,33 (GO ONTRACK)
World Wide Web: http://Ontrack.com
Internet Sales: Sales@Ontrack.com
Support: Tech@Ontrack.com
Los Angeles
2400 Main Street, Suite 200
Irvine, CA, 92714
Software Sales & Info: 1-800-752-7557
714-263-9245
Fax: 714-263-9246
Bulletin Board: 612-937-0860
CompuServe: 72662,33 (GO ONTRACK)
Internet Sales: Sales@Ontrack.com
Support: Tech@Ontrack.com
United Kingdom
Ontrack Data Recovery Europe Ltd.
Surrey House, 34 Eden St.
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1ER
United Kingdom
U.K. Freefone 0800-24 39 96
Outside U.K. +44 (0) 181 974 5522
Techinical Support +44 (0) 181 549 5200
Telefax +44 (0) 181 974 5544
Bulletin Board +44 (0) 181 549 8993
CompuServe 100421,2573
Internet Sales: Sales@Ontrack.com
Support: Tech@Ontrack.com
Germany Nulltarif 0130-815-198
France Numero Vert 05 90 72 42