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- <a#002><C>What's New
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- <a#004><C>Information for users of DVD writers.
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- <a#001><C>Important hardware information!
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- <a#003><C>BootIt NG companion programs.
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- <P><##002><B><C>What's New
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- <C><B>Version 1.6x
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- * IEEE1394 Support for Hard Drives and CD/DVD Drives.
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- * And more...
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- <C><B>Version 1.5x
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- * USB 2.0 High Speed Support for Hard Drives and CD/DVD Drives.
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- * And more...
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- For more details or information on previous updates, click the
- 'Upgrade History' link on the terabyteinc.com BootIt NG support page.
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- <P><##004><B><C>Information for users of DVD writers
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- BootIt NG works with most DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW drives. There a couple
- things worth pointing out here:
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- 1) The 'CD Close Method Z' has no affect on the closing method
- used with DVD media.
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- 2) DVD-RW media must be new or fully blanked. Using quick blanked
- media will abort the image process with a write error. This is
- specific to DVD-RW media and does not apply to DVD+RW media.
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- 3) Many DVD drives *require* firmware updates if you use 4x DVD
- media. Be sure to check the drive manufacturer's website.
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- <P><##001><B><C>Important hardware information
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- <B>Adaptec AHA2940UW (945300-02 B):
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- Enter the latest version of the SCSISelect utility by pressing Ctrl-A
- when the Adaptec copyright message is displayed on boot. Choose the
- 'SCSI Device Configuration' menu and disable the 'Write Back Cache'
- option to prevent occasional data corruption. The problem may be
- limited to the old (1996?) "945300-02 B" chip as testing with the
- "945300-02 C" chip worked correctly with the cache enabled.
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- <B>ATA/IDE
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- Should you have any problems using this software with your system or
- devices then there are a few things you can try:
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- 1) *Upgrade the BIOS/firmware of the system or controller.
- 2) In the BIOS/firmware, disable "block mode" for the devices.
- 3) In the BIOS/firmware, disable "32Bit mode" for the devices.
- 4) In the BIOS/firmware, change the "PIO" or "DMA" mode used.
- 5) *Downgrade, if allowed, the BIOS/firmware of system or controller.
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- *You must obtain the correct BIOS/firmware and instructions from the
- manufacturer of the system or controller being upgraded or downgraded.
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- <P><##003><B><C>BootIt NG companion programs
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- <B>BootNow(TM)
- Boots an item on the boot menu from within DOS, Win9x, WinME,
- WinNT, Win2K, or Linux. Simply create a short-cut to boot one
- of the boot menu items then, double-click it to have the system
- shutdown, restart, and boot the selection automatically. It can
- also be used to start an image set using the /ims= switch.
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- <B>KBMap
- Change the way your keys are mapped on the keyboard when
- using BootIt NG. If you have an AZERTY keyboard and pressing
- 'A' yields 'Q' then use this utility to make 'A' yield 'A'.
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- <B>BINGBURN(TM)
- Burns a set of TeraByte image files to CD-R/RW or DVD+-R/+-RW media.
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- <B>Tweak NG(TM)
- Use this to modify the BootIt NG user interface.
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- <B>TBIView(TM)
- View and Extract individual files from images.
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- <B>Where to get them
- Visit the free software page at terabyteunlimited.com.
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