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DriveCopy by PowerQuest
Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 1994-1997, PowerQuest Corporation
All Rights Reserved. Patents Pending.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. License Information
2. Hard Drive Hookup Information
3. 2.1 GB FAT Partition Limitation
4. Required Free Space
5. 504 MB BIOS Limitation
6. PowerQuest Newsletter
1. License Information
----------------------
The Personal License Version is a machine-specific license that allows
modifications on one specific computer. See the *User Guide* for the
license agreement.
Other license options are available for Corporate, Government and
Education.
For information on other license option for DriveCopy contact
PowerQuest Corporate Sales at (801) 226-8977.
2. Hard Drive Hookup Information
--------------------------------
DriveCopy requires the Target (empty) hard drive to be the Master
drive and the Source (full) hard drive to be Slave drive. The two main
reason for this requirement include: 1) The vast majority of users
want to end up with their Target hard drive as the Master and the
smaller, (often slower drive) as the Slave. For this reason DriveCopy
requires the user to start with this configuration. 2) Many older
computers still require software to overcome the 504 MB BIOS
limitation. By setting up the Target drive as Master, the user can
install the necessary software to overcome the limitation. (If the
Target drive was the Slave, the user could not boot to that drive to
install the software.)
3. 2.1 GB FAT Partition Limitation
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FAT partitions (used by Windows 95, 3.x, DOS and in some cases
Windows NT and OS/2) have a limit of 2.1 GB by design. When the
Source hard drive contains one FAT partition (C: drive) and the
Target (empty) hard drive is larger than 2.1 GB, the resulting partition
on the Target hard drive will be only 2.1 GB, while the remainder of
the hard drive will be free space. You can create new partitions in
the free space using PartitionMagic or FDISK & FORMAT. See "Using
FDISK & FORMAT to Create and Format Partitions" or "The Benefits of Using
PartitionMagic" in Appendix A of the DriveCopy User Guide for more
information.
4. Required Free Space
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In order to expand FAT (used by Windows 95, 3.x, DOS and in some cases
Windows NT and OS/2) partitions which have been copied to the Target
hard drive, DriveCopy needs at least 5 MB of free space within the FAT
partition (C: drive for example). This free space is the amount of
"bytes free" shown by typing a DIR command at a DOS or MS-DOS prompt
or right-clicking the drive letter (C: for example) in Windows
Explorer and selecting Properties. If the partition is full or almost
full the partition will be copied but may not expand. To ensure that
the partition is copied and expanded correctly make sure there are at
least 5 MB of free space. You can free space by deleting some files
within the partition or moving some files to a different partition or
to diskette.
5. 504 MB BIOS Limitation
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A computer BIOS made before 1994 usually will not support the EIDE
standard and cannot address hard drives larger than 504 MB. New hard
drives larger than 504 MB typically include software such as OnTrack
Disk Manager, MAXTOR MAX-BLAST Disk Manager or Micro House EZ Drive
which let computers see larger hard drives.
If your machine does not support the EIDE standard, make sure the
software included with the Target hard drive is installed correctly
during Step 9, "Setting Up the Hard Drives", in Chapter 1.
6. PowerQuest Newsletter
------------------------
PowerQuest has a monthly electronic newsletter that is dedicated to
official announcements regarding PowerQuest Products. Signing up on the
list will give you all the information you need regarding product
tips, bugs, and patches. Just go to our home page (www.powerquest.com),
enter your email address into the space provided and hit the "Sign me
up" button. You will be e-mailed a response verifying your
subscription.