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DriveCopy by PowerQuest
Version 1.01
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. Copying From a SCSI Drive to an IDE Drive with OS/2 Installed
7. Laptops and Networks
8. DriveCopy and CD's
9. SCSI to SCSI and SCSI to IDE copies
10. 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) 437-8900.
2. Hard Drive Hookup Information
--------------------------------
Data-loss can occur if the hard drives are not set up with the Source
hard drive (full drive) as the Secondary or Slave drive and the Target
hard drive (empty drive) as the Primary or Master drive. We strongly
recommend that you follow the step-by-step instructions in Chapter 1,
"Before Running DriveCopy" prior to setting up and copying your hard
drive. See Frequently Asked Questions in APPENDIX B for more information.
Because of operating system conflicts that can result from different hardware
configurations, DriveCopy was not intended to copy a hard drive that will be
used in another system with different hardware configurations. DriveCopy was
intended for users who are upgrading to a new hard drive or making a backup of
a hard drive in their EXISTING system.
In addition to the common jumper settings located in Appendix A of the
DriveCopy User Guide, a complete listing of jumper settings and
specifications for all hard drives can be found at
http://www.blue-planet.com/tech/index.html
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
----------------------
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). In some cases, up to 50 MB of free
space may be required to copy and proportionally expand a partition
that is close to a cluster boundary (for example, 128 MB, 256 MB,
512 MB, or 1024 MB). 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
-------------------------
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. Copying From a SCSI Drive to an IDE Drive with OS/2 Installed
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If you are copying a drive from a SCSI drive to an IDE drive and you
have OS/2 installed on your machine, you may experience some errors
that relate to drive geometry.
Scenario:
You have OS/2 installed on a SCSI drive. Using DriveCopy, you copy the
contents of the SCSI drive to an IDE drive. You boot OS/2 from the IDE
drive and everything appears to work fine. However, when you run
PartitionMagic or FDISK from OS/2 the drive geometry is reported
wrong, so errors occur.
Solution:
Edit the CONFIG.SYS to add parameters to the IBM1S506 driver. The
proper syntax is:
BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD/A:0/U:0/GEO:(x,x,x),(y,y,y)/LBA
Where x,x,x is the physical drive geometry in cylinders, heads, and
sectors and y,y,y is the logical drive geometry in cylinders, heads,
and sectors. For example: (9924,16,63),(621,255,63).
7. Laptops and Networks
------------------------
DriveCopy cannot copy across a network. DriveCopy can only see the
drives on the first primary controller. If your laptop has the ability
to see more than one drive in the CMOS, you can use DriveCopy to copy
your old source drive to a new target for use in the same laptop.
8. DriveCopy and CD's
----------------------
DriveCopy cannot copy to a writeable CD-ROM. DriveCopy can only copy
to a IDE or SCSI drive that is connected to a SCSI controller or the
primary IDE controller card.
9. SCSI to SCSI and SCSI to IDE copies
---------------------------------------
DriveCopy can copy from SCSI to SCSI. DriveCopy will look for the
first two SCSI drives on the SCSI chain. If the smaller (source) SCSI
drive is ID0 and the larger (target) SCSI drive is ID2, you must
follow the instructions on page 25 "Using DriveCopy with SCSI Hard
Drives". If the source drive is ID1 and the target is ID0, you can
run DriveCopy without the /CRD switch.
10. 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.