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OVERVIEW
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 or 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 new technology 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
new technique, overall data transfer rate (measured in kilo-bytes
per second, Kb/Sec) can be increased up to eighty percent.
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.
Ontrack Corporate Headquarters: 1-800-752-1333 (Voice toll free)
1-612-937-1107 (Voice local)
1-612-937-5815 (FAX)
Ontrack California Office.....: 1-800-752-7557 (Voice toll free)
1-714-263-9245 (Voice local)
1-714-263-9246 (Fax)
Ontrack London Office.........: 0800-24 39 96 (U.K., voice)
0130-815-198 (Germany, voice toll free)
44-81-974 5522 (Outside U.K., voice)
44-81-974 5544 (Telefax)