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- OVERVIEW
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- 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.
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- HOW TO RUN DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE
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- To run the demo of Drive Rocket, place the Drive Rocket Software Demo
- diskette in A: or B: and type ROCKET and press ENTER.
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- HOW DOES DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE WORK?
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- HOW TO PURCHASE DRIVE ROCKET SOFTWARE
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- To purchase Drive Rocket Software, call your local computer software
- distributor or an Ontrack representative today.
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- When calling Ontrack, please specify that you ran the demonstration
- version of Drive Rocket, and share the results.
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- Ontrack Corporate Headquarters: 1-800-752-1333 (Voice toll free)
- 1-612-937-1107 (Voice local)
- 1-612-937-5815 (FAX)
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- Ontrack California Office.....: 1-800-752-7557 (Voice toll free)
- 1-714-263-9245 (Voice local)
- 1-714-263-9246 (Fax)
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- 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)