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PowerQuest(R) Drive Image(R) 2002
Demo Version
You can use the demo version of Drive Image to see the interface
and walk through common tasks. However, you cannot actually complete
tasks (such as creating an image, restoring an image, or creating
a boot disk). You cannot create Drive Image rescue diskettes from
the demo software, either.
Contents:
1. New Features
2. Install
3. General Issues
4. CD Issues
5. Hardware Issues
6. Scheduling Image Creation Under Windows NT/2000/XP
7. MBR Utility
8. WIPEHEAD Utility
9. PowerQuest's Storage Manager Newsletter
1. New Features
---------------
Drive Image 2002 includes the following new features:
- Native Windows version of Drive Image. Drive Image
runs in Windows if it can lock each partition (that is,
if there are no files opened on the partitions) involved
in the task you are performing. If Drive Image cannot
lock the partitions, it will go into DOS boot mode to
perform the operations. You do not need to enter
information from DOS unless you run Drive Image DOS from
the rescue diskettes.
- Limited partitioning capability to create and maintain a
backup location on the hard disk.
- CD-R and CD-R/W support. Drive Image lets you create images
directly to CDs (just as you can using Drive Image DOS).
You need no other third-party software or drivers. If Drive
Image cannot execute in Windows, it will burn the CD in DOS
boot mode.
- Network support. If Drive Image can execute natively in Windows
(in other words, if there are no open files on the partitions
being imaged or the location where the image is being restored),
you can just select the corresponding network drive letter to
create or restore an image on the network. The Boot Disk Builder
program included with Drive Image lets you create or restore
images to or from a network drive even when Drive Image must
execute in DOS boot mode (or if you run Drive Image from the
rescue diskettes). DOS support for network devices is dependent
upon the availability of DOS NIC drivers for your NIC. Drive
Image ships with some of the most common NIC drivers.
- Four new wizards:
Initial Backup Wizard - Lets you create an image of
your system to removable media (such as a CD-R or CD-R/W)
before modifying drives on the hard disks.
Setup Wizard - Selects or creates a backup partition
on the hard disk for storing backup images.
Create New Partition (found in the Disk Operations
feature) - Lets you create a new partition
on your hard disk.
Redistribute Free Space Wizard - Assists in maintaining
or cleaning up your hard disk. If you run out of space to
store image files on your backup partition, you can use
this wizard to equalize free space on all the partitions
on the hard disk, increasing space for the backup partition.
If you remove the backup partition from the hard disk, you can
use this wizard to put the space that was in your backup
location back into other partitions that you are still
using (such as your C: drive).
- USB/FireWire support. Drive Image lets you create or restore images
to and from USB or FireWire drives if Drive Image can execute
natively in Windows (without dropping to DOS boot mode). If Drive
Image must execute in DOS boot mode, support for such devices is
dependent upon the availability of DOS drivers for the drives.
2. Install
----------
- To burn an image to a SCSI CD burner, you must select SCSI Drivers
during installation so that the drivers are installed correctly in
the virtual floppy. You must also choose SCSI Drivers when creating
the Drive Image rescue diskettes.
- Drive Image will work only under Windows 95c or higher. If
you are using Windows 3.x or Windows 95a or 95b, you should
upgrade your Windows version before using Drive Image.
3. General Issues
-----------------
- Dynamic disks are not supported.
- Image file passwords should not include extended characters.
- All hard disks and removable disks must be enabled in BIOS
for Drive Image to access them in boot mode and from the
rescue diskettes (in other words, whenever Drive Image is
running from DOS). You can change BIOS settings by watching
the screen when you start your computer and pressing the key
specified.
- On some systems with mixed IDE and SCSI hard disks, Drive
Image DOS may not boot properly from the virtual floppy. If
you have a mixed system and you experience this problem, run
Drive Image DOS from the rescue diskettes instead.
- Do not save backup images on encrypted folders or on
NTFS compressed drives. If you try to access an image
on an NTFS compressed drive, you will receive error 1810.
If you try to select an image in an encrypted folder,
Drive Image will not allow you to select the image file.
- (Windows XP) If you use Disk Operations to unhide a
partition, the partition is unhidden but it is not
assigned a drive letter because the DOS boot mode used
by Drive Image cannot access the Windows registry. Use
Disk Administrator to assign a drive letter.
- Disk operations you can perform on unformatted and unknown
partitions are limited.
- Note the following issues if you restore a Linux image to a
system that had a different operating system installed
previously: 1) The first sector of the drive receiving the
Linux image must be cleared before the Linux MBR (Master
Boot Record) can be installed. 2) You must specify that the
MBR be installed from the image for the system to boot
properly. You can modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the first
rescue disk (or the boot disk you are using instead) to
include the /MBR switch for Drive Image DOS.
4. CD Issues
------------
- Difficulties with creating images to CD may be resolved
by downloading the latest CD drivers and/or firmware updates
from the CD manufacturer.
- Some PCMCIA cards may not allow Drive Image to burn images
at full speed with some of the faster CD-R/W drives (such as
12x and 16x). You can use the /CDRSPD switch to throttle
down the speed and allow for image creation. The syntax is
/cdrspd=X, where X = drive speed. For example, the command
line DriveImage9x.exe (or DriveImageNT.exe) /cdrspd=8
(Windows versions) or PQDI /cdrspd=8 (DOS version) would
force the drive to burn at 8x. If you specify a speed
that is not supported by the drive, Drive Image will use the
default speed of the drive.
- It is not necessary to load a CD driver to create OR
restore an image on a CD drive. Under DOS, during the create
or restore process, go to the Browse dialog, then from the
drop-down list of drives, select the entry that starts with
\\.\PQCD, followed by a number and a description of the drive.
Under Windows, select the drive letter of the CD drive.
- Drive Image 2002 is designed to support all CD-R drives that
burn at 8X or faster. Some drives slower than 8X may not
function properly with Drive Image. Check your CD-R
documentation for details on the speed of your CD-R write
capability.
- Sometimes when you restore an image from a spanned CD set,
if you insert the next media, then press <Enter>, the
message "the media does not contain the correct file"
appears. Click OK. Drive Image will read the media again and
continue to restore the image.
- HIMEM.SYS is no longer required to be loaded in the
CONFIG.SYS if you are creating images to CD-R/W media.
However, if it is loaded it will not affect the performance
of the program.
- The CD drive may not be recognized when first starting
Drive Image, which could prevent Drive Image from
writing images to a CD-R. If the CD is NOT in the drive
when Drive Image starts, the drive is recognized.
Therefore the workaround is to not insert a CD until
right before the machine is getting ready to reboot
and create the image file.
- If you restore an image that you created on a CD using an
earlier version of Drive Image, Drive Image 2002 may display
an inaccurate size needed for the destination. This problem
does not occur for images you create using Drive Image 2002.
5. Hardware Issues
------------------
- If a USB mouse is not detected from the Drive Image
rescue diskettes or DOS boot mode, the mouse drivers
are not loaded. You may be able to enable the mouse
in the BIOS. To do so, watch the screen when you start
your computer, press the key specified, enter the BIOS
advanced settings, and set "USB Legacy Support" (or
something similar) to either enabled or auto. If you
cannot enable the mouse in the BIOS, you can use the
keyboard shortcuts in DOS.
- If you create an image file to CD-R using the MELCO
CRWSU-B1610H drive, Drive Image may hang early in the CD
burning process. This is caused by the external hardware
which converts the ATAPI drive to an USB/SCSI drive. It may
also return an error when attempting to create the image.
This is a new drive that may not currently work with Drive
Image.
- If you run Drive Image DOS on a computer with a Soyo 6ba+IV
motherboard, the Display Drive Information command (on the
Tools menu) may display multiple, non-existent drive
letters. This problem occurs when there are no drives
present on the Ultra66 IDE channels. To fix the problem,
attach at least one drive to the Ultra66.
6. Scheduling Image Creation Under Windows NT/2000/XP
-----------------------------------------------------
- If you choose to create an image "At System Startup" and
the default of "Prompt before running Drive Image," Drive
Image does not run when you restart the computer. You must
deselect "prompt before running Drive Image" to run Drive
Image at startup.
When you choose to create an image "at system startup" and
deselect "prompt before running Drive Image," Drive Image
creates an image when you restart the computer, even though
the Drive Image splash screen and progress screen do not
display. You should not open any files in the folder
where the image is being created until after Drive Image
has stopped running.
- (Windows XP only) If you deselect the "prompt before
running Drive Image" option and Drive Image is set
to run but you have switched to another fast user, Drive
Image will not run. For optimal performance when using
Fast User Switching, schedule imaging tasks for off-peak
times or when the computer is idle for at least 30 minutes.
- If you are running Drive Image on a Windows NT Workstation
with SP6 applied, and you schedule the task to "Wait Until
Shutdown" to run, the system will not shut down properly to
let Drive Image run. To work around this problem with SP6,
press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click "Shut Down" to reboot the
machine.
The MBR and WIPEHEAD utilities discussed below are
troubleshooting utilities used by PowerQuest Technical Support.
They are designed for advanced users.
7. MBR Utility
--------------
This Windows command utility will save the contents of the MBR
(the first sector on the first hard drive) to a file. It will
also restore the contents of a file to the MBR. It is found on
the CD in the UTILITY\WINDOWS folder.
You may wish to run this utility to back up the contents of your
MBR to a file in case a virus destroys the MBR on your hard disk.
Be aware that if you run this utility, change partitions on your
hard disk, and then restore the MBR with this utility, you will
cause problems with your computer. Therefore, if you want to use
this utility to back up your MBR, you should run it each time you
change partitions on the hard disk.
Syntax:
MBRutil /S=<filename> Saves the MBR to the file specified
MBRutil /R=<filename> Restores the MBR from the file specified
MBRutil /? Displays the program syntax
8. WIPEHEAD Utility
-------------------
This WIPEHEAD Windows command utility will clear the contents of
the first head (track) on the first hard disk, with the exception
of the MBR (the first sector). If the drive has 63 sectors per
track, this utility will clear out (that is, set all bytes to
zero) sectors 2 through 63. This utility is found on the Drive
Image CD in the UTILITY\WINDOWS folder. If the Drive Image
virtual floppy will not install correctly, this utility may solve
the problem.
Syntax:
WipeHead
There are no command line parameters for the WIPEHEAD utility.
9. POWERQUEST'S STORAGE MANAGER NEWSLETTER
------------------------------------------
PowerQuest has a free monthly electronic newsletter that is dedicated
to official announcements, tips, and techniques for PowerQuest
products. You can view the newsletter online at
www.powerquest.com/newsletter.
==============================================================
PowerQuest can be reached at:
Telephone: 801-437-8900
Fax: 801-226-8941
E-mail: magic@powerquest.com
PowerQuest web site: www.powerquest.com
Copyright 1994-2002 PowerQuest Corporation. All rights
reserved. Drive Image and its use are subject to a license
agreement and are also subject to copyright, trademark, patent
and/or other laws. Refer to the user guide, the Help About
screen, and www.powerquest.com/legal_notices for additional
information about PowerQuest patents. Drive Image and
PowerQuest are registered trademarks of PowerQuest
Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of the respective owners.