User manual ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 8.0

[. . . ] User's Guide Acronis True Image 8. 0 Compute with confidence www. acronis. com Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. [. . . ] If the program finds two disks, one partitioned and another unpartitioned, it will automatically recognize the source disk as the partitioned disk and the destination disk as the unpartitioned disk, so the next two steps will be bypassed. Selecting source disk If the program finds several partitioned disks, it will ask you which is the source (i. e. the older data disk). You can determine the source and destination using the information provided in this window (disk number, capacity, label, partition and file system information). Selecting destination disk After you select the source disk, you have to select the destination where the disk information will be copied. 40 Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004 Transferring the system to a new disk The previously selected source becomes grayed-out and disabled for selection. If either disk is unpartitioned, the program will automatically recognize it as destination and bypass this step. Partitioned destination disk At this point, the program checks to see if the destination disk is free. If not, you will be prompted by the Partitioned destination disk window stating that the destination disk contains partitions, perhaps with data. You can continue once existing partitions are deleted Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004 41 Transferring the system to a new disk You will have to select between: · Delete partitions on the destination hard disk ­ all existing partitions will be deleted during cloning and all their data will be lost. · No, I do not want to delete partitions ­ no existing partition will be deleted, discontinuing the cloning operation. You will only be able to cancel this operation and return to select another disk. To continue, select the first choice and click Next. Note that no real changes or data destruction will be performed at this moment!For now, the program will just create a cloning script. All changes will be implemented only when you click Proceed, after the script is formed. Old and new disk partition layout If you selected the automatic mode before, the program will ask you for nothing further. You will see the window graphically illustrating information (as rectangles) about the source disk (partitions and unallocated space) and the destination disk layout. Along with the disk number, some additional information is provided: Partition number, volume label (e. g. FAT16 or FAT32), partition size in megabytes (MB). Partition types -- primary, logical -- and unallocated space are marked with different colors. Next you will see the cloning script. Old disk data If you selected the manual mode, the program will ask you what to do with the old disk: · Create a new partition layout ­ All existing partitions and their data will be deleted (but they will also be cloned to the new disk, so you won't lose them) · Keep data ­ leave the old disk partitions and data intact · Destroy data ­ delete partitions (and data!) from the old disk 42 Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004 Transferring the system to a new disk If you are going to sell or give away your old disk, we recommend that you make sure you destroyed the data on it. If you are going to keep it for data storage, you can create a new partition layout on it. In this case, the disk will be ready right after cloning is complete. To protect yourself from unforeseen consequences, it would be better to leave the old disk data intact, as you will be able to delete it later. Destroying the old disk data If you elected to destroy the old disk data in the previous step, you will have to select the destruction method now: · Quick ­ one-pass destruction · Normal ­ guaranteed multipass destruction The second method takes more time, but makes it impossible to recover data afterwards, even with special equipment. The first method is less secure, but is still suitable for most cases. Selecting partition transfer method Acronis True Image will offer you the following data transfer methods: · As is · Proportional ­ the new disk space will be proportionally distributed between cloned partitions · Manual ­ you will specify the new size and other parameters yourself Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004 43 Transferring the system to a new disk If you elect to transfer information "as is, " a new partition will be created for every old one with the same size and type, file system and label. The unused space will become unallocated. Further, you will be able to use the unallocated space to create new partitions or to enlarge the existing partitions with special tools, such as Acronis Partition Expert. As a rule, "as is" transfers are inexpedient, as they leave much unallocated space on the new disk. If you transfer data proportionally, each partition will be enlarged, according to the proportion of the old and new disk capacities. Using the "as is" method, Acronis True Image also transfers unsupported and damaged file systems. FAT16 partitions are enlarged less than others, as they have the 4 GB size limit. [. . . ] [User Type HDD] allows you to set each entry on your own. Warning: Ultra DMA Mode 3/4/5 can be enabled only when BIOS detects Shielded 80-pin cable. F1 Help Select Item -/+ Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Enter the values of Translation Mode, Cylinders, Head and Sector parameters (you can find them on the case of the hard disk) to finish the initial configuring of the hard disk with BIOS. Translation Mode parameter can have the following values: LBA Large Normal Match Partition Table Manual Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000­2004 77 Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup New versions of AwardBIOS menu have the Boot item. The screen of the Boot menu, which is responsible for adjusting the boot sequence, looks like this: AwardBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Boot Sequence: <Enter> to select the device To select the boot sequence, use up or down Arrow. [. . . ]