User manual FARSTONE VIRTUAL HARD DRIVE

[. . . ] Virtual Hard DriveTM For Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003 User's Guide Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of FarStone Technology, Inc. FarStone grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program ("SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the SOFTWARE is installed on a network, or more than one user can run the SOFTWARE at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each additional user or computer. Trademarks FarStoneTM and Virtual Hard DriveTM are trademarks of FarStone Technology, Inc. [. . . ] The data stored on the RAM Disk is lost when you shut down your PC. But Virtual Hard Drive provides a special function that allows users to save the data in the RAM Disk as an image file when the computer is turning off. In addition, the image can be loaded into the Virtual Hard Drive automatically (or manually) when the computer is started. You can treat it as if it is another hard disk drive so you do not need to worry about data loss. The only difference between a RAM Disk Drive and a Hard Disk Drive is Virtual Hard Drive's amazing speed. 1) shows the user-friendly interface of Virtual Hard Drive. Fig. 1 5 Chapter 2 Installation 2. 1 System Requirements Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2K Pro Windows XP Home Windows XP Pro Windows Server 2003 Standard 25 MB free hard disk space 128 MB RAM or better Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2K Pro Windows XP Home Windows XP Pro Windows Server 2003 Standard Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Data Center Windows Server 2003 Data Center Windows Server 2003 Web edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 25 MB free hard disk space 128 MB RAM or better VHD VHD Pro 2. 2 Installing Virtual Hard Drive Step 1 Run the SETUP. EXE file, which is located on your Virtual Hard Drive application CD. Step 2 Carefully read the Software License Agreement. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click on the `I Accept the License Agreement' box and then click Next to continue. Step 3 Enter the required information and the serial number. Step 4 The Install Wizard will suggest a folder in which to install the Virtual Hard Drive program files. If you would like to store the program files in another location, click on the Change button to open the file browser and select a new folder. Step 5 Clicking Next will install the Virtual Hard Drive program on your computer. Step 6 Click Finish to end the installation of the Virtual Hard Drive program files. You can launch Virtual Hard Drive and create the shortcut after the installation is completed by selecting the checkbox. 2. 3 Uninstalling Virtual Hard Drive 6 To uninstall the Virtual Hard Drive program, click on Start in the Windows taskbar and select (a) Programs/Virtual Hard Drive/Uninstall Virtual Hard Drive; or (b) Start/Settings/Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon to open the Add/Remove Programs screen. Then select Virtual Hard Drive and click on the Add/Remove button. Either method will launch the Virtual Hard Drive Uninstall Wizard. The uninstall program will now remove all files created by Virtual Hard Drive, except the image files (files with the "img" extension). These image files can be deleted by using Windows Explorer. 7 Chapter 3 Using Virtual Hard Drive 3. 1 Launching Virtual Hard Drive Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then Programs\Virtual Hard Drive\Virtual Hard Drive Manager or double-click the Virtual Hard Drive icon program on the desktop to launch the VHD When launching VHD, the following screen (Fig. 2) will appear to prompt users to create a RAM Disk. Fig. 2 Note: If the Auto-load the image mounted last time option is enabled in Virtual Hard Drive settings (Fig. Click "OK" and then click the "Delete" button the existing RAM Disk before you can create a new one. [. . . ] You can create another RAM Disk according to the instructions in Chapter 3. 1 and Chapter 3. 5. 3. 7 Virtual Hard Drive settings From the Virtual Hard Drive interface, click the Options button 12). to open the Options window (Fig. Fig. 12 Auto-load the image mounted last time: Keep the image that was mounted last time in the RAM Disk after restarting the VHD program. 12 Note: If this option is enabled, you will not be asked to create a new RAM Disk at the startup of VHD as described in the instructions in chapter 3. 1. Save the image upon restart or shutdown: Each time the PC is turned off or restarted, the image file will automatically be saved on your hard disk. [. . . ]