User manual FARSTONE VIRTUALDRIVE NETWORK 2005

[. . . ] VirtualDrive Network 2005 Windows 2000 SP4/XP/2003/Server 2003 ® User Guide FarStone Technology Inc 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 express written permission of FarStone Technology Inc. FarStone grants to you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program (The "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 user or workstation. Trademarks FarStone, Rapid Cache® are registered trademarks of FarStone Technology Inc. [. . . ] Select both Record Data Tracks and Record Audio Tracks to include both the Audio and Data Tracks in the VCD. Step 3 If you have selected Record Audio Tracks, select Next button will open Select Tracks window. (If selecting Record Data Tracks only, the Build VCD manager will go directly to Step 5. ). Select the audio tracks to be included in the VCD by checking the appropriate boxes in the Tracks list. Select the Preview track play button to listen to the track. Select Volume to set the Preview track's volume level. Step 4: Select Next to begin the build process. Please refer back to steps 4 - 8 in section 4. 1 to complete the building process. 42 3. 3. 5 Conversion Between an ISO 9660 Image File and a VCD File You may convert an ISO 9660 image file into a VCD file as well as convert a VCD file into an ISO 9660 image file. Step 1 Select File on the menu bar, then Convert to open the Convert File window. Step 2 select the file browser button to open the Windows file browser and locate the ISO or VCD file. Step 3 Select the desired ISO file, then select Open to continue. Step 4 Select Convert to start the conversion. 43 Note Audio VCD, DVD and compressed VCD files cannot be converted into ISO file. 3. 4 Managing VCDs in the VDN Server 3. 4. 1 Adding VCD folders (CD Jukebox) Before VCDs can be added to the VDN server, a folder or CD Jukebox must first be created to hold the VCDs. Step 1 Right click on the blank space in right panel of the VDN Administrator window and select New Folder. (The same function can also run from the Menu bar by selecting File Folder New). VCD Step 2 Type in the new VCD folder name and description, then select Create to add the folder. When you have finished adding new folders select Cancel to close the window. 44 or by selecting File Step 3 Save the new configuration by select save on the Menu bar and select Save. VDN Clients will see the new configuration only after refreshing their screen or restarting the Client program. 3. 4. 2 Changing a VDN Folder Description Open the Folder Properties dialog by right-clicking on the VDN Folder icon then selecting the VCD Folder, or select File->VCD folder->VCD Folder Properties from the Menu bar. The Folder Properties dialog only allows the description of the VCD folder. 3. 4. 3 Adding VCDs to a VCD Folder You can add an existing VCD from your local network or from the Internet. Adding VCDs from the Local Network: Step 1 To add VCD files into a VCD folder, select the VCD folder name listed on the left side of the VDN Administrator program window. Then right click on the blank space in right panel of the VDN Administrator window. The same function can also be accessed from the Menu bar by selecting File -> VCD files ->Add. Select the files that you want to add to the VCD folder and then select Open. All of the selected VCD files will be added to the VCD folder. Note VCDs should be added to the VDN server Administrator from "My network places". And cannot be added from: - a local drive (e. g. C:\vcds\mykids play. vcd), or a mapped drive (e. g. F:\math1. vcd while f: is mapped to \\server\vdn). VCD files must be stored within shared folders and can be located on different file servers (as in a distributed network system). Tips To add multiple VCD files at a time. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on each VCD to select, or hold the SHIFT down key to select block of 46 VCD files in the file list. Step 2 Save the new configuration by select Save or File on the menu bar and select Save Configuration. [. . . ] So you can create at most 23 virtual drives. Q12: Can I backup the settings of VirtualDrive®?You just need to backup the Files\FarStone\VirtualDrive\Data. File mgr. dat mgr. hky following two files located at Remarks VCD information VCD hotkey settings Note: VirtualDrive install/uninstall program will not replace or remove these two files. [. . . ]