User manual MAXTOR BLACKARMOR BACKUP 2009

[. . . ] Copyright (c) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Acronis, "Acronis Compute with Confidence" and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Install the software application you want to evaluate. When you want to uninstall it, just discard all the changes made to your computer in the Try&Decide mode. This may come in handy not only for those who, for example, like to play a lot of games but for professional software testers as well ­ to use on their testing machines. Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Acronis. Copyright (c) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Scheduling tasks Seagate BlackArmor Backup allows you to schedule periodic backup and validation tasks. Doing so will give you peace of mind, knowing that your data is safe. You can create more than one independently scheduled task. For example, you can back up your current project daily and back up the system disk once a week. One consideration in choosing a backup schedule is media management. For example, if you're backing up to a recordable DVD, you must be prepared to insert a blank disc whenever the schedule runs. On the other hand, if you schedule backups to run when you're not around, you must always think ahead and make sure the drive has the necessary media ready. If, on the other hand, you're backing up to a hard disk or network device that can stay connected all the time, this problem is less likely to occur. If you are performing a scheduled backup task to a USB flash drive, the backup process will begin automatically when the device is plugged in, but only when a scheduled backup has been missed. The USB flash drive must be the same as the one used for all previous backups; if you plug in another flash drive, the backup process won't start. 8. 1 Creating scheduled tasks You can schedule a new task in the Backup Wizard or Validate Wizard in the Scheduling step. It is also possible to create a scheduled task by clicking Create Backup Task or Create Validation Task on the toolbar of the Manage Tasks and Log screen. If the backup archive you want to validate is protected with a password, Seagate BlackArmor Backup will ask for it. 1. Select one of the following scheduling options: 60 Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Acronis. Copyright (c) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All Rights Reserved. Once only ­ the task will be executed once at the specified time and day Upon event ­ the task will be executed on an event to be selected in the right pane: Periodically ­ the task will be executed periodically with a frequency to be specified in the Run this task periodically pane, where you specify the time between runs for the task being scheduled. Daily ­ the task will be executed once a day or once every several days Weekly ­ the task will be executed once a week or once every several weeks on the selected day Monthly ­ the task will be executed once a month on the selected day To postpone a scheduled task until the next time the user is idle, select the Run when the user is idle box. The task will automatically start when you are idle (not using the mouse and the keyboard) for the number of minutes specified in the Wait setting of the screen saver or when you log off. Once the task has started, it will be completed because task execution cannot be interrupted by the user. However, you can work on the computer while the task is running. If the computer is off when the scheduled time comes, the task won't be performed, but you can force the missed task to run at the next system startup by selecting the If missed, run the task at startup box. [. . . ] 5. 6. Peter Gutmann's method 35 7. Bruce Schneier's method 7 8. Fast 1 128 Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Acronis. Copyright (c) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Startup Parameters Additional parameters that can be applied prior to booting Linux kernel Description The following parameters can be used to load Linux kernel in a special mode: acpi=off Disables ACPI and may help with a particular hardware configuration. noapic Disables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) and may help with a particular hardware configuration. [. . . ]