Farstone DRIVE CLONE EXPRESS User Manual

DriveClone Express

User’s Guide

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FarStone gr ants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed softw are 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.

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Software License Agreement

FARSTONE TECHNOLOGY, INC. (FARSTONE) END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DRIVECLONE, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “SOFTWARE”

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: THE USE OF THIS “SOFTWARE” IS SUBJECT TO THE “SOFTWARE” LICENSE TERMS OF FAR STONE AND O THER LICENSORS WHO’S SOFTWARE MAY BE BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODUCT.

BY YOUR USE OF THE “SOFTWARE” INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT YOU AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSOR OF TH E “SOFTWARE” , AS SET FOR TH BELOW . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE “SOFTWARE”, YOU MAY RETURN THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND.

LICENSE AND WARRANTY:

The software that accompanies this license (the “Software”) is the property of FARSTONE or its licensors and is protected by copyright law. While FARSTONE continues to own the Software, you will have certain rights to use the Software after your acceptance of this license. Except as may be modified by a license addendum which accompanies this license, your rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows:

A. Single User License:

(a) Use the “Software” on a single computer system or network, and only by a single user at a time. If you wish to use the “Software” for more users, you will need an additional License for each user.

(b) Make one copy of the “Software” in machine-readable form solely for back-up purposes provided you reproduce FarStone’s copyright proprietary legends. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “Software” may be used on the home, laptop or other secondary computer of the principal user of the “Software”, and an additional copy of the “Software” may be made to support such use. As used in this License, the “Software” is “in use” when it is either loaded into RAM or installed on a hard disk or other permanent memory device. The “Software” may be “in use” on only one computer at any given time. (Different License terms and fees are applicable for networked or multiple user applications.) As a specific condition of this License, you agree to use the “Software” in compliance with all applicable laws, including copyright laws, and that you will not copy, transmit, perform or distribute any audio or other content using the “Software” without obtaining all necessary Licenses or permissions from the owner of the content.

B. Multiple User License:

Make one copy of the “Software” in machine-readable form solely for back-up purposes, provided you reproduce FarStone’s copyright proprietary legends.

You must acquire and dedicate a License for each separate computer on which any part or portion of the “Software” is installed or run As used in this License, the “Software” or any part or portion of the “Software” is “in use” when it is either loaded into RAM or installed on a hard disk or other permanent memory device including any network ed or shared environment where either direct or indirect connections are made through software or hardware which pools or aggregates connections.

As a specific condition of this License, you agree to use the “Software” in compliance with all applicable laws, including copyright laws, and that you will not copy, transmit, perform or distribute any audio or other content using the “Software” without obtaining all necessary Licenses or permissions from the owner of the content.

C. Restrictions:

You may not distribute copies of the “Software” to others or electronically transfer the “Software” from one computer to another over a network. Y ou may not post or otherwise make available the “Software”, or any portion thereof, in any form, on the Internet. Yo u may not use the “Software” in a computer service business, including in time-sharing applications. The “Software” contains trade secrets and, in order to protect them, you may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the “Software” to a human-perceivable form. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE, LOAN, RESELL FOR PROFIT, DISTRIBUTE, NETWORK OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS BASED UPON THE “SOFTWARE” OR ANY PART TH EREOF.

D. Limited Warranty:

FarStone warrants that the media on which the Software is distributed will be free from defects for a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of delivery of th e Software to you. Your sole remedy in the event of a breach of this warranty will be that FarStone will, at its option, replace any defective media returned to F arStone within the warr anty period or refund the money you paid for the Software. FarStone does not warrant that the Software will meet your requirements or that operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or that the Software will be error-free.

THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

E. Limitation of Liability:

IN NO EVENT WILL FARSTONE OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR LOSS OF DATA, EVEN IF FARSTONE OR A LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY O THE R PARTY. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special, incidental, or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

F. General:

You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, understand it, and that by using the “Software” you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. You further agree that it is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between FarStone and you, and supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and any other communication between FarStone and you relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. No additional or any different terms will be enforceable against FarStone unless FarStone gives its express consent, including an express waiver of the terms of this Agreement , in writing sign ed by an officer of FarStone. Y ou assume full responsibility for the use of the “Software” and agree to use the “Software” legally and responsibly.

Should any provision of this Agreement be declared unenforceable in any jurisdiction, and then such provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the remainder hereof. F arStone reserves all rights in the “Software” not specifically granted in this Agreement.

Additional Terms and Conditions:

In addition to the above agreement, the following terms and conditions will also apply to Your use of the Software:

A. You may use the Softw are on one Device to clone, or apply an image of a hard drive on that

Device, or to another hard drive on the same Device, a replacement Device, secondary media, or network drive.

B. You may use the Software on a Device to create an image file of a hard drive on that Device

and store the image file on fixed or removable media for disaster recovery purposes.

C. You may use the Software as a boot disk to re-apply the hard drive image that was created

for disaster recovery purposes to the hard drive on the Device from which the disaster recovery image was made or on a replacement Device provided that the software has been removed from the original Device.

D. You may use the Software to clone a hard drive from a Device to a replacement Device, in

the manner described in the Software documentation and to use the Software on the replacement Device provided that the Software has been removed from the original Device.

E. You may not use the Software commercially or no n-commercially for the purpose of creating

an image on multiple Devices or hard drives, except for multiple hard drives installed in or attached directly to the original Device.

F. For the purposes of this License Agreement, a virtual device is considered the same as a

physical device.

G. If the Software you have licensed includes the Pre-OS the following uses and restrictions

apply to the Software: (i) The Pre-OS contains Windows® software licensed from Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft

Corporation has no liability to You for the Component. Any support for the Component will be provided by Symantec in accordance with Symantec’s then-current support guidelines.

(ii) THE PRE-OS CONT AINS A TIME-OUT FEA TURE THAT WILL AUTOMA TICALL Y RE-BOOT THE DEVICE AFTER SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE. THIS TIME-OUT FEATURE WILL RESET EACH TIME THE COMPONENT IS RE-LAUNCHED.

(iii) The Pre-OS may be used as a boot, diagnostic, disaster recovery, setup, restoration, emergency service, installation, test, and configuration utility program. Use of the Component as a general purpose operating system or as a substitute for a fully functional version of any operating system product is strictly prohibited.

Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact FarStone by writing to:

FarStone Technology, Inc. Legal Department 350 S. Hope Ave., Suite A103 Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Contents

Chapter1:Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 8

1.1ProductOverview............................................................................................................................................ 8

1.2FeaturesandBenefits...................................................................................................................................... 8

1.3SystemRequirements ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Chapter2:StartusingDriveCloneExpress............................................................................................11

2.1MainConsole ................................................................................................................................................ 11

2.1.1CreateBootableUSBDrive......................................................................................................................... 11

2.1.2CreateStart‐upCD/DVDDisc..................................................................................................................... 11

2.1.3ExtractISOFileforWindows/Linux ...........................................................................................................12

Chapter3:UseDriveCloneExpress ......................................................................................................13

3.1EnterDriveCloneExpress .............................................................................................................................. 13

3.1.1BootviaStart‐upCD/DVDDisc .................................................................................................................. 13

3.1.2BootviaBootableUSBDisk........................................................................................................................ 13

3.2DriveCloneExpressMainConsole................................................................................................................. 14

3.2.1QuickStart ................................................................................................................................................. 14

3.2.2BackUpandRestoreMyComputer ........................................................................................................... 14

3.2.3CloneTab ................................................................................................................................................... 16

3.2.4DataShreddingTab .................................................................................................................................... 18

3.2.5AnalyzeTab ................................................................................................................................................ 18

3.2.6NetworkTab ............................................................................................................................................... 19

3.2.7ToolsTab ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Chapter4:Glossary .............................................................................................................................23

Chapter5:Appendix............................................................................................................................24

5.1FrequentlyAskedQuestions..........................................................................................................................24

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Product Overview

DriveClone Express is a hard drive utility that backs up or clones hard drives or partition s. It creates a compressed archive file that contains all files, partition information and security information stored on a hard drive or CD/DVD. DriveClone Express can be used for various purposes. PC users can use DriveClone Express as a quick and easy way to back up and restore their data in the event of a system crash. System administrators can use it to dramatically reduce the time they spend restoring, reconfiguring or copying data onto the hard drives of many computers. Whether you need to back up, recover, protect or upgrade PCs, DriveClone Express is an all-in-one solution.

1.2 Features and Benefits

Complete Backup

Make a complete copy of your hard drive, including system settings, partition information, documents, photos and more; save it as a compressed image file. If you suffer a system or disk crash, virus attack or other failure, you can restore the entire system disk in minutes.

Clone Drives Make a complete copy of your hard drive including system settings and partition information.

Data Shredding - US DoD

Complies with the US Department of Defense (DoD) 5220.22-M clearing standard. Securely

wipe out your hard drive contents from outside of Windows. RAID Support

Supports most 0/1/5/10 hardware and software RAIDs.

Win-PE engine

100% compatible with existing hardware and future hardware. Powerful Universal Restore

Restore files or images across different hard drives regardless of hard drive format, size, brand, or operating system; or clone your computer to a new hard drive.

Pre-Windows Recovery DriveClone Express works even when your operating system doesn't, allowing you to restore your system regardless of OS functionality.

Image Integrity Verification Automatically ensures that backup images work properly.

Complete External Backup

5220.22-M Standard Complied

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