Solitaire Turbo™ User Guide
Version 2.0
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Welcome to Logicube
Congratulations on your purchase of the Solitaire Turbo™, a
state-of-the-art IDE disk cloning and diagnostic tool from
Logicube, Inc. The Solitaire Turbo offers professional-grade features not found anywhere else, yet is easy enough to be used
by the novice. Its rugged design ensures that it will provide you
with years of trouble free service.
Logicube was founded in 1993 and is located in Chatsworth,
California. A leader in the drive duplication business, we have
built our reputation by combining advanced technology with the
know-how of experienced engineering to create products
unequaled in power, versatility and dependability.
At Logicube, customer service is always the top priority. Our
company's ever growing family of authorized dealers, international distributors and select manufacturer representatives is
committed to your satisfaction.
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About This Manual
About This Manual
This manual is intended to provide you with an overall understanding of
the features and operation of the Solitaire Turbo™. It is assumed that
you have a general understanding of computers, both the software and
hardware, and related terminology. A thorough understanding of hard
drives and their operation is desirable.
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About This Manual
About The Solitaire Turbo
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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Quick Start Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Powering Up The Solitaire Turbo™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting The Master and Target Drives . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting The Master Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting The Target Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Navigation and Control Buttons .
Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphanumeric Key Pad (optional)
Main Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . .
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Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cloning Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Clever Clone™ (Default) . . . . . . .
Clever Clone™ Step-by-Step . . . . .
Selective Partitions™ . . . . . . . . . .
Selective Partitions™ Step-by-Step
Mirror Clone™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirror Clone™ Step-by-Step . . . . .
Master Manager™ . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Direction .
CHS Mode
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SID Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
OmniDiagnostics™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enabling OmniDiagnostics™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OmniDiagnostics™ Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Drive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Drive Health Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On Error Step-by-Step . . . . . . . .
Scan Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scan Target Step-by-Step . . . . . .
Repair Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WipeClean™ Target . . . . . . . . . .
WipeClean™ Target Step-by-Step
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Parallel Port Cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Parallel Port Cloning Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Interface Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
USB Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CloneCard Pro™ PCMCIA/CardBus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . 33
Updating The Software . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Updating The Software Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Updating via Ram Disk Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
About The Solitaire Turbo
About The Solitaire Turbo
The Logicube Solitaire Turbo™ duplicates or “clones” the contents of one
hard drive onto another; a source drive, typically referred to as the Mas-
ter1 and a destination drive known as the Target. It is capable of copying
data from the Master to the Target at speeds of up to more than 1.8 GB/
min using a direct interface between the two drives.
The unit also has the capability to clone data to/from a hard drive
installed inside a PC using the built-in parallel port (cable and software
included) or through the USB port using the optional Logicube USB Cloning Adapter. The optional Logicube CloneCard Pro™ provides high-speed
access to laptop computer hard drives using a PCMCIA slot.
The Solitaire™ Turbo has an intuitive user interface and powerful features that make hard drive cloning fast and easy. Logicube’s exclusive
Clever Clone™ technology automatically supports all DOS, Windows 95/
98/2000/ME/XP and Windows NT partitions while the advanced Mirror
Clone™ mode can perform sector-by-sector copying for all partition
types including Mac, Linux, Unix, Sun, and OS2.
The optional OmniDiagnostics™ software adds additional features for
finding and repairing hard drive data problems, recovering weak or bad
data sectors, and securely erasing personal and confidential information.
Features
• Copies any IDE, EIDE or Ultra DMA Drive
• Data transfer rates in excess of 1.8 GB/min (in UDMA mode)
• Master and Target drives can be of different size, make and
model
• Master drive can contain up to 24 partitions
• Automatically scales FAT16/32, NTFS 4.0/5.0/6.0, and Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP partitions
• PC parallel port connectivity
• USB and PCMCIA connectivity (optional)
• Optional diagnostics software for drive scanning and repairing, data recovery, and Department of Defense (DoD) specification data wiping
1. The term Master as used does not refer to the master jumper setting on the hard drive.
CHAPTER 1
Specifications
Power Requirements: 90-230 47/63 Hz
Power Consumption: 10W without drives
Operating Temperature: 5 - 60°C
Relative Humidity: 10% - 80%
Net Weight: 15.6 oz. - 442 grams (without a drive installed)
Dimensions: 5.5" W x 8" D x 1.5 - 2.4" H
Agency Approvals: UL 1950, FCC Part 15 Class A, CE
Diagrams:
About The Solitaire Turbo
System Components
The complete Solitaire Turbo™ system includes the following:
Note that the Solitaire Turbo™ system does not come configured with a Master hard drive. You may use the drive of
your choice.
The Solitaire Turbo™
An external power supply
Two 80-conductor flat ribbon cables (5” and 9”) for connecting
the Master and Target drives to the Solitaire Turbo
One extra 5” 80-conductor flat ribbon test cable in a sealed
bag.
Please do not remove the test cable from the sealed bag
unless requested to do so by Logicube tech support.
Two PC-style accessory power cables (one shorter, one longer)
for connecting the Master and Target drives to the Solitaire Turbo
A 25-pin straight-through parallel cable for PC parallel port connectivity
A floppy disk containing:
• A backup copy of the software pre-installed on the Solitaire
Turbo™
• The utility program update.exe used to upload software
updates to the Solitaire Turbo™
• The utility program paralink.exe used to assist with cloning
through the parallel port.
A screwdriver and Mag-Lite® flashlight for opening and looking
inside a PC
A padded canvas carrying case
It is recommended that you always use the canvas bag to
store and carry the Solitaire Turbo™.
This manual
CHAPTER 2
Quick Start
The purpose of this Quick Start chapter is to get you up and cloning as
quickly as possible. If you feel comfortable with the basic operation of
the Solitaire Turbo™, and wish to simply copy the entire contents of one
drive to another, then this is a good place to start.
If you have questions about using the Solitaire Turbo, or face a unique
cloning situation such as needing to clone only one partition of a multipartition drive, we encourage you to read Chapter 3: Basic Operation
and Chapter 4: Cloning before proceeding.
Quick Start Step-by-Step
1.
Open the Solitaire Turbo™ by pressing firmly on the two latches
positioned near the bottom of the case and lifting. Inside you will
see one 40-pin IDE-style connector and one 4-hole Molex power
connector (see Chapter 1: About the Solitaire Turbo).
2.
Plug the 5” data ribbon cable that came with your Solitaire Turbo™
into the IDE-style connector such that the edge with the red line is
near the power connector.
3.
Plug the short power cable into the 4-hole power receptacle. Be sure
the retaining clip is properly aligned with the tab and clicked into
place.
4.
Place the hard drive that you wish to clone (also known as the Master drive) inside the case and connect it to the IDE and power
cables.
5.
Make sure that the Master drive is jumpered for master/single operation. (This refers to the physical jumper settings found on the hard
drive, itself.) Refer to the drive manufacturer’s documentation for
detailed information on jumper settings.
6.
Tuck the cables into the gap between the drive and the back of the
case and close it. Be sure that both latches have engaged completely.
7.
Place the drive you wish to clone to (also known as the Target drive)
onto a non-conductive or anti-static surface, or leave it mounted
inside an open-cover PC.
8.
Make sure that the Target drive is also jumpered for master/single
operation.
Quick Start
9.
Located on the back panel of the Solitaire Turbo™ are one 40-pin
IDE-style connector and one 4-hole Molex power connector. Plug the
9” data ribbon cable into the IDE-style connector such that the edge
with the red line is near the power connector.
10. Plug the longer power cable into the 4-hole power receptacle. Be
sure the retaining clip is properly aligned with the tab and clicked
into place.
11. Connect the other ends of the ribbon and power cables to the Target
drive.
12. Plug the external power supply into a compatible power outlet and
then plug the power supply into the power port located on the righthand side of the Solitaire Turbo™ case (see Chapter 1: About the
Solitaire Turbo).
13. In a few moments the main menu/splash screen will appear indicating the unit has finished booting and is ready for use.
14. Find the Start/Stop button located below the screen and press it
twice.
15. The cloning operation now begins and the Status screen appears.
Pressing the Start/Stop button during a cloning session will
abort the operation. Note that the button may not respond
immediately to the input. This is to avoid accidental interruption of the session.
16. The Solitaire Turbo will notify you when cloning has been completed. Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
CHAPTER 3
Basic Operation
Powering Up The Solitaire Turbo™
The Solitaire Turbo™ has no On/Off switch. To turn the unit on, plug the
external power supply into a compatible power outlet and plug the other
end into the power port located on the right-hand side of the Solitaire
Turbo™ case (see Chapter 1: The Solitaire Turbo™). In a few moments
the main menu/splash screen will appear indicating the unit has finished
booting and is ready for use.
To power-cycle the unit, simply unplug the power cable
from the case, wait a couple of seconds and plug it back in.
Connecting The Master and Target Drives
The Solitaire Turbo™ supplies power to both the Master
and Target drives. There is no need to connect an additional power source. The unit can supply up to 1.5A at 12V,
and up to 1A at 5V to each drive.
It is okay to connect and disconnect the Master or Target
drives while the Solitaire Turbo™ is plugged in. The unit
only provides power to the hard drives when it is actively
accessing them such as during a cloning operation.
Do not attempt to connect or disconnect drives during a
cloning session or while the drives are being accessed.
Connecting The Master Drive
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In most circumstances the Master drive is installed inside of the
Solitaire Turbo™ case. To open the unit, press firmly on the two
latches positioned near the bottom of the case (see Chapter 1:
The Solitaire Turbo™) and lift. The latches are designed to prevent accidental opening.
Inside you will see one 40-pin IDE-style connector and one 4hole Molex power connector (see Chapter 1: The Solitaire
Turbo™). Plug the 5” data ribbon cable into the IDE-style connector such that the edge with the red line is near the power
Basic Operation
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connector. Note also that one row of pins is keyed to ensure
proper connection alignment.
Plug the short power cable into the 4-hole power receptacle. Be
sure the retaining clip is properly aligned with the tab and clicked
into place.
Place the Master drive inside the case and connect it to the ribbon cable, again making sure the pins are aligned correctly.
Connect the power cable to the Master drive.
Tuck the cables into the gap between the drive and the back of
the case and the carefully close the case. Make sure that both
latches engage completely.
Connecting The Target Drive
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In most circumstances the Target drive is externally connected to
the Solitaire Turbo™. Place it a non-conductive or anti-static surface, or leave mounted inside an open-cover PC.
Located on the back panel of the Solitaire Turbo™ is one 40-pin
IDE-style connector and one 4-hole Molex power connector (see
Chapter 1: The Solitaire Turbo™). Plug the 9” data ribbon cable
into the IDE-style connector such that the edge with the red line
is near the power connector. Note also that one row of pins is
keyed to ensure proper connection alignment.
Plug the longer power cable into the 4-hole power receptacle. Be
sure the retaining clip is properly aligned with the tab and clicked
into place.
Connect the other end of the ribbon cable to the Target drive,
again making sure the pins are aligned correctly.
Connect the power cable to the Target drive.
Make sure that both the Master and the Target drives are
jumpered for master/single operation. This refers to the
physical jumper settings found on the hard drive, itself.
Most drives will use one jumper in the master/single position. Known
exceptions to this are Western Digital drives, which need to have all
jumpers removed, and IBM Deskstar drives, which require 2 jumpers in
the “Drive 0” position. 2.5” laptop drives have jumper settings set internally. Logicube’s 2.5” drive adapters will automatically set these to single
master operation.
Refer to the hard drive manufacturer’s documentation for detailed information on jumper settings.
CHAPTER 3
The supplied ribbon cables are not standard IDE cables like
the ones found in a PC. Do not attempt to use these cables
in a PC or use standard IDE cables with the Solitaire
Turbo™. Although damage to the drive is unlikely, the
device will not function.
Logicube sells 18” long IDE and power cables. They can be
used to access a drive that is still in a PC chassis.
The User Interface
The user interface (UI) is designed with the professional in mind. It is
fast, responsive and to the point. This means very few steps are needed
to achieve a desired action, and few “Are you sure?” messages flash on
the screen. Below we briefly describe each element of the UI and what
its function is. (See the Solitaire Turbo™ diagrams on page 2.)
LCD Display
The Solitaire Turbo™ utilizes a backlit LCD display for easy readability.
It provides information and allows for selection of the different menu
options for operating the unit. Menu options can be navigated and
selected using the buttons of the main keypad.
Navigation and Control Buttons
The up arrow and down arrow buttons are used for scrolling through menu options and information when the
amount to display exceeds the screen size. Graphical
arrows will appear on the left side of the display to indicate
when scrolling is available.
Pressing the START/STOP button twice at any time will
start a clone operation using the current preference settings.
A single press will bring you to a preview screen where you can check
the current settings and then decide whether to press it again to start
the cloning process. If the current settings need to be modified, press
the BACK button to return to the main menu and then press SET.
Pressing the START/STOP button during the cloning process will abort
the operation.
Basic Operation
This button can be used at any time to provide context
sensitive help for the current screen. When the item selection cursor is displayed, pressing the help button will
retrieve information specifically for the item to which it is
pointing.
Pressing the SET button will bring you to the Settings
screen where you can change copy modes and other preferences.
The role of the SELECT button changes depending upon
the function label that appears on the screen just above it.
When no label is present, the SELECT button is used to
select a specific menu option (e.g. a drive partition for
cloning), toggle between multiple options or to enter a
sub-menu.
Like the SELECT button, the role of the BACK button
changes depending upon the function label that appears
just above it on the screen. When no label is present, the
BACK button is used to move “up” in the menu system or
cancel out of the current screen.
Indicator Lights
The POWER indicator light remains on while the Solitaire
Turbo™ is receiving power.
The STATUS indicator is lit during cloning operations and
any operation that accesses the Master or Target drive. The
STATUS light will flash as data is transferred from one drive
to the other.
The ERROR light will come on if a problem is encountered
during cloning or any other operation. If this occurs, check
the screen for an error message and instructions on what
to do next. The Troubleshooting and FAQ sections of this
manual may provide additional helpful information.
If you are unable to correct the problem, please contact Logicube
Technical Support for further assistance.
CHAPTER 3
Alphanumeric Key Pad (optional)
While all cloning and diagnostic operations can be performed using
the navigation and control buttons, the optional alphanumeric keypad
provides additional functionality. In Mirror Clone™ mode, it can be
used to adjust in 1% increments the percentage of the Master drive
you wish to clone. With it, you can also use the Solitaire Turbo™ to
rename Master drive partition volume labels in Selective Partitions™
and Master Manager™ cloning modes.
If you would like to upgrade your Solitaire Turbo™ unit with an alphanumeric keypad, contact Logicube for more information.
Main Menu Screen
The main menu screen appears when the Solitaire Turbo™ is first
powered up. It displays the Solitaire Turbo™ and two menu options:
About and Drives.
Selecting About (by pressing the Back button) will display the serial
number of your unit along with the software and firmware versions it
currently has loaded. In addition, the About screen lists all the options
currently enabled on your unit, and provides contact information for
Logicube. To return to the main menu, simply press the Back button
at any time.
When choosing the Drives menu option (by pressing the Select button), the Solitaire Turbo™ will ask you to select either the Master or
Target drive. The unit will access the drive you select and report back
the drive’s model number, capacity, geometry and other information.
If you scroll to the end of the drive information list, you may choose
the <See more> option. This will display all the current partitions
located on that drive. To return to the main menu, you may select
<Done>, or press the back button at any time.
Care and Maintenance
The Solitaire Turbo™ is designed to be durable and maintenance free. By
following some basic guidelines your unit will provide you with years of
trouble-free service:
Basic Operation
• Avoid dropping the Solitaire Turbo™ or subjecting it to sharp
jolts. When in use, hold the unit in a steady position or place
it on a flat surface.
• Keep the unit dry. If you need to clean your Solitaire Turbo™,
use a lightly damp, lint free cloth. Avoid using soap or other
cleaning agents particularly those containing bleach, ammonia, alcohol or other harsh chemicals.
• When not in use, keep the Solitaire Turbo™ in its carrying
case.
Do not attempt to service the Solitaire Turbo™! Doing so
may void the warranty. If your unit requires service, please
contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance.
CHAPTER 4
Cloning
The Solitaire Turbo™ provides several different modes of operation for
cloning virtually any hard drive quickly and effectively. Here we will discuss the most frequently used cloning modes, and provide step-by-step
instructions for each.
We will also cover each of the other optional preference settings found
under the Settings menu, and explain what they do and when to use
them.
At the end of the chapter will be a special discussion on dealing with SID
(Security Identification) issues under the Windows NT, Windows 2000
and Windows XP operating systems.
Note that each time the Solitaire Turbo™ is powered off
the cloning mode and preference settings are returned to
their factory defaults.
Cloning Modes
A cloning session can be initiated at any time from any
screen by pressing the Start/Stop button twice. Your currently selected mode and preference settings will be used.
This is particularly useful when needing to copy the Master
to more than one Target drive.
Pressing the Start/Stop button during a cloning session will
abort the operation. Note that the button may not respond
immediately to the input. This is to avoid accidental interruption of the session.
Drive partition labels must be 11 characters or less.
Clever Clone™ (Default)
This is the default operating mode and is recommended for cloning
drives containing FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions. It clones all partitions on the Master drive to the Target drive, automatically deciding the
fastest method possible for each partition found.
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Clever Clone™ automatically scales all FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions
to fill the Target drive in its entirety, and makes all the necessary adjustments to ensure a valid and bootable Target drive.
When Clever Clone™ scales down an NTFS partition, it can
only scale it to 55% of the original size. For example, a 20
GB partition could only be scaled down to about 11 GB.
The reason is that NTFS partitions keep vital information in
the Volume Bitmap. This information is stored halfway
through the partition and is immovable, so Clever Clone™
cannot scale down beyond this point.
Clever Clone™ Step-by-Step
1.
2.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
Scroll through the optional preferences – Verify, Direction, CHS
Mode, and Speed - and modify them as needed using the Select
button to toggle between the different settings for each.
See the Optional Preference Settings section of this chapter for
more information on these preference settings.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Locate “Mode” in the Settings menu and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Locate “Clever” (short for Clever Clone™) in the Mode menu and
press the Select button. This will select Clever Clone™ mode and
return you to the Settings screen.
Press the Start/Stop button twice for cloning to begin. The Status
screen will appear.
The Solitaire Turbo will notify you when cloning has been completed. Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
Selective Partitions™
Selective Partitions™ is the most elaborate and most flexible cloning
mode. It provides the highest level of control over the cloning process,
allowing you to individually select one or multiple Master drive partitions.
It also allows you to choose a unique copy method for each.
Note that not all copy methods are available for all partition
types.
Clever Clone™ (Default) – Lets the Solitaire Turbo determine
the best (and usually fastest) way to clone the selected partition. It works with all FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions.
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Defragment – Using an advanced defragmentation algorithm,
this copy method creates a Target partition with contiguous files
and no gaps. Works with all FAT16 and FAT32 partitions.
Note that the Solitaire Turbo™ will resort to the defragmentation method if the given partition is FAT16 and a
cluster size change is required to create a valid Target partition.
Defragmentation is a slow process. In cases where multiple
copies of the Master drive will be made, it is recommended
that you defragment it using a PC and then place it in the
Solitaire Turbo™ for cloning.
Partition Mirror – This setting streams over the full contents
of the selected partition without allowing any partition scaling.
(Do not confuse this copying method with Mirror Clone mode,
which mirrors the entire Master drive.)
Partition Mirror is available for any partition type, and is the only
method available to unrecognized partitions.
Only use Partition Mirror for FAT16 and FAT32 partitions if
the Clever Clone™ or Defragment methods fail due to
inconsistencies between drive structures.
Convert FAT16 to FAT32 – Will convert the selected partition
from FAT16 to FAT32 format on the fly. This mode is available
for FAT16 partitions only.
Use only when the given partition is to be used with Windows 98/ME or Windows 2000. The 4.00.950 and
4.00.950a versions of Windows 95, Windows NT 3.x and
4.0, and all versions of MS-DOS are incompatible with
FAT32 partitions.
Selective Partitions™ Step-by-Step
1.
2.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
Scroll through the optional preferences – Verify, Direction, CHS
Mode, and Speed - and alter them as needed using the Select
button to toggle between the different settings for each.
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See the Optional Preference Settings section of this chapter for
more information on these preference settings.
3.
4.
Locate “Mode” in the Settings menu and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Scroll to the “Selective” menu option and press Select. After a
few seconds the Solitaire Turbo™ will display a list of all the partitions found on the Master drive.
Note that to the right of each partition name, you will see a twocharacter designator for the partition type:
16 - FAT16 partition
32 - FAT32 partition
NT - NTFS partition
CQ - Compaq partition
DE - Dell maintenance partition
?? - Unknown partition
5.
Choose a partition to clone and use the Select button to toggle
between the different copying methods available for it – Clever
Clone™, Defragment, Mirror and Convert to FAT32. Repeat for
each partition you wish to clone.
Note that if no copy method is selected, the partition will not be
cloned.
6.
If your Solitaire Turbo™ is equipped with the optional alphanumeric keypad, you can change the name of a chosen partition by
pressing the Set button, entering the new label and then pressing Select.
A partition label can be a maximum of 11 characters long.
No spaces are allowed.
7.
8.
Press the Start/Stop button twice to start cloning. The status
screen will appear and cloning will begin.
The Solitaire Turbo will notify you when cloning has been completed. Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
Mirror Clone™
This cloning mode makes a direct, physical copy of the Master drive. It
does not adjust any values or perform any translation from drive to
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drive. It simply copies whatever percentage of the Master drive you designate.
This mode is only recommended when Clever Clone™ is
unable to copy the drive and then only between drives of
similar geometry.
100%
(Default) – The cloning mode menu will indicate the percentage
of the Master drive that Mirror Clone™ will copy to the Target. This can
be adjusted in increments of 5% using the UP and DOWN arrows, and in
increments of 1% using the alphanumeric keypad.
The percentage of the Master drive to be mirrored is calculated starting from the first physical sector.
Mirror Clone™ Step-by-Step
1.
2.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
Scroll through the optional preferences – Verify, Direction, CHS
Mode, and Speed - and alter them as needed using the Select
button to toggle between the different settings for each.
See the Optional Preference Settings section of this chapter for
more information on these preference settings.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Locate “Mode” in the Settings menu and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Scroll to the “100%” menu option and press Select. This will
select Mirror Clone™ mode.
A screen appears asking you what percentage of the Master drive
to clone. Use the Up/Down scroll arrows to adjust this value in
increments of 5%. You can also use the alphanumeric keypad to
enter any value between 1% and 100% (no decimal places).
Press the Start/Stop button twice for cloning to begin. The Status
screen will appear.
The Solitaire Turbo will notify you when cloning has been completed. Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
Master Manager™
This is a special cloning mode that assists in the creation of Master
drives. It lets the user choose exactly one partition at a time from the
Target drive and clone it back to the Master.
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Master Manager™ mode is useful in the creation of a multi-partition Master drive. Many MIS technicians prefer to store multiple partitions (e.g.
one for accounting, one for marketing, etc.) on a single Master drive.
When a new PC is to be configured or a drive crash occurs, all the technician needs to do is select that partition and clone it.
The Master Manager™ mode is also useful for creating backups of drive
partitions containing important data. The Solitaire Turbo can hold up to
24 partitions on one Master drive. Drives up to 160 GB in capacity have
been successfully tested with the Master Manager™ mode.
To create a Master drive using Master Manager, you must
start with an unformatted drive. (Use WipeClean™, FDISK
or a third party tool to erase the intended drive.)
When running Master Manager™, you will be prompted to select a single
partition from the Target drive. You will then be prompted to either
append the Target partition at the first available space on the Master, or
select an existing partition on the Master drive and have it overwritten.
When you choose to add a partition to the Master drive, Master Manager
will create the new partition just slightly larger than needed.
Use Master Manager™ mode carefully as it will alter the
Master drive. If you choose an existing MASTER drive partition to be overwritten, all data in that partition will be
destroyed and replaced with the contents of the Target
drive partition.
Existing Master drive partitions that are too small to hold
the amount of data selected from the Target drive will not
appear on the LCD display.
After using Master Manager™, it is recommended that you select the
Drives option from the main menu screen to display a complete list of
partitions on the Master drive.
Master Manager™ Step-by-Step
1.
2.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
Scroll through the optional preferences – Verify, CHS Mode, and
Speed - and alter them as needed using the Select button to toggle between the different settings for each. (Note that the Direc-
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tion preference is not applicable when operating in Master
Manager™ mode.)
See the Optional Preference Settings section of this chapter for
more information on these preference settings.
3.
4.
5.
Locate “Mode” in the Settings menu and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Locate the “Master Manager” menu option and press Select. This
will select Master Manager™ mode and return you to the Settings
screen.
Press the Start/Stop button twice. After a few seconds the Solitaire Turbo™ will display a list of all partitions on the Target drive.
Note that to the right of each partition name, you will see a twocharacter designator for the partition type:
16 - FAT16 partition
32 - FAT32 partition
NT - NTFS partition
CQ - Compaq partition
DE - Dell maintenance partition
?? - Unknown partition
6.
Choose a partition to clone and use the Select button to toggle
between the different copying methods available for it – Clever
Clone™, Defragment, Mirror and Convert to FAT32. Repeat for
each partition you wish to clone.
Note that if no copy method is selected, the partition will not be
cloned.
Refer to the Selective Partitions™ section of this chapter for more
information on these copying methods.
7.
If your Solitaire Turbo™ is equipped with the optional alphanumeric keypad, you can change the name of a chosen partition by
pressing the Set button, entering the new label and then pressing Select.
A partition label can be a maximum of 11 characters long.
No spaces are allowed.
8.
Press the Start/Stop button. After a few seconds the Solitaire
Turbo will display a list of all Master partitions (if any) that are
large enough to hold the data to be cloned from the Target drive.
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9.
Choose the Master partition you wish to overwrite, or scroll down
and place the cursor next to the “Add Partition” option. Press the
Select button.
10. Press the Start/Stop button. A message will appear warning you
that continuing will overwrite data on your Master drive. If you
are prepared to continue, choose “<Yes>”. (If you wish to abort
the operation, choose “<No>”.)
11. The status screen will appear and cloning will begin.
12. The Solitaire Turbo will notify you when cloning has been completed. Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
DELL Optiplex computers have a unique partition table that consists of a
hidden “DELL Utility” partition in addition to the boot partition. This
setup will work with Master Manager mode, but only in the following
way:
1.
2.
3.
When building a DELL Optiplex-compatible Master drive using
Master Manager, the first partition on that drive should be a single Dell Utility partition.
Every partition after that can be a normal, bootable partition.
They can even come from different Optiplex PC’s as the Dell Utility partition is the same from drive to drive.
Once the Master drive is built, you can then use Selective Partitions to clone it to other DELL Optiplex computers by selecting
the Dell Utility partition along with the desired boot partition.
Optional Preference Settings
In addition the different cloning modes, there are preference settings
that can be used to adjust the behavior of the cloning operation. Each of
these preference settings is accessible through the Settings menu, which
can viewed at any time from anywhere in the menu system by pressing
the Set button.
Not all preference settings are available in every cloning
mode.
Verify
The Verify preference allows you to choose whether the Solitaire Turbo™
verifies the data copied to the Target drive. With Verify activated, data
written to the Target is read back sector by sector and compared against
the original data on the Master. If a bad sector of data is detected, the
cloning process is aborted.
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None (Default) - No data verification is performed.
Some
- Only the first 1% of the data sectors are verified. This is
faster but less thorough than using the All setting.
All
- Every data sector on the Target drive to which data has been
written is checked.
The Verify setting is applicable to non-UDMA drives only.
UDMA drives automatically perform CRC-16 data read and
write verification, as well as on-the-fly bad sector detection
and re-allocation.
Logicube strongly recommends not using a hard drive that
has been shown to have bad sectors as new defects are
likely to develop.
Direction
The Direction preference setting allows you to switch the cloning direction between the Master and Target drives. Switching the cloning direction, the direction in which data is copied, is particularly useful when you
need to backup a hard drive located inside a PC.
“M -> T” (Default) – Master to Target. In this setting, data will be
copied from the Master (internal) drive to the Target (external) drive.
“T -> M” – Target to Master. Copies data from the Target (external)
drive to the Master (internal) drive.
Use this feature with care as your Master hard drive can be
overwritten and all the original data on it will be lost!
CHS Mode
CHS Mode sets the geometry (cylinder, head and sector) translation
used on the Target drive. CHS information is stored in the partition
table of the hard drive and is used by the BIOS to determine from
which partition to boot.
The correct setting will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive
and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used. Check with the
hard drive and PC manufacturer to determine which CHS mode is best
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as different BIOS systems use different translation methods for large
(over 528 MB) capacity drives.
Following are the CHS modes supported by the Solitaire Turbo:
LBA (Default) – This CHS Mode will work for most hard drive and PC
combinations and should be used unless otherwise indicated.
Large – Also known as Extended CHS (ECHS) mode. It is used on all
Compaq and Samsung computers, some IBM PC’s, IBM Thinkpad laptops, some newer Dell laptops, and possibly other computers. Also,
whenever a Phoenix BIOS version 4.0 or earlier is encountered, Large
should be the setting of choice.
LBA 8.5 and Large 8.5 – These settings force all partitions to
remain below the 8 GB mark. This is useful with Legacy motherboards
that cannot support drives larger that 8.5 GB.
LBA-1, LBA-2, Large-1 and Large-2 – These settings instruct the
Solitaire Turbo™ to “shave off” one or two cylinders from the total
drive size when constructing the Target partition tables.
It is important to leave this space empty for all Windows 2000 and
Windows XP installations since those operating systems use it to store
certain tables required for Active Directory and possibly also for
Dynamic Partitioning. Most of the time, blocking out one cylinder is
enough but two may need to be blocked out to achieve good results.
While Microsoft documentation does not provide information on the exact use of this unpartitioned space, it is
known that Windows 2000 and Windows XP drives will
crash during boot if the space is not made available.
Speed
If needed, this preference setting allows you to adjust the data transfer rate of your Solitaire Turbo™ to match the capability of the Master
and/or Target. The best setting will depend upon the type, speed and
age of the drives.
Listed from fastest to slowest, here are the available Speed settings:
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UDMA-2
(Default) - Attempts to optimize the UDMA transfer speed
automatically. Works for most drives. Peak transfer rate of 16.6 MB/
sec.
UDMA-1 – Peak transfer rate of 25 MB/sec.
UDMA-0 – Peak transfer rate of 16.7 MB/sec.
PIO-AUTO – Attempts to optimize the PIO transfer speed automatically. Peak transfer rate of 8.3 MB/sec.
PIO-MEDIUM – Peak transfer rate of 5.2 MB/sec.
PIO-SLOW – Peak transfer rate of 3.3 MB/sec.
Some older drives do not behave well at high transfer speeds and can
hang during a cloning operation. If this occurs, we recommend changing
the Speed setting to PIO-Slow or PIO-Medium and trying the operation
again. This usually solves the problem at the expense of a lower transfer
rate.
It has been found that some IBM/Hitachi Travelstar drives will not clone
properly at higher speeds. Whenever one of these drives is encountered,
the Speed preference should be set to PIO-Medium or even PIO-Slow.
In Master Manager mode, Seagate Barracuda ATA IV drives will only
work with the Speed preference set to PIO-Auto or slower. The drives
can use the UDMA speed setting in any other cloning mode.
SID Issues
The Windows NT, Windows 2000 (previously known as NT 5.0) and Windows XP operating systems attach a SID (Security Identification) number
to all files and directories on the hard drive for security and authentication purposes. The same SID numbers are found in the system registry
in various locations.
When such drives are cloned, the SID numbers get copied without
change. If the Target drive participates in the same network as the Master, there will be a security breach, which will cause undesirable network
behavior.
To avoid this issue with Windows NT and Windows 2000, we recommend
a freeware SID changer called NewSID. The latest version can be downloaded at www.sysinternals.com. Logicube is in no way associated with
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SysInternals and cannot offer any technical support for the SID changer.
Other commercial SID changers can be found at major software outlets.
For Windows XP, you must use Microsoft’s Sysprep utility, which is available as a free download from the Microsoft website at
www.microsoft.com.
Install the SID utility on the Master drive prior to cloning.
That way, every cloned Target will have immediate access
to it. NewSID can even be configured to run when the Target drive is first booted!
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OmniDiagnostics™
The Solitaire Turbo™ has optional software packages that are not part of
the standard unit. One example is OmniDiagnostics™, a set of features
that aid in the recovery and repair of drives with bad or weak data sectors, and in the secure erasure of sensitive data.
Below are step-by-step instructions for enabling OmniDiagnostics™, and
an overview and step-by-step instructions for using each of its features.
Enabling OmniDiagnostics™
All optional software packages are already inside your Solitaire Turbo™
(and are automatically updated when you install a newer software version), but you need to purchase an option and have it enabled in order
to use it.
To enable OmniDiagnostics™ on your Solitaire Turbo™, contact Logicube
to purchase a license key that is unique to your unit. Once you have
obtained the license key, follow these steps to enter it:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
Scroll to the “Enable Option” menu item and press the Select button.
Enter the OmniDiagnostics™ activation code you received from
Logicube.
If all symbols have been entered correctly, the Solitaire Turbo will
reboot to the main menu.
To verify that OmniDiagnostics™ has been activated, select
About (press the Back button) from the main menu. You will now
see OmniDiagnostics™ listed as an installed option.
Once enabled, an optional software package is permanently enabled. The license key will not have to be entered
again. Also, when all available options have been enabled,
the “Enable Option” setting will disappear from the Settings
menu.
OmniDiagnostics™
OmniDiagnostics™ Features
Drive Health
Drive Health provides extended information about Master or Target drive
parameters. Currently we display the drive’s RPM, seek time and
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) status if
it is supported.
Drive Health Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
From the Solitaire Turbo™ main menu screen, select the <Drive>
menu option by pressing the Select button.
Select the drive you wish to access, the Master (press the Back
button) or the Target (press the Select button).
The Solitaire Turbo will now access the drive you select. After a
few moments, it will display the Drive Health information for that
drive.
Use the Up and Down scroll arrows to view all the information.
When you are finished, you may press the Back button to return
to the main menu.
On Error
When OmniDiagnostics™ is enabled the On Error preference setting is
added to the Settings menu. It is used to determine how the Solitaire
Turbo™ will respond if a bad sector is encountered on the Master drive
during cloning. There are four options:
Skip
(Default) - The Solitaire Turbo™ will skip the bad sector and
continue the cloning operation.
The Skip setting is recommended only when cloning noncritical information, or when the Retry and Recover options
have failed. Data from a skipped sector will not be transferred to the Target drive. This could result in an incomplete and unusable cloned file, application or partition.
Abort - Will immediately halt the cloning operation if a bad sector is
detected on the Master drive during any cloning session.
Retry - The Solitaire Turbo™ will make several attempts to read data
from the damaged sector. If still unsuccessful, the cloning operation
will be aborted.
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Recover
- Attempts to reconstruct as much data as possible from a
bad sector using a sophisticated recovery algorithm. Please note that
this process can take a long time.
On Error Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
In the Settings menu, locate the “On Error” preference setting.
Use the Select button to toggle between the different On Error
setting options.
Modify the other Setting preferences – Mode, Verify, Direction,
CHS Mode, and Speed - as needed.
Press the Start/Stop button twice. The cloning operation will
begin and a status screen will appear.
The Solitaire Turbo™ will notify you when cloning is complete.
Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
Scan Target
Scan Target mode scans the Target drive for weak and bad data sectors.
It uses the Read-Verify command of the ATA specification to detect bad
or weak spots on the Target drive. When a suspect area of the drive is
detected, a sector-by-sector analysis is performed.
If a given sector is read incorrectly one or more times out of 10 tries, it is
considered to be weak. If it is read incorrectly 10 times out of 10, it is
considered to be bad.
Any drive that shows weak sectors should be returned to
the manufacturer or retired due to the higher risk of potential data loss.
It is recommended to use Scan Target on older drives prior
to cloning, or on any drive that may have suspected problems.
Note that most new hard drives compensate for bad and weak sectors
with automatic sector reallocation. Consequently, they will rarely exhibit
a bad sector when scanned. Check with the manufacturer to see if your
drive supports this feature.
When using Scan Target mode there are two levels of scanning speed to
choose from:
OmniDiagnostics™
Fast (Default) – This is the fastest.
Thorough – This is the most thorough.
The Thorough operation writes patterns to some sectors,
which can cause data corruption. Use this setting only
when data loss is not an issue.
Scan Target Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
In the Settings menu, locate “Mode” and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Scroll through the Mode menu, locate the entry for Scan Target
and press the Select button. This will select Scan Target mode
and return you to the Settings screen.
In the Settings menu you will now see a preference setting for
the scanning speed. Use the select button to toggle between the
settings of Fast and Thorough.
Press the Start/Stop button twice to begin scanning. A status
screen will appear.
When finished, the Solitaire Turbo™ will notify you and provide a
summary report on screen.
After reviewing the summary, press the Back button to return to
the main menu
Repair Target
Repair Target mode scans the Target drive using a Logicube exclusive
algorithm in an attempt to repair all weak and bad sectors encountered.
Please note that this process can take a long time.
The Repair Target operation directly manipulates the contents of the Target drive with no effort being made to
retain the original data.
Repair Step-by-Step
1.
2.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
In the Settings menu, locate “Mode” and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Scroll through the Mode menu, locate the entry for Repair Target
and press the Select button. This will select Repair Target mode
and return you to the Settings screen.
Press the Start/Stop button twice.
A message will appear stating that portions of your Target drive
will be overwritten. If you are prepared to continue, choose
“<Yes>”. (If you wish to abort the operation, choose “<No>”.)
The Repair Target operation will begin and a status screen will
appear.
When finished, the Solitaire Turbo™ will notify you and provide a
summary report on screen.
After reviewing the summary, press the Back button to return to
the main menu.
WipeClean™ Target
The WipeClean™ Target mode erases all data on the Target drive. This
may be required when discarding drives that contain sensitive information to which you do not want others to have access, e.g. financial information, trade secrets, etc.
WipeClean™ writes a pattern over the whole Target drive 2*n+1 times,
where n is the selected number of iterations of all 0’s and all 1’s. The last
pass then writes random values to every byte of the drive.
For example, if you set the number of iterations (the value of n in the
above formula) to 1, WipeClean™ will perform a total of three passes,
first writing all 0’s then again writing all 1’s. Then one more pass will be
made this time writing random values.
By default, WipeClean™ is set to erase data according to
Department of Defense (DoD) specification M-5220.
Set the number of passes to 0 for a single pass of the chosen pattern. This method is acceptable for quickly wiping a
drive where removal of sensitive information is not an
issue.
The following settings are used in configuring WipeClean™ Target mode:
Passes – Determines how many iterations of all 0’s and all 1’s are performed. The default is 1 for compliance with DoD M-5220.
OmniDiagnostics™
Value – Select the value to be written on the last pass. The options are
0xf6, 0x00, 0xff, and Random (DoD default). (The Random setting will
fill the Target drive with a pseudo random pattern.)
Master Required
– Select “Yes” (default) if a Master drive is present,
otherwise select “No”. Although only the Target drive is erased, the Solitaire Turbo reaches its top speed if a Master drive is present.
WipeClean™ Target Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
From anywhere in the menu system, press the Set button to
enter the Settings menu.
In the Settings menu, locate “Mode” and press the Select button.
The Mode menu screen appears.
Scroll through the Mode menu, locate the WipeClean™ Target
entry and press the Select button. This will select WipeClean™
mode and return you to the Settings screen.
In the Settings menu you will now see preference settings for
Passes, Value and Master Required. Adjust these as needed using
the Select button to toggle through the options for each.
A message will appear stating that portions of your Target drive
will be overwritten. If you are prepared to continue, choose
“<Yes>”. (If you wish to abort the operation, choose “<No>”.)
Press the Start/Stop button twice.
A message will appear stating that you are about to erase the
Target. If you are prepared to continue, choose “<Yes>”. (If you
wish to abort the operation, choose “<No>”.)
The WipeClean™ Target operation will begin and a status screen
will appear.
The Solitaire Turbo™ will notify you when erasing is complete.
Press the Back button to return to the main menu.
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Parallel Port Cloning
An advanced feature of the Solitaire Turbo™ is its ability to clone to and
from a Target drive installed inside a PC using a parallel port connection.
Cloning via the parallel port is a slow operation and is recommended only in cases where a drive is physically inaccessible. Cloning speed will average between 15 – 20 MB/
min.
Parallel Port Cloning Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
Prepare an MS-DOS boot disk (any version will do) by inserting a
blank floppy disk into the Target PC floppy disk drive and then
from a DOS prompt entering the command C:>sys a:. The PC will
proceed to copy all the necessary boot files to the floppy disk.
On the floppy disk included with your Solitaire Turbo system, you
will find an application called paralink.exe. Copy the file onto the
MS-DOS boot disk created in step 2.
Boot the Target PC using the MS-DOS boot disk and run
paralink.exe. The PC is now listening for commands issued on the
parallel port from the Solitaire Turbo™.
The parallel port must be set to EPP 1.9 (Enhanced Parallel
Port version 1.9) or Bi-Directional. These settings are
accessible through the computer’s BIOS setup screen,
which can typically be accessed by holding down either the
F2 or Delete key during boot up. (Consult the PC manufacturer for more information).
A PC that does not support one of these modes cannot be used
with paralink.exe.
If the Bi-Directional setting is used, Paralink must be
started from the DOS prompt by typing “paralink bidi”.
4.
Connect your Solitaire Turbo™ to the Target PC with the parallel
port cable included with the Solitaire Turbo™ system.
Use only the supplied cable. Other cables may not have the
quality or the correct wiring to ensure proper data transfer.
Parallel Port Cloning
Be sure that no Target drive is connected to the IDE port of
the Solitaire Turbo™.
5.
6.
7.
Power up the Solitaire Turbo™.
Setup and begin the cloning session as you normally would. The
Solitaire Turbo™ will automatically direct all commands and
transfers through the parallel port.
A status screen appearing on the PC will show the progress of
the cloning operation.
Pressing any key on the PC will abort paralink and stop the
cloning session.
8.
When cloning is complete, close the paralink application, power
off the Solitaire Turbo™ and disconnect it from the PC.
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Interface Adapters
To further enhance the versatility of the Solitaire Turbo, Logicube offers
two optional interface adapters that may be purchased separately. The
USB Adapter and the CloneCard Pro™ PCMCIA/CardBus adapter enable
you to perform high-speed cloning to and from a Target drive installed
inside a desktop or laptop PC without having to physically access it.
Below is a brief description of the features and benefits of the USB
Adapter and the CloneCard Pro™. Complete step-by-step installation and
operation instructions are included with each product.
For additional product information, visit the Logicube website at
www.logicube.com or contact Logicube Customer Support at [email protected].
USB Adapter
The Logicube USB Adapter for the Solitaire Turbo™ provides cloning
access to a Target drive installed in a PC or laptop using the USB (1.1 or
2.0) port of the computer. In addition, when connected to a PC running
Windows, the Master drive will appear under Windows Explorer as an
additional computer drive. This allows you to:
• Access, add or remove files using Windows Explorer
• Reformat and defragment the Master drive using any standard Windows hard drive tool
• Resize, reorder, add or delete partitions on the Master drive
using Partition Magic or similar utility
• Backup the contents of any Master drive partition using
Microsoft Backup or other backup utility
• Back up files or directories to the Master drive from the PC
using Windows Explorer
Connected to a USB 1.0 port, the Solitaire Turbo™ can transfer data at
up to 70 MB/min. When connected to a USB 2.0 port, it is capable of
cloning speeds of up to 1 GB/min.
Interface Adapters
Minimum requirements for using the USB Adapter:
• Your Logicube Solitaire Turbo™
• A 586 Pentium (or equivalent) PC with a USB (1.x or 2.0) port
and a floppy drive
• Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system
(for Master drive management)
The USB Adapter will not work with the standard Logicube
Solitaire (non Turbo version) Echo, OmniClone, SF-5000,
Solitaire Forensic or any 3rd party product.
CloneCard Pro™ PCMCIA/CardBus Adapter
The CloneCard Pro™ is an intelligent PCMCIA adapter for the Solitaire
Turbo™ that has been designed to provide fast cloning access to drives
installed inside a laptop PC. It is designed to operate in both PCMCIA
(16-bit) and CARDBUS (32-bit) slots. When the BIOS of the laptop supports UDMA transfers, the Solitaire Turbo™ can reach cloning speeds of
up to 175 MB/min.
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Minimum requirements for using the CloneCard Pro™:
• Your Logicube Solitaire Turbo™
• A x86 compatible laptop PC with a PCMCIA (16-bit) or CARDBUS (32-bit) slot
• MS-DOS compatible or Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/
2000/XP operating system
List of supported PCMCIA and CARBUS chip-sets:
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Ricoh
Texas Instruments
Sony
Databook
Cirrus Logic
Intel
Toshiba
Updating The Software
Updating The Software
Logicube will, from time to time, release new versions of the embedded
operating software for the Solitaire Turbo™. These updates provide new
enhancements and additional features for your unit.
New versions of software are available for download from the Product
Support area of the Logicube website (www.logicube.com). The software
update file is always named “soli.h86”.
You can tell which software version is currently installed on your Solitaire
Turbo™ by selecting the About option at the main menu screen.
For Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Logicube
recommends running the update from a RAM disk. See the
next section, Updating via Ram Disk Step-by-Step, for
instructions.
Updating The Software Step-by-Step
1.
Connect your Solitaire Turbo™ to a PC using the parallel port
cable included with the Solitaire Turbo™ system.
It is recommended that you use the supplied cable. Other
cables may not have the quality or the correct wiring to
ensure proper data transfer.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Make sure the PC parallel port is set to EPP 1.9 (Enhanced Parallel Port version 1.9) or Bi-Directional. These settings are accessible through the computer’s BIOS setup screen, which can
typically be accessed by holding down either the F2 or Delete key
during boot up. (Consult the PC manufacturer for more information.)
Boot the PC into MS-DOS or open a DOS window under Windows
95/98, making sure that the DOS Window is set to Full Screen.
Insert the floppy disk included with your Solitaire Turbo™ system. On it, you will find two important files: update.exe and
loader.h86.
Copy both these files onto your PC hard drive in the same directory where you downloaded soli.h86.
Make sure that you run the update from the PC hard drive
and not from a floppy disk. The floppy disk drive data
transfer rate is too slow for the update process.
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6.
7.
8.
If the parallel port is set to EPP mode, enter “update” at the DOS
command prompt to run update.exe. If in Bi-Directional mode,
enter “update bidi”.
Power up the Solitaire Turbo™ while at the same time holding
down the Start/Stop button. This will invoke the Solitaire Turbo™
setup program. (You may stop holding the Start/Stop button
when the “Turbo Code Loader” screen appears.)
Press the Select button once to start the update process. The
Solitaire Turbo™ now loads loader.h86, which in turn loads
soli.h86 into the internal flash memory of the Solitaire Turbo™.
Note: it is normal for the LED status lights to flash during the
procedure.
9.
When cloning is complete, the Solitaire Turbo™ will automatically
reboot and run with the new software. Exit update.exe and disconnect the unit from the PC.
If the update was not successful, try a different parallel
cable if you have one. If that doesn’t work, then use a different PC. If these steps do not correct the problem, please
contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance.
Updating via Ram Disk Step-by-Step
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Prepare an MS-DOS boot disk by inserting a blank floppy disk
into a Windows 95 or Windows 98 PC and then from a DOS
prompt entering the command C:>sys a:. The PC will proceed to
copy all the necessary boot files to the floppy disk.
Onto the boot disk, copy a RAM disk utility such as the free RAMdrive.exe, which will automatically launch at startup. You can
download a copy of RAMdrive.exe from Logicube’s website
(www.logicube.com).
Onto a separate floppy disk copy the update file soli.h86.
Make sure the PC parallel port is set to EPP 1.9 (Enhanced Parallel Port version 1.9) or Bi-Directional. These settings are accessible through the computer’s BIOS setup screen, which can
typically be accessed by holding down either the F2 or Delete key
during boot up. (Consult the PC manufacturer for more information.)
Connect your Solitaire Turbo™ to a PC using the parallel port
cable included with the Solitaire Turbo™ system.
It is recommended that you use the supplied cable. Other
cables may not have the quality or the correct wiring to
ensure proper data transfer.
Updating The Software
6.
Boot the PC into DOS mode using the boot disk you created. The
RAM drive will come up as the last available drive letter, or as the
C drive if no hard drive is present.
7. Eject the boot disk and insert the floppy disk containing soli.h86.
Copy it to the RAM disk.
8. Insert the floppy disk included with your Solitaire Turbo™ system. On it, you will find two important files: update.exe and
loader.h86. Copy both of these files onto your RAM drive.
9. If the parallel port is set to EPP mode, enter “update” at the DOS
command prompt to run update.exe. If in Bi-Directional mode,
enter “update bidi”.
10. Power up the Solitaire Turbo™ while at the same time holding
down the Start/Stop button. This will invoke the Solitaire Turbo™
setup program. (You may stop holding the Start/Stop button
when the “Turbo Code Loader” screen appears.)
11. Press the Select button once to start the update process. The
Solitaire Turbo™ now loads loader.h86, which in turn loads
soli.h86 into the internal flash memory of the Solitaire Turbo™.
Note: it is normal for the LED status lights to flash during the
procedure.
12. When cloning is complete, the Solitaire Turbo™ will automatically
reboot and run with the new software. Exit update.exe and disconnect the unit from the PC.
If the update was not successful, try a different parallel
cable if you have one. If that doesn’t work, then use a different PC. If these steps do not correct the problem, please
contact Logicube Technical Support for assistance.
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Appendix I: FAQ
Appendix I: FAQ
Q: Do Target drives have to be formatted and partitioned prior to cloning?
A: No. Target drives do not need to be formatted, partitioned or otherwise modified prior to cloning. The Solitaire Turbo™ disregards everything on the Target drive, reformatting and partitioning it during cloning.
Q: Are NT 4GB FAT16 partitions supported?
A: Yes, through Mirror Clone™ mode only.
Q:
Can the Solitaire Turbo™ clone partitions created with file systems
such as UNIX, LINUX and HPFS?
A: Yes, but results are guaranteed only if they are cloned between identical Master and Target drives. However, partitions of some versions of
UNIX will self-repair upon the first boot.
Q: Can the Solitaire Turbo™ defragment a partition?
A:
Yes. Refer to Chapter4: Cloning for information on using Selective
Partitions to defragment a partition while cloning.
Q: Can the Solitaire Turbo™ clone between dissimilar drives?
A: Yes. For Master drives that contain FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions,
the Solitaire Turbo™ will take care of all the necessary adjustments to
ensure that a Target drive of any size will be valid and bootable. Many
combinations of Master and Target drives sizes up to 160 GB were tested
and found to be valid.
Unknown partition types, however, are cloned in mirror mode and typically require very similar if not identical Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone.
Appendix I: FAQ
Q: Can I clone to/from drives larger than 8.5 Gigabytes?
A: Yes. The Solitaire Turbo™ was designed to support drives larger than
137 GB in capacity. However, note that some PC's cannot "see" drives
larger than 8.5 GB due to BIOS limitations.
Q: Can I clone from a larger drive to a smaller drive?
A: Yes, as long as the data content of each Master partition is able to fit
into the scaled down size of the corresponding Target partition. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed indicating that the Solitaire
Turbo™ is unable to fit the data onto the Target drive.
The error "Cannot fit data to Target" can also be caused by a badly fragmented Master drive. In such cases, defragmenting the Master will generally resolve the issue.
Note that an NTFS partition can only be scaled down by approximately
55% due to the master file table that resides in the center of the partition.
Q: Can I clone to/from laptop drives?
A: Yes. Logicube sells 2.5" drive adapters, and can provide adapters to
many of the special drive connections on the market. Please call for
availability. In cases where the drive cannot be removed from the laptop,
you can use the parallel port interface, the optional Logicube CloneCard
Pro™ for cloning through the PCMCIA/CardBus interface, or the optional
Logicbue USB Adapter for cloning through the USB port. See Chapter 7:
Interface Adapters for more information.
Q: How does the Solitaire Turbo™ handle Windows NT Security Identification (SID) duplication issues?
A: The Solitaire Turbo™ does duplicate the SID. Because of this, it is recommended that a SID changer be installed on the Master drive so that
the first time the newly cloned Target is booted-up, all SID's will be
replaced with fresh ones.
There are a number of SID changer utilities available. A freeware SID
changer is available at www.sysinternals.com for download. Note that
Logicube assumes no responsibility for this or any third party software,
and can only provide limited support in its use.
Appendix I: FAQ
Q:
How does the Solitaire Turbo™ handle bad sectors encountered on
the Master and Target drives during cloning?
A:
On the Master drive, if OmniDiagnostic™ has been installed and its
Recover feature has been enabled, the Solitaire Turbo™ will attempt to
recover the data from any bad sectors encountered.
If OmniDiagnostic™ has not been installed or its Recover feature has not
been enabled, the Solitaire Turbo™ will immediately skip over any bad
sectors on the Master drive. Note that several attempts will be made to
correctly read the sector before skipping.
On the Target drive, with the Verify setting enabled, the Solitaire Turbo™
will also skip over any bad sectors. If the Verify setting is disabled, the
Solitaire Turbo™ will not detect bad sectors on the Target and the cloning procedure will continue regardless.
Note that newer drives perform automatic bad sector reallocation on
their own and will, therefore, rarely show a bad sector.
Q: Can I clone drives with virus protection software installed?
A: Yes, but remember to decline the "repair" of the target drive should a
virus protection program complain about an altered master boot record,
etc.
Q: How does the Solitaire Turbo™ determine the size of partitions to create on the Target drive?
A: In the default Cleve Clone mode, all known partition types (i.e. FAT16,
FAT32 and NTFS) are scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master/Target
size. Note, however, that FAT16 partitions will not exceed 2.1 GB when
scaled up, nor be smaller than 32 MB when scaled down.
All unknown partitions (e.g. HPFS, UNIX, etc.) are mirrored, that is they
maintain their size.
Q: What is the difference between Mirror Clone™ and Clever Clone™?
A:
Mirror Clone™ simply copies the user-designated percentage of all
sectors on a hard drive starting from sector one. It does not look at drive
structures and thus can copy any type of known or unknown partition.
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Clever Clone™ analyzes the drive structures prior to cloning and only
copies sectors that are occupied by useful files and data. It also adjusts
the various drive structures to assure a valid and fully partitioned target
drive. For these reasons, Clever Clone™ is the default cloning mode, and
recommended for use wherever possible.
Q: Can
the Solitaire Turbo™ correctly clone hard drives with dual boot
configurations, even in conjunction with NTFS?
A:
Yes. The Solitaire Turbo™ will clone a FAT16 followed by either an
NTFS or another FAT16 partition correctly and adjust all the necessary
structures so that dual booting is possible. It will also correctly handle
dual boot configurations that use the same partition.
Appendix II: Troubleshooting Guide
Appendix II: Troubleshooting Guide
Q:
Why do I sometimes see transfer speeds that exceed 1.80 GB/min
and then other times as slow as 200 MB/min?
A: There are many factors that determine transfer speed. For example,
the speed of the cloning operation is governed by the slowest drive
being used. If an older drive is used as either Master or Target, chances
are it cannot sustain a high data transfer rate. Newer drives have faster
electronics and lager on-drive caches that allow them to reach transfer
rates of 33 MB/sec or more.
The type of cloning operation performed can also effect transfer speeds.
When cloning FAT16 partitions, it is sometimes necessary to change the
cluster class of the partition. In such cases, the Solitaire Turbo™ utilizes
a more complex method of ensuring it creates a valid Target drive.
With OmniDiagnostic™ installed and its Recover feature enabled, the
Solitaire Turbo™ will attempt to recover data from bad or weak sectors
found on the Master drive. This is a time consuming operation that could
cause the overall cloning speed to drop significantly.
Q: The Solitaire Turbo™ does not recognize my Master/Target drive.
A:
Make sure that the drive jumpers are set to Master/Single. Drive
jumper settings can be found at the drive manufacturer’s web site. Also,
check the condition of the power and data cables; they are rated for a
maximum of 500 insertions. New cable sets can be ordered from
Logicube.
Q: My Target drive will not boot. Why?
A: Please check several things:
First, make sure that the correct CHS Mode was selected for the Target
drive. This will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the
BIOS of the PC in which it will be used. Check with the hard drive and PC
manufacturers to determine which CHS mode is best as different BIOS
systems use different translation methods for large (> 528 MB) capacity
Appendix II: Troubleshooting Guide
drives. See Chapter 4: Cloning for more information on the CHS Mode
preference setting.
Also check and make sure that the first partition selected for cloning on
the Master drive consists of a bootable operating system. It is possible to
select a data-only partition to be cloned. However, if it becomes the first
partition on the Target, a PC will not consider that drive to be a valid
boot drive.
Finally, scan and check the Master drive for possible problems using a
hard drive utility such as Window’s Scandisk or Chkdsk. Some problems
may not show up with casual booting of the Master, but things such as
cross-linked clusters can cause serious cloning errors.
Q:
All but the first partition is missing from the Target drive. How did
that happen?
A:
This is usually the result of having the wrong CHS translation mode
for the Target drive being used. See Chapter 4: Cloning for information
on selecting a CHS mode.
Q:
Why do I have un-partitioned free space at the end of my Target
drive?
A: This typically occurs when the Master drive has FAT16 partitions only
and the Target is much larger than the Master. FAT16 partitions cannot
scale up to more than 2.1GB each. FAT32 and NTFS partitions do not
suffer from this limitation and will always be scaled up to fill the target
drive.
Q: I receive the error: "Drive error– either the speed setting is too high,
or a bad sector was encountered". What is causing this?
A: This error is typically the result of using slower (older) drives, or using
drives that have weak or bad sectors. Defragmenting the master drive or
adjusting the Speed setting to a slower mode can sometimes resolve this
error.
Q: Why do I receive a ''Not Enough Memory'' error when running Scandisk or Defragment on cloned Windows 9.x systems?
Appendix II: Troubleshooting Guide
A: This issue only applies to FAT32 partitions. The error occurs because
both Scandisk and Defragment cannot handle the increased number of
clusters that exist when Targets larger than 8 GB have been cloned from
Master drives smaller than 8 GB.
To prevent the problem from occurring, change the Solitaire Turbo™
default Clever Clone™ mode to Selective Partitions™. Then select the
Defragment copy method for the partition(s) you wish to clone. This will
resize the clusters and reduce their number.
Q: Why does my cloned Windows 2000 or Windows XP partition boot to
a blue screen?
A:
The CHS mode for cloning needs to be set to LBA-1 or LARGE-1. If
one of these was used, then set the CHS mode to LBA-2 or LARGE-2. You
may also need to set the Speed option to a lower setting.
Q:
Why do I get the error “Can’t fit data to Target” when cloning
between drives of the same size?
A: The drives may be from different manufacturers and the Target actually somewhat smaller than the Master. Also, the Master drive may have
some data at the very end of the partition. This would prevent it from
scaling down.
We recommend that you use a defragment utility on the Master drive
before cloning it to the Target again.
Q: My cloning session stops with the error “Error initializing/writing NTFS
data.” Why?
A:
This error means that NTFS Clever Clone™ has encountered corrupt
data in the boot sector, MFT or Volume Bitmap of the Master drive. The
drive may still boot in a PC, however.
Q: My cloning session always stops at a certain point with a “Drive not
ready” error message. Why?
A: The Master drive may have too many bad sectors fro the unit to skip
over. Please refer to the Scan Target and Repair Target section of Chapter 5: OmniDiagnostics™.
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Note that if Verify is set to Some or All, the bad sector(s) may be on the
Target drive.
Q: Why does the cloning session stop with an “Invalid MBR” error message?
A:
This error comes up when the partition table or boot sector contains
corrupt data. Despite the error, the Master drive may still boot in a PC.
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
Built-in software on a motherboard that contains the instructions
required for a PC to boot, control the hard drives, keyboard, monitor
and serial communications, and perform other low level functions.
CardBus
An advanced PCMCIA specification, which operates at speeds several times faster than a standard PCMCIA card. The technology is
used primarily in laptop computers where the CardBus module fits
into the same type of slot as the standard PCMCIA card.
CHS (Cylinder, Head, Sector)
The normal or default translation mode used by a PC for hard drives
that are 504 MB or smaller in capacity. CHS is the only translation
mode available in older BIOSes (generally any made prior to 1994).
It will only show a maximum drive size of 504 MB no matter how
large its true capacity.
Cloning, Hard Drive
The process of copying the contents of one hard drive to another,
sector by sector, with the intent of making an exact duplicate.
Cluster
The smallest logical measurement of file storage space on a hard
drive. Every file stored on a drive takes up one or more clusters of
storage. The clusters associated with a file are kept track of in the
drive’s File Allocation Table (FAT). The maximum number of available clusters on a drive depends on the available size of the FAT
table.
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checking)
A method of checking for errors in data transmitted from one device
to another, e.g. from one hard drive to another. With CRC the sending device applies a 16- or 32-bit polynomial to a block of data to be
transmitted and then appends the result to the block. The receiving
device applies the same polynomial to the data block and compares
that result with the original. If the two values agree, then the data
has been transmitted without error. If the values don’t match, then
the sender is notified to resend the block of data.
CRC ensures detection of 99.998% of all possible errors.
Defragment
The process of taking noncontiguous fragments of a data file stored
on a hard drive and rearranging them into one contiguous group,
Glossary of Terms
resulting in reduced data access times and more efficient use of
hard drive space.
Fragmentation occurs naturally over time as files are created,
deleted, and modified. Some operating systems come with a utility
for defragmenting drives. Third party defragment utilities are also
available.
DMA (Direct Memory Access)
A method of transferring data from one computer device to another
directly through main memory without needing to pass it through
the CPU.
EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics)
A high-speed electronic interface used for transferring data between
a computer and the computer's hard drive. The theoretical maximum IDE transfer rate is 16.6 MB/sec depending on the hard drive
speed, the transfer mode and the operating system.
FAT (File Allocation Table)
A table that an operating system uses to locate data stored on a
hard drive. The FAT system for DOS 4.0 and above, and for older
versions of Windows 95 is called FAT16. The FAT table for Windows
95 OSR2 or newer, Windows 98 and Windows ME is called FAT32.
FAT16 allows for a maximum of 65,536 clusters while FAT32 allows
for enough clusters to support up to two terabytes of data.
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
An electronic interface used for transferring data between a computer and the computer's hard drive. Most new computers use an
advanced version of IDE called Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE).
Large
Also called Extended CHS (ECHS) in some BIOS versions, Large is a
BIOS translation mode that extends the 504 MB drive size barrier of
the standard CHS mode to 4.2 GB.
LBA (Logical Block Addressing)
A translation mode that converts the cylinder, head, and sector
specifications of a hard drive into logical addresses that can be processed by a BIOS. LBA supports drives up to 32 GB or larger
depending upon the limitations of the BIOS. To use, it must be supported by both the BIOS and the drive.
Master Drive, Solitaire Turbo™
The hard drive from which the Solitaire Turbo™ is copying data to
the Target drive. The Master drive is commonly the one placed
inside the Solitaire Turbo™.
Not to be confused with IDE Master/Single Drive.
Glossary of Terms
Master/Single Drive, IDE
The primary or controlling device connected to an IDE interface.
The second device connected to an IDE interface is called the Slave
drive. Whether a device is the Master or the Slave is determined by
jumper settings on the device, itself.
Not to be confused with Solitaire Turbo™ Master Drive.
NTFS (New Technology File System)
The standard file system of the Windows NT operating system. It
offers a number of performance, extendibility, and security improvements over the File Allocation Table (FAT). Partitions created using
NTFS are not accessible from other operating systems such as DOS.
Parallel Port
An interface for connecting to a computer or an external device such
as a printer. Often called a Centronics interface after the company
that engineered the original specification.
A newer standard is the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), which supports bi-directional communication and transfer rates up to ten
times faster than a standard parallel port.
Partition
A way of dividing physical hard drive space into logically separate
segments, which an operating system treats as individual hard
drives. Partitioning is particularly useful when wanting to have multiple operating systems loaded one drive. For example, creating one
partition for Windows NT and another for Unix.
PC Card
See PCMCIA
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)
A credit card-size memory or I/O device that fits into a PC, usually a
laptop computer. Also known as a PC Card. There are 16-bit and 32bit (CardBus) varieties. Common applications for PCMCIA cards
include RAM, modems, network adapters and hard drives.
PIO (Programmed Input/Output)
A method of transferring data between two devices in which all data
passes through the CPU. A newer alternative to PIO is Direct Memory Access (DMA). See also UDMA.
QWERTY
Refers to the arrangement of the keys on a standard English computer keyboard. The name derives from the first six characters
located on the top row of the keyboard.
RAM Disk
RAM that has been configured to appear to a computer as a hard
drive. Files on a RAM disk can be accessed just as files on a physical
Glossary of Terms
drive. However, RAM disks lose their contents once the computer
has been turned off.
Sector
The smallest physically divisible area of a hard drive where data can
be written to, or read from. The first sector, (known as the master
boot record, the partition sector, or the partition table) tells the computer vital information about the drive such as how many partitions
it has.
SID (Security ID)
A security feature in the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating
systems comprising of a unique alphanumeric character string used
to identify a user or a group of users on a network. When a user
attempts to access a resource on the network, the user’s SID is
checked to determine if they have the correct permissions to perform the requested action.
Slave Drive, IDE
The secondary device connected to an IDE interface. See Master/
Single Drive.
Geometry, Hard Drive
Hard drive geometry is the set of physical characteristics belonging
a particular drive, specifically:
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•
•
•
•
The
The
The
The
The
number of platters
number of cylinders
number of tracks per cylinder
number of sectors per track, and
size of each sector (in bytes)
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)
A diagnostic utility built into some modern hard drives that constantly monitors the media, electronic components, and mechanical
components. If something is encountered that indicates a problem,
SMART is capable of notifying the user.
Target Drive, Solitaire Turbo™
The hard drive to which the Solitaire Turbo™ is copying the contents
of the Master drive. The Target drive is commonly the one connected externally to the Solitaire Turbo™.
Translation Mode
A way of logically representing the physical geometry of a hard drive
such that the BIOS of a computer can interface with it. The type of
translation mode supported by the BIOS will determine the maximum size a drive can be. The most common translation modes are
CHS, Large and LBA.
Glossary of Terms
UDMA (Ultra Direct Memory Access)
A high-speed method of transferring data between a hard drive and
a computer’s memory. Ultra DMA/33 protocol transfers data at a
rate of up to 33.3 MBps, twice the rate of standard DMA.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
A high-speed serial interface for connecting external peripherals to a
computer. USB 1.x supports data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps
(Megabits per second). USB 2.0 supports data rates of up to 480
Mbps. USB 2.0 is fully backward compatible with USB 1.x, both
using the same cables and connectors.
Wiping, Data
The process of securely erasing information from a hard drive using
a utility that writes a defined or random pattern of data one or more
times onto every sector.
Glossary of Terms
A
Abort
abort
Add Partition
arrow button
B
Back
bad sector
C
CardBus
Clever Clone™
Cloning Modes
Convert FAT16 to FAT32
D
Defragment
Department of Defense
DoD
F
FAT16
FAT32
H
Help
J
jumper
K
keypad
L
laptop
Large
LBA
M
Master
Master Manager™
Mirror Clone™
N
NTFS
O
OmniDiagnostics™
On Error
P
parallel port
partition
partition label
Partition Mirror
PCMCIA
R
Recover
Repair Target
S
Scan Target
scroll
Select
Selective Partitions™
Set
SID
Skip
Speed
Start/Stop
T
Target
U
UDMA
Updating
USB
user interface
V
Verify
W
WipeClean™ Target