HDClone HDClone Copy | Backup | Migration | Rescue Miray Software AG Gaissacher Str. 18 81371 Muenchen Manual Germany Copyright © 2002-2012 by Miray Software. All rights reserved. www.miray.de HDClone User’s Manual Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents 1 Introduction . 9 1.1 Chapter overview ........................................... 9 1.2 Character conventions....................................... 10 1.3 Features.................................................... 10 1.4 Edition overview ............................................ 10 2 Fields of application . 13 2.1 Upgrading hard disks & migrating an OS ........................ 13 2.1.1 Unused disk space ................................... 13 2.1.2 Smaller target medium................................ 14 2.2 Data rescue ................................................ 14 2.3 Installation backup........................................... 14 2.4 Mass copying ............................................... 15 2.5 Master installations .......................................... 15 2.5.1 Duplicating system installations ........................ 15 2.5.2 Handling several master installations .................... 15 2.6 Proprietary hard disk formats ................................. 16 2.7 Forensic data securing ....................................... 16 2.8 Image files.................................................. 16 2.9 HotCopy & LiveImage ....................................... 17 3 Supported hardware . 18 3.1 Overview .................................................. 18 3.1.1 Hardware requirements............................... 18 3.1.2 Supported media..................................... 18 3.1.3 Supported controllers................................. 19 3.2 Compatibility ............................................... 19 3.2.1 Compatibility test .................................... 19 3.2.2 Standards ........................................... 19 3.3 IDE/ATA/SATA ............................................... 20 3.3.1 IDE/ATA controllers ................................... 20 3.3.2 SATA/SATA-II controllers . 21 3.3.3 Multiword DMA and Ultra-DMA........................ 21 3.3.4 Bus master IDE controllers............................. 22 3.3.5 Speed .............................................. 22 3.4 SCSI ....................................................... 22 3.4.1 Utilization ........................................... 22 3.4.2 Compatibility ........................................ 23 3.4.3 Manufacturer information ............................. 23 3.4.4 Driver information.................................... 23 4 Table of Contents 3.5 USB........................................................ 24 3.5.1 Mass-Storage-Class ................................... 24 3.5.2 UHCI, OHCI and EHCI ................................ 24 3.5.3 XHCI................................................ 25 3.5.4 Hubs ............................................... 25 3.6 Firewire (IEEE1394) .......................................... 25 4 Installation . 26 4.1 Introduction ................................................ 26 4.1.1 Bootable medium .................................... 26 4.1.2 Software package .................................... 26 4.1.3 Miray Virtual Disk .................................... 26 4.2 Installation in Windows....................................... 27 4.2.1 HDClone Setup ...................................... 27 4.2.2 Boot-Setup & boot media ............................. 28 4.2.2.1 CD/DVD writer not selectable ................. 29 4.2.3 Bootable Windows XP CD ............................. 29 4.3 Installation with other operating systems ....................... 30 4.3.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ........................ 30 4.3.2 Creating a bootable CD/DVD ......................... 30 4.4 Booting from USB key........................................ 31 5 Program instructions . 32 5.1 Preliminary steps ............................................ 32 5.2 Starting the program ......................................... 32 5.2.1 Self-booting program ................................. 32 5.2.2 Windows program.................................... 33 5.2.3 Command line program............................... 33 5.3 Program screen ............................................. 33 5.3.1 Status field .......................................... 34 5.3.2 Operating field....................................... 34 5.4 Operation .................................................. 34 5.4.1 Graphical control elements............................ 34 5.4.2 Operation with keyboard and mouse ................... 35 5.4.2.1 Keyboard operation........................... 35 5.4.2.2 Mouse operation ............................. 36 5.5 Help ....................................................... 36 5.6 Selecting a copy mode ...................................... 36 5.6.1 Category view ....................................... 36 5.6.2 Classic view ......................................... 37 5.7 Selecting data source and target . 38 5.7.1 Selecting a drive ..................................... 39 5.7.2 Selecting a partition .................................. 39 5.7.3 Deactivated list entries................................ 39 Table of Contents 5 5.7.4 Drive information .................................... 40 5.7.5 Selecting a file image ................................. 41 5.7.5.1 File image as a target.......................... 41 5.7.5.2 File images as a source ........................ 42 5.7.6 SpeedTest ........................................... 42 5.7.7 MultiCopy mode..................................... 43 5.8 Selecting the options ........................................ 43 5.8.1 Verifying ............................................ 44 5.8.2 Locked options ...................................... 44 5.8.3 General options...................................... 45 5.8.4 Options for source and target.......................... 45 5.8.5 Advanced options.................................... 46 5.8.5.1 General ..................................... 46 5.8.5.2 Source and target ............................ 47 5.9 Copying data . 48 5.9.1 PartitionSelect ....................................... 48 5.9.2 Adjusting partitions . 49 5.9.2.1 Keep original sizes ............................ 50 5.9.2.2 Automatic adjustment......................... 50 5.9.2.3 Free adjustment .............................. 50 5.9.3 Security query ....................................... 51 5.9.4 Copy animation...................................... 51 5.9.5 Status indication ..................................... 51 5.9.6 Percentage indication................................. 52 5.9.7 Progress bar ......................................... 52 5.9.8 Course of the process ................................ 52 5.9.9 Interrupting the running process ....................... 52 5.10 Termination of the copying process ........................... 53 5.10.1 User abort........................................... 53 5.10.2 Regular termination .................................. 53 5.10.3 Adjust media parameters.............................. 53 5.10.4 Final report .......................................... 54 5.11 Closing the program ......................................... 56 5.11.1 End dialog........................................... 56 5.11.2 Good-bye screen .................................... 56 6 Operating principles . 57 6.1 Copying modes ............................................. 57 6.1.1 Preliminary remark ................................... 57 6.1.2 Physical copy ........................................ 57 6.1.3 Logical Copy ........................................ 58 6.1.4 Drive-to-drive........................................ 58 6.1.5 Partition-to-partition .................................. 59 6.1.6 Drive-to-Partition..................................... 59 6 Table of Contents 6.1.7 Partition-to-drive ..................................... 60 6.1.8 Create drive image................................... 60 6.1.9 Create partition image................................ 61 6.1.10 Restore drive image .................................. 61 6.1.11 Restore partition image ............................... 62 6.2 Size differences ............................................. 62 6.2.1 Equal size ........................................... 62 6.2.2 Small to large ........................................ 63 6.2.3 Large to small........................................ 63 6.3 Automatic troubleshooting ................................... 63 6.3.1 Intensive reading/writing .............................. 63 6.3.2 Read errors .......................................... 64 6.3.3 Write errors ......................................... 64 6.3.4 Verification errors .................................... 64 6.4 Area copy .................................................. 64 6.4.1 Usage .............................................. 65 6.4.2 Functioning.......................................... 65 6.5 Mass copy (MultiCopy mode) ................................ 65 6.5.1 Mode of operation ................................... 66 6.5.2 Speed .............................................. 66 6.5.3 Different media ...................................... 66 6.6 SmartCopy ................................................. 66 6.6.1 Mode of operation ................................... 66 6.6.2 Usage .............................................. 67 6.7 PartitionSelect .............................................. 67 6.8 Imaging ...................................................